The evolution and development of insect morphology with a focus on novel structures. Evolvability and co-option of gene networks. Developmental basis of parallel evolution.

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Wilson, E. S., Murphy, C. E., Rinehart, J. P., Yocum, G. D., Bowsher, J., H. (2020) Microclimate temperatures impact nesting preference in Megachile rotundata. Environmental Entomology.49(2), 296–303.  DOI:10.1093/ee/nvaa012

Melicher, D., Torson, A. S., Anderson, T. J., Yocum, G. D., Rinehart, J. P., Bowsher, J. H. (2019). Immediate Transcriptional Response to a Temperature Pulse under a Fluctuating Thermal Regime. Integrative and comparative biology, 59(2), 320-337. DOI: 10.1093/icb/icz096.  

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