Area of research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · Insect Science
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Herbivore, Gene, Insect, Drosophila melanogaster, and Ecology.
Experimental horizontal transfer of phage-derived genes to Drosophila confers innate immunity to parasitoids
Evolution of insect innate immunity through domestication of bacterial toxins
Evolution of chemosensory and detoxification gene families across herbivorous Drosophilidae
Evolution of chemosensory and detoxification gene families across herbivorous Drosophilidae
Evolution and genomic basis of the plant-penetrating ovipositor: a key morphological trait in herbivorous Drosophilidae
Insights into the evolution of herbivory from a leaf-mining, drosophilid fly
Predictability of Biotic Stress Structures Plant Defence Evolution
Evolution of Olfactory Receptors Tuned to Mustard Oils in Herbivorous Drosophilidae
Intraspecific competition for host resources in a parasite
Insect herbivory reshapes a native leaf microbiome
Genome editing retraces the evolution of toxin resistance in the monarch butterfly
Horizontal Transfer of Bacterial Cytolethal Distending Toxin B Genes to Insects
How interactions with plant chemicals shape insect genomes
Evolution of herbivory remodels a <i>Drosophila</i> genome
Heritable plant phenotypes track light and herbivory levels at fine spatial scales
Extensive gene tree discordance and hemiplasy shaped the genomes of North American columnar cacti
Multidrug transporters and organic anion transporting polypeptides protect insects against the toxic effects of cardenolides
How diploidization turned a tetraploid into a pseudotriploid
A Genomic Perspective on the Generation and Maintenance of Genetic Diversity in Herbivorous Insects
Herbivory increases diversification across insect clades
Evolution of herbivory in Drosophilidae linked to loss of behaviors, antennal responses, odorant receptors, and ancestral diet
Evolution in an Ancient Detoxification Pathway Is Coupled with a Transition to Herbivory in the Drosophilidae
Diversity and abundance of phyllosphere bacteria are linked to insect herbivory
The Evolution of Ethylene Signaling in Plant Chemical Ecology
Birds are islands for parasites
Diversification and dispersal of the Hawaiian Drosophilidae: The evolution of Scaptomyza
Pathogen-Triggered Ethylene Signaling Mediates Systemic-Induced Susceptibility to Herbivory in<i>Arabidopsis</i>
Evolution of jasmonate and salicylate signal crosstalk
Genes Involved in the Evolution of Herbivory by a Leaf-Mining, Drosophilid Fly