Margarida Matos

The paper validates candidate genes for thermal adaptation in Drosophila subobscura using RT-qPCR, finding that 33.3% of tested genes showed consistent expression patterns with RNA-seq results, highlighting the importance of effect size over expression level.

The paper tests if long-term lab populations of Drosophila subobscura show plasticity in response to different fruit hosts and finds higher fecundity and reproductive success in fruit media compared to control conditions.

This study shows that long-term thermal adaptation in Drosophila populations occurs slowly and varies by population origin.

This study examines how heat exposure affects mating behavior and fertility in monandrous Drosophila subobscura, finding plastic responses in females but not males.