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Collin P. Gross

National Museum of Natural HistoryORCID 0000-0002-0896-8476Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Approach:statistical model· 3 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Barnabas H. DaruiD· 3 shared Akito Y. KawaharaiD· 1 shared Joseph I. KesleriD· 1 shared Rong LiuiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Climate and regional plant richness drive diet specialization in butterfly caterpillars

Collin P. Gross, Akito Y. Kawahara, Barnabas H. Daru

This study examines how climate and regional plant richness influence diet specialization in butterfly caterpillars using global distribution data.

Nature Communications · Jun 1, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology

Understanding the biogeographic processes behind the accumulation of modern-day marine biodiversity.

Joseph I. Kesler, Collin P. Gross, Barnabas H. Daru

The paper investigates biogeographic processes driving marine biodiversity accumulation by analyzing ancestral range reconstructions across four marine taxa.

bioRxiv · Jan 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

A spatially explicit delineation of transition zones for biogeographic regionalization

Rong Liu, Collin P. Gross, Barnabas H. Daru

This paper introduces a framework to identify and analyze biogeographic transition zones using a new metric, the Transition Zone Index (TZI), and applies it to vascular plants in southern Africa.

bioRxiv · Dec 18, 2025 · PreprintEcology