Seth Bybee

The paper tests the Metabolic Theory of Ecology (MTE) in freshwater systems by comparing lentic and lotic species, finding that lentic species show less deviation from MTE predictions and are more prevalent in climatically unstable regions.

This study shows that tectonic uplift and oceanic separation shape the distribution and speciation of Kapokapowai dragonflies in New Zealand.

This study examines antennal sensilla diversity in diurnal and nocturnal fireflies, finding that chemoreceptor counts and densities differ between sexes and activity patterns, while mechanoreceptors are conserved.

The paper identifies opsin sequences in 25 caddisfly species, finds LW opsins are most diverse, SW opsins are lost in half the species, and UV opsins are single-copy except in one species with colorful wing patterns.

The paper generates genomes for three bioluminescent beetles to study the genetic basis of bioluminescence and finds at least two independent evolutionary origins of the trait.