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M. Buffington

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Ecology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Organism:Drosophila· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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A. Dao· 1 shared A. Mohammed· 1 shared A. Yaro· 1 shared B. GUINET· 1 shared C. Bartlett· 1 shared C. E. Moffat· 1 shared C. Nance· 1 shared C. Owusu-Asenso· 1 shared

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Invasion and spread of the neotropical leafhopper Curtara insularis (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Africa and North America and the role of high-altitude windborne migration in invasive insects

R. Nartey, M. L. Chamorro, M. Buffington, Y. Afrane, A. Mohammed, C. Owusu-Asenso, G. Akosah-Brempong, C. Pambit Zong, S. Hendrix, A. Dao, A. Yaro, M. Diallo, Z. Sanogo, S. Djibril, S. Halbert, , T. Lehmann

This study investigates the invasion of Curtara insularis in Africa and North America, finding that high-altitude windborne dispersal plays a key role in its spread.

bioRxiv · May 24, 2024Ecology

Dating the origin of a viral domestication event in parasitoid wasps attacking Diptera

B. GUINET, J. Vogel, R. S. Peters, J. Hrcek, M. Buffington, J. Varaldi

This study identifies 18 viral genes endogenized in 41 Cynipoidea wasps around 75 million years ago, linking viral domestication to wasp diversification.

bioRxiv · May 24, 2024Evolutionary Biology

Adventive larval parasitoids reconstruct their close association with spotted-wing drosophila in the invaded North American range

P. K. Abram, M. T. Franklin, T. Hueppelsheuser, J. Carrillo, E. Grove, P. Eraso, S. Acheampong, L. Keery, P. Girod, M. Tsuruda, M. Clausen, M. Buffington, C. E. Moffat

The study documents the widespread and high parasitism of Drosophila suzukii by two introduced parasitoids in North America, showing their close association with the host has been reconstructed.

bioRxiv · Dec 6, 2021 · PreprintEcology