Dustin R. Rubenstein

MorphQ provides a label-free method to quantify and visualize complex morphology from standardized images, outperforming PCA and supervised models in downstream biological analysis.

The paper introduces Co-BreeD, a peer-reviewed and updatable database for cooperative breeding research, showing cooperative breeding is more prevalent than previously estimated.

The paper uses circadian activity data and machine learning to predict breeding phenology in Nicrophorus nepalensis across different elevations and photoperiods, achieving high accuracy.

The study examines how the mound-burrow system of the western pebble mouse provides thermal refuge in a semi-desert environment and assesses its vulnerability to future climate change.

This study models how individual task specialization influences division of labor in vertebrates, finding that direct survival benefits drive cooperation, while harsh environments favor division of labor.

The paper introduces TEEM-Seq, a cost-effective method for quantifying DNA methylation in diverse species, showing it performs similarly to traditional approaches and can be integrated with other sequencing methods.

The paper uses mathematical models to explore alternative strategies to bet-hedging for adapting to fluctuating environments, finding a strategy that increases mean fitness despite higher variance.