Michael D. Pointer

This study shows that strong sexual selection reduces deleterious mutations and extinction risk in beetle populations without decreasing genetic diversity.

This study identifies genomic regions and candidate genes associated with dispersal behavior in Tribolium castaneum using artificial selection and genome-wide association analysis.

The paper tests if genetic rescue disrupts local adaptation in Tribolium castaneum by introducing thermally adapted lines into inbred populations and measuring productivity changes.

This study shows that genetic rescue effectiveness depends on rescuer sexual selection background, but its benefits decline over generations in Red Flour Beetle populations.