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Publications

Note: Students in the Moehring Lab are underlined. Last updated Jan 2020.

Kanippayoor, R., J. H. M. Alpern, and A. J. Moehring. (2020). A common suite of cellular abnormalities and spermatogenetic errors in sterile hybrid males in Drosophila. Proceedings Royal Society B. 287:20192291.

Zhao, J., M. B. Azad, C. Burton, V. A. Crooks, J. Dawson, A. T. Ford, A. Kaida, A. Krishnaswamy, C. Kuok, C. L. Mah, M. McTaggart, A. J. Moehring, D. Robert, A. Schulte-Hostedde, H. Sparling, M. A. De Vera, T. R. Patel. (2020). Science meets parliament: Building relationships between scientists and policymakers. Science and Public Policy. scz062:1-4.

Austin, C. J. and A. J. Moehring. (2019). Local thermal adaptation detected during multiple life stages across populations of Drosophila melanogaster. J. Evol. Biol. 32:1342-1351.

Brenman-Suttner, D. B., R. T. Yost, A. K. Frame, J. W. Robinson, A. J. Moehring, and A. F. Simon. (2019). Social behavior and aging: a fly model. Genes Brain Behav. 9:e12598.

Nguyen, T. T. X. and A. J. Moehring. (2019). Males from populations with higher competitive mating success produce sons with lower fitness. J. Evol. Biol. 32:528-534.

Moehring, A. J. (corr. author) and J. W. Boughman. (2019). Veiled preferences and cryptic female choice could underlie the origin of novel sexual traits. Biol. Letters. 15:20180878.

Alpern, J. H. M., M. Asselin, and A. J. Moehring. (2018). Identification of a novel sperm class and its role in fertilization in Drosophila. J. Evol. Biol. 32:259-266.                                                                                              Honorable mention, Stearns Prize (JEB’s best grad student paper of the year)

Nguyen, T. T. X. and A. J. Moehring. (2018). A male's seminal fluid increases later competitors' productivity. J. Evol. Biol. 31:1572-1581.

Pardy, J. A., H. D. Rundle, M. A. Bernards and A. J. Moehring. (2018). The genetic basis of pheromone differences between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans. Heredity. 122:93-109.

Nguyen, T. X. T., and A. J. Moehring. (2017). Cross-generational comparison of reproductive success in recently caught strains of Drosophila melanogaster. BMC Evol. Biol. 17:41.

LeVasseur-Viens, H., M. Polak and A. J. Moehring. (2015). No evidence for genital morphology affecting cryptic female choice and reproductive isolation in Drosophila. Evolution 69:1797-807.

Nguyen, T. T. X. and A. J. Moehring. (2015). Accurate alternative measurements for lifetime reproductive success in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS One. 10(6):e0116679.

LeVasseur-Viens, H. and A. J. Moehring. (2014). Individual genetic contributions to genital shape variation between Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana. Int. J. Evol. Biol. 2014:808247.

Austin, C. J., C. G. Guglielmo and A. J. Moehring. (2014) Atmospheric pressure changes and their impact on mating behavior. Evol. Ecol.

Dickman, C. T. D. and A. J. Moehring. (2013) Contribution of the X chromosome to a marked reduction in lifespan in interspecies hybrids of Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana. J. Evol. Biol. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12262.

Austin, C. J. and A. J. Moehring. (2013). Optimum temperature range of a plastic species, Drosophila simulans. J. Animal Ecol. 82:663-672.

Dickman, C. T. D. and A. J. Moehring. (2013) A novel approach identifying hybrid sterility QTL on the autosomes of Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana. PLoS One 8(9):e73325.                                                     Recommended by Faculty of 1000: F1000.com/prime/718109653

Kanippayoor, R., Alpern, J. and A. J. Moehring. (2013) Protamines and spermatogenesis in Drosophila and Homo sapiens: A comparative analysis. Spermatogenesis. e24376.

McNiven, V. T. K. and A. J. Moehring. (2013) Identification of a genetically linked female preference and male trait. Evolution. 67:2155-2165.

Austin, C. and A. J. Moehring. (2013) Optimum temperature as an indicator of adaptation in Drosophila simulans. J. Anim. Ecol. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12041.

Laturney, M. and A. J. Moehring. (2012) Fine-scale genetic analysis of species-specific female preference in Drosophila simulans. J. Evol. Biol. 25:1718-1731.

Laturney, M. and A. J. Moehring. (2012) The genetic basis of female mate preference and species isolation in Drosophila. Int. J. Evol. Biol. 2012:328392.

Kanippayoor, R. and A. J. Moehring. (2012) Allelic expression of Drosophila protamines during spermatogenesis. Int. J. Evol. Biol. 2012:947381.

McNiven, V. T. K., H. LeVassuer-Viens, R. Kanippayoor, M. Laturney and A. J. Moehring. (2011) The genetic basis of evolution, adaptation and speciation. Mol. Ecol. 20:5119-5122.

Moehring, A. J. (2011) Heterozygosity and its unexpected correlations with hybrid sterility. Evolution 65:2621-2630.

Moehring, A. J., K. C. Teeter, and M. A. F. Noor (2007)  Genome-wide patterns of expression in Drosophila pure species and hybrid males. II. Examination of multiple species hybridizations, platforms, and life-cycle stages. Mol. Biol. Evol. 24:137–145.

Situma, C., Moehring, A. J., Noor, M. A. F., and S. A. Soper (2007)  Immobilized Molecular Beacons: A New Strategy using UV-Activated PMMA Surfaces to Provide Large Fluorescence Sensitivities for Reporting on Molecular Association Events.  Analytical Biochem. 363:35-45.

Moehring, A. J., A. Llopart, S. Elwyn, J. A. Coyne and T. F. C. Mackay (2006)  The genetic basis of postzygotic reproductive isolation between Drosophila santomea and D. yakuba due to hybrid male sterility. Genetics, 173: 225-233.

Moehring, A. J., A. Llopart, S. Elwyn, J. A. Coyne and T. F. C. Mackay (2006)  The genetic basis of prezygotic reproductive isolation between Drosophila santomea and D. yakuba due to mating preferences.  Genetics 173: 215-223.

Mackay, T. F. C., Heinsohn, S. L., Lyman, R. F., Moehring, A. J., Morgan, T. J. and S. M. Rollmann (2005)  Genetics and genomics of Drosophila mating behavior. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 102 Suppl 1: 6622-9.

Moehring, A. J. and T. F. C. Mackay (2004)  The quantitative genetic basis of male mating behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 167: 1249-1263.

Moehring, A. J., Li, J., Schug, M. D., Smith, S., DeAngelis, M., Mackay, T. F. C., and J. A. Coyne (2004)  Quantitative trait loci for sexual isolation between Drosophila simulans and D. mauritiana. Genetics 167: 1265-1274.

Book Chapters

Calhoun, R., R. Kanippayoor and Moehring, A. J. (2016). Postzygotic reproductive isolation. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, ed. R Kliman. p. 446-451.

Moehring, A. J. (2013). Speciation. Brenner’s Online Encyclopedia of Genetics, 2nd edition, eds. S. Maloy and K. Hughes. Academic Press.