M. W. Nachman

Across two continents: the genomic basis of environmental adaptation in house mice (Mus musculus domesticus) from the Americas

This paper identifies genomic signals of environmental adaptation in house mice across North and South America, finding shared candidate genes despite independent evolution.

Tissue-specific and cis-regulatory changes underlie parallel, adaptive gene expression evolution in house mice

This study identifies tissue-specific and cis-regulatory changes as key drivers of parallel gene expression evolution in cold-adapted house mice.

Alternative splicing and environmental adaptation in house mice

The paper identifies alternatively spliced transcripts associated with environmental adaptation in house mice using exome and RNA-Seq data from a latitudinal transect.

Genomic data suggest parallel dental vestigialization within the xenarthran radiation

The paper uses genomic data to show that dental vestigialization in xenarthrans occurred through independent events rather than a single ancestral decay.

Environmentally robust cis-regulatory changes underlie rapid climatic adaptation

This study identifies cis-regulatory divergence as a major driver of adaptive gene expression changes in house mice across thermal environments, with trans-effects contributing to plasticity.

Convergent patterns of gene expression and protein evolution associated with adaptation to desert environments in rodents

The paper identifies convergent gene expression patterns in desert-adapted rodents, showing 8.6% of genes exhibit expression evolution convergence, suggesting gene regulation plays a key role in desert adaptation.

The contribution of genetic and environmental effects to Bergmanns rule and Allens rule in house mice

This study investigates the genetic and environmental contributions to Bergmanns and Allens rules in house mice, finding that body size is largely genetic while extremities show environmental plasticity.

Plasticity in gene expression facilitates invasion of the desert environment in house mice

The paper examines how gene expression plasticity aids house mice in adapting to desert environments, finding that desert mice show reduced plasticity under stress while non-desert mice shift towards desert-like expression.