Markus Riegler

This study investigates the molecular evolution of sociality in weevils, finding relaxed selection and gene loss rather than adaptive innovation in socially complex species.

This study shows that endosymbionts alter female cuticular hydrocarbon profiles after mating, reducing their attractiveness to subsequent males.

The paper investigates the transmission and effects of Sigmavirus tryoni in Queensland fruit flies, finding asymmetric biparental but inefficient horizontal transmission and fitness impacts.

The paper investigates RNA virus transmission and tissue tropism in Queensland fruit flies, finding most are vertically transmitted with distinct tissue localization patterns.

The paper analyzes genomic data from Austroplatypus incompertus to show that social structure and biogeography drive genetic divergence and cryptic speciation.