Zachary A. Cheviron

The paper examines genetic and phenotypic variation in deer mice across elevation gradients, finding predictable patterns in extreme environments that could inform species vulnerability to environmental change.

The paper examines elevational variation in heart mass and RV hypertrophy in Andean leaf-eared mice, finding that suppression of RV hypertrophy is linked to differential gene expression in high-altitude populations.

This study uses mitochondrial DNA and whole-genome sequence data to analyze species boundaries, diversification times, and hybridization in Andean leaf-eared mice, finding that diversification coincided with Pleistocene climate changes and ongoing hybridization between two species.

This study compares the thermogenic capacity of highland and lowland deer mice under increasing hypoxia to assess the roles of local adaptation and plasticity in high-altitude tolerance.

The paper examines gene expression changes in highland deer mice exposed to hypoxia at different developmental stages, identifying differentially expressed gene suites and transcriptional modules linked to respiratory traits and altitude adaptation.