Jacobus C. de Roode

The role of a non-native host plant in altering the seasonal dynamics of monarch development

This study shows that a non-native host plant allows monarch butterflies to develop later in the fall, altering their seasonal life cycle.

Extensive transcriptional differentiation and specialization of a parasite across its host's metamorphosis

This study examines transcriptional differentiation of a parasite across its host's metamorphosis, finding greater transcriptional divergence in the parasite than its host.

The role of gene duplication in facilitating divergent patterns of gene expression across a complex life cycle

This study examines how gene duplication contributes to divergent gene expression patterns across the metamorphosis of monarch butterflies, linking gene duplication to trait decoupling in complex life cycles.

Genome sequence of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, an apicomplexan parasite of monarch butterflies: cryptic diversity and response to host-sequestered plant chemicals

The paper sequences the genome of Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, a monarch butterfly parasite, revealing its small genome size, gene loss, and potential evolutionary responses to host plant chemicals.

Transcriptomics of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) reveals strong differential gene expression in response to host plant toxicity, but weak response to parasite infection

This study examines gene expression in monarch butterflies exposed to toxic and non-toxic milkweeds, finding strong responses to plant toxins but weak responses to parasite infection.