A5033906727- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Plant and animal studies
- Insect behavior and control techniques
- Insect Resistance and Genetics
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
University of Kentucky
2020-2024
WWF Colombia
2016
Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute
2016
University of California, San Diego
2016
Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo
2016
Population genetic variation and demographic history in Danaus plexippus (L.), from Mexico were assessed based on analyses of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI; 658 bp) II (COII; 503 gene segments 7 microsatellite loci. The sample 133 individuals included both migratory monarchs, mainly 4 overwintering sites within the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (MBBR) central (states Michoacán México), a nonmigratory population Irapuato, Guanajuato. Haplotype (h) nucleotide (π)...
Scoring thermal tolerance traits live or with recorded video can be time consuming and susceptible to observer bias, as many physiological measurements, there trade-offs between accuracy throughput. Recent studies show that automated particle tracking is a viable alternative manually scoring videos, although some of the software options are proprietary costly. In this study, we present novel strategy for videos by inferring motor activity motion detection using an open-source Python command...
Upper and lower thermal limits of plants animals are important predictors their performance, survival, geographic distributions, essential for predicting responses to climate change. This work describes two high-throughput protocols measuring insect limits: one assessing critical minima (CTmin), the other heat knock down time (KDT) in response a static stressor. In CTmin assay, individuals placed an acrylic-jacketed column, subjected decreasing temperature ramp, counted as they fall from...
Upper and lower thermal limits of plants animals are important predictors their performance, survival, geographic distributions, essential for predicting responses to climate change. This work describes two high-throughput protocols measuring insect limits: one assessing critical minima (CTmin), the other heat knock down time (KDT) in response a static stressor. In CTmin assay, individuals placed an acrylic-jacketed column, subjected decreasing temperature ramp, counted as they fall from...
<title>Abstract</title> Genetic biocontrol approaches to insect pest management offer high species specificity and reduce insecticidal chemical pollution, but these require the release of genetically modified organisms that must perform across a variety environmental conditions. Because often display phenotypic gene expression variability when exposed different environments, it is reasonable expect transgenic systems may be prone environmentally mediated variation in function. In this study,...
Abstract Scoring large amounts of thermal tolerance traits live or with recorded video can be time consuming and susceptible to investigator bias, as many physiological measurements, there trade-offs between accuracy throughput. Recent studies show that particle tracking is a viable alternative manually scoring videos, although it may not detect subtle movements, the software options are proprietary costly. In this study, we present novel strategy for automated videos by inferring motor...