Bowsher, J. H. and H. F. Nijhout. 2009. Partial co-option of the appendage patterning pathway in the development of abdominal appendages in the sepsid Themira biloba. Development, Genes, and Evolution 219: 577-587.

Fouquet, A., D. Green, B. Waldman, J. H. Bowsher, K. P. McBride and N. J. Gemmell. 2009. Phylogeography of Leiopelma hochstetteri reveals strong genetic structure and suggests new conservation priorities. Conservation Genetics, May 6 Published online.

Bowsher, J. H., G. A. Wray and E. Abouheif. 2007. Growth and patterning are evolutionarily dissociated in the vestigial wing discs of workers of the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta. Journal of Experimental Zoology 308B(6): 769-776.

Bowsher, J. H. and H. F. Nijhout. 2007. Evolution of novel abdominal appendages in a sepsid fly from histoblasts, not imaginal discs. Evolution and Development 9(4):347-354.

Cartwright, P., J. H. Bowsher and L. W. Buss. 1999. Expression of a Hox gene, Cnox-2, and the division of labor in a colonial hydroid. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96:2183-2186.