Mariana Benítez

Temporal variability and its effects on diversity maintenance in an agroecological matrix

This study uses a metacommunity model to assess how temporal variability affects biodiversity maintenance in rainfed agroecosystems, finding that its effects depend on multiple factors.

Unravelling a diversity of cellular structures and aggregation dynamics during the early development of Myxococcus xanthus

This study investigates the early aggregation dynamics and formation of diverse cellular structures in Myxococcus xanthus under nutrient-poor and low density conditions.

Dispersal and Plant Arrangement Condition the Timing and Magnitude of Coffee Rust Infection

The paper models coffee rust infection dynamics by incorporating spatial factors like dispersal and planting patterns to explain infection timing and intensity.

Interplay of mesoscale physics and agent-like behaviors in the parallel evolution of aggregative multicellularity

The paper investigates how physical processes and agent-like behaviors in myxobacteria and dictyostelids contribute to similar multicellular morphologies despite their evolutionary divergence.

Dynamical Patterning Modules and Network Motifs as joint determinants of development: lessons from an aggregative bacterium

The paper examines how dynamical patterning modules and network motifs jointly influence development in the aggregative bacterium Myxococcus xanthus.

Role of aggregate size, multistability and communication in determining cell fate and patterning in M. xanthus

This paper develops a multiscale model to study cell fate determination and spatial patterning in Myxococcus xanthus, showing that aggregate size, multistability, and communication are critical for these processes.

Plastic multicellular development of Myxococcus xanthus: genotype-environment interactions in a physical gradient

The paper quantifies how different genotypes of Myxococcus xanthus express plastic phenotypes in varying substrate stiffness conditions, showing genotype-environment interactions.