Kristi L. Montooth

This study examines heat-induced fertility loss and recovery across seven Drosophila species, finding similar initial losses but distinct recovery patterns.

The paper investigates how dispersal and hybridization feedback loops may explain the repeated evolution of flight in Gryllus field crickets using genomic data.

This study sequenced genomes of hundreds of Paramecium isolates worldwide to investigate population-genetic patterns, finding geographic differentiation and speciation driven by genetic isolation.

This study analyzes mitochondrial genomes of Paramecium to explore evolutionary dynamics, revealing cryptic diversity, conserved genes, and patterns of molecular evolution.

The paper examines how heritable variation in body size and movement traits of Paramecium caudatum affects predation risk by copepods, revealing independent selection pressures on these traits.

The paper generates high-quality genomes for Drosophila simulans species complex to study repetitive DNA evolution and structural divergence between species.

The paper shows that genetic variation in metabolic strategies during Drosophila development can be buffered by physiological compensation, leading to similar organismal outcomes despite differences in metabolic pathways.

This study shows that dLDH is dispensable for larval growth but its absence is compensated by increased G3P production, which affects redox balance and interacts with GPDH1 to influence development.

The paper shows that genetic variation in energy metabolism in Drosophila leads to immunity-fecundity tradeoffs, particularly in females under resource limitation.