J. P. Colella

High total water loss driven by low-fat diet in desert-adapted mice

This study shows that desert-adapted mice on a low-fat diet lose more water than those on a standard diet, suggesting limited tolerance to water deprivation under changing food availability.

Disentangling environmental drivers of circadian metabolism in desert-adapted mice

This study identifies sex-based metabolic differences and circadian patterns in desert-adapted cactus mice through continuous metabolic phenotyping under varying environmental conditions.

Limited evidence for parallel evolution among desert adapted Peromyscus deer mice

The paper examines genome evolution in desert-adapted Peromyscus mice and finds limited evidence for parallel evolution, suggesting divergent molecular mechanisms of adaptation.

Comparative and population genomics approaches reveal the basis of adaptation to deserts in a small rodent

This study identifies genomic adaptations in cactus mice to desert environments through comparative and population genomics, revealing gene family contractions/expansions and selective sweeps related to protein metabolism and dietary shifts.