M. V. Rockman

Sexual antagonism evolves when autosomes influence offspring sex ratio

This study shows that paternal control of offspring sex ratio leads to more female-biased sex ratios and sexual antagonism in structured populations.

Caenorhabditis nematodes colonize ephemeral resource patches in neotropical forests.

The paper investigates Caenorhabditis nematode species composition and colonization dynamics in tropical forests, finding globally distributed androdiecious species dominate and colonization occurs via phoresy with low founder numbers.

Baby makes three: maternal, paternal, and zygotic genetic effects shape larval phenotypic evolution

The paper estimates the genetic architecture of early-life phenotypes in Streblospio benedicti, showing larval anatomy is controlled by offspring genotype while size depends on maternal and paternal loci.

Selfing is the safest sex for Caenorhabditis tropicalis

This study investigates the mating system of C. tropicalis, finding that selfing reduces outbreeding depression caused by gene drive elements.

Hybridization promotes asexual reproduction in Caenorhabditis nematodes

This paper investigates how hybridization between two Caenorhabditis nematode species leads to asexual reproduction through altered meiosis and genome inheritance.

Gene-level quantitative trait mapping in an expanded C. elegans multiparent experimental evolution panel

The paper expands the CeMEE panel, reports updated QTL mapping results, and finds that additive QTL explain 3% of trait variance with >80% power.

Polygenicity And Epistasis Underlie Fitness-Proximal Traits In The Caenorhabditis elegans Multiparental Experimental Evolution (CeMEE) Panel

The paper uses the CeMEE panel to study the genetic basis of fertility and body size in C. elegans, finding that epistasis, not common additive alleles, explains significant trait variance.