Publications (including links to PDFs)
PREPRINTS (once published in peer-reviewed journals, they are removed from this list and added to the PEER REVIEWED MANUSCRIPTS list below with the journal citation information)
87. Peláez, J.N., A.D. Gloss, J.F. Ray, & N.K. Whiteman. Evolution and genetic basis of the plant-penetrating ovipositor, a key adaptation in the transition to herbivory within the Drosophilidae. bioRxiv [Preprint] doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.07.083253
86. Gloss, A.D., A.C. Nelson Dittrich, R.T. Lapoint, B. Goldman-Huertas, K. I. Verster, J.L. Pelaez, A.D. L. Nelson, J. Aguilar, E. Armstrong, J.L.M. Charboneau, S.C. Groen, D.H. Hembry, C.J. Ochoa, T.K. O’Connor, S. Prost, H. Suzuki, S. Zaaijer, P.D. Nabity & N.K. Whiteman. Evolution of herbivory remodels a Drosophila genome. bioRxiv [Preprint] doi.org/10.1101/767160
85. Gloss, A.D., B. Brachi, M.J. Feldman, S.C. Groen, C. Bartoli, J. Gouzy, E.R. LaPlante, C.G. Meyer, H.S. Pyong, S.C. Rogan, F. Roux, J. Bergelson & N.K. Whiteman. Genetic variants affecting plant size and chemical defenses jointly shape herbivory in Arabidopsis. BioRxiv [Preprint]
doi.org/10.1101/156299
84. Humphrey, P.T., T.T Satterlee & N.K. Whiteman. Competitive hierarchies, antibiosis, and the distribution of bacterial life history traits in a microbiome. bioRxiv [Preprint] doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.27.889774
PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH PAPERS, COMMENTARIES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
83. Whiteman, N.K. (In press). Perspective: The problem of interactions. Evolution (75th Anniversary Symposium Issue).
82. Whiteman, N.K. (In press). Perspective: Evolution in small steps and giant leaps. Evolution (75th Anniversary Symposium Issue).
81. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (In press). Ecology and evolution of secondary compound detoxification systems in caterpillars. In: Caterpillars in the Middle: Tritrophic Interactions in a Changing World (Editors: R.J. Marquis & S. Koptur). Springer.
80. Matsunaga, T., C.E. Reisenman, B. Goldman-Huertas, P. Brand, K. Miao, H. Suzuki, S.R. Ramírez, & N.K. Whiteman. (In press). Evolution of olfactory receptors tuned to mustard oils in herbivorous Drosophilidae. Molecular Biology and Evolution.
79. Alexandre, N.M., D. Haji, M. Bakhtiari , K. Chatla, J.M. Aguilar, K. Arzumanova, N.K. Whiteman (In press). A reference genome assembly of hybrid-derived California wild radish (Raphanus sativus x raphanistrum). Journal of Heredity [Genome Announcement article]
78. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Convergent evolution of cardiac-glycoside resistance in predators and parasites of milkweed herbivores. Current Biology 31:R1465-R1466. Link to PDF
77. Verster, K.I., R.L. Tarnopol, S.M. Akalu & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Horizontal transfer of microbial toxins genes to gall midge genomes. Genome Biology and Evolution 13:1-13. Link to PDF
76. O’Connor, T.K., M.C. Sandoval, J. Wang, J.C. Hans, R. Takenaka, M. Child VI & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Ecological basis and genetic architecture of crypsis polymorphism in the desert clicker grasshopper (Ligurotettix coquilletti). Evolution 75:2441-2459. Link to PDF
75. Whiteman, N.K. & J.N. Peláez (2021). Taste-testing tarsi: Gustatory receptors for glucosinolates in cabbage butterflies. PLoS Genetics
[Perspective article] e1009616. Link to PDF
74. Whiteman, N.K. & R.T. Tarnopol (2021). Whiteflies weaponize a plant defense via horizontal gene transfer. Cell [Leading Edge article] 184:1657-1658. Link to PDF
73. Kim, B.Y., J. Wang, D.E. Miller, O. Barmina, E.K. Delaney, A. Thompson, A.A. Comeault, D. Peede, E.R.R. D’Agostino, J. Peláez, J.M. Aguilar, D. Haji, T. Matsunaga, E.E. Armstrong, M. Zych, Y. Ogawa, M. Stamenković-Radak, M. Jelić, M.S. Veselinović, M. Tanasković, P. Erić, J.-J. Gao, T.K. Katoh, M.J. Toda, H. Watabe, M. Watada, J.S. Davis, L.C. Moyle, G. Manoli, E. Bertolini, V. Košťál, R.S. Hawley, A. Takahashi, C.D. Jones, D.K. Price, N.K. Whiteman, A. Kopp, D.R. Matute & D.A. Petrov. (2021) Highly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes. eLife 10:e66405. Link to PDF
72. Mertens, D., K. Boege, A. Kessler, J. Koricheva, J.S. Thaler, N.K. Whiteman & E.H. Poelman (2020). Predictability of biotic stress structures plant defence evolution. 2021. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 36: 444-456. Link to PDF
71. Nabity, P.D., G.A. Barron-Gafford & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Intraspecific competition for host resources in a parasite. Current Biology 31: 1344-1350. Link to PDF
70. Baltrus, D.A., M. Clark, P.T. Humphrey & N.K. Whiteman (2020). Complete genome sequences for Pseudomonas sp. 29A and 43A. Microbiology Resource Announcements 9:e00845-20. Link to PDF
69. Humphrey, P.T. & N.K. Whiteman (2020). Insect herbivory reshapes a native leaf microbiome. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4:221-229. Link to PDF. See Current Biology dispatch on this article by Wetts and Koskella here.
68. Karageorgi, M., S.C. Groen, K.I. Verster, J.M. Aguilar, F. Sumbul, A.P. Hastings, J.N. Pelaez, S.L. Bernstein, T. Matsunaga, M. Astourian, G. Guerra, F. Rico, S. Dobler, A.A. Agrawal & N.K. Whiteman (2019). Genome editing retraces the evolution of toxin resistance in the monarch butterfly. Nature 574: 409-412. Link to PDF. See also Carl Zimmer's New York Times article: carlzimmer.com/these-butterflies-evolved-to-eat-poison-how-could-that-have-happened/.
67. Gloss, A.D., P. Abbot, N.K. Whiteman (2019). How interactions with plant chemicals shape insect genomes. Current Opinion in Insect Science 36:149-156. Link to PDF
66. Verster, K.I., J.H. Wisecaver, R.P. Duncan, M. Karageorgi, A.D. Gloss, E. Armstrong, D.K. Price, A.R. Melon, Z.M. Ali, N.K. Whiteman (2019). Horizontal transfer of bacterial cytolethal distending toxin B genes to insects. Molecular Biology and Evolution 36: 2105-2110. Link to PDF
65. O'Connor, T.K., R.G. Laport & N.K. Whiteman (2019). Polyploidy in creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) shapes the distribution and diversity gradients of specialist herbivores. Journal of Biogeography 46:597-610. Link to PDF
64. Karageorgi, M., T. Matsunaga, & N.K. Whiteman (2018). Drosophila: Where the wild flies are. Current Biology [Dispatch article] 28: 1382-1384. Link to PDF
63. Alexandre, N.M., P.T. Humphrey, J. Frazier, A.D. Gloss, J. Lee , H.A. Affeldt III & N.K. Whiteman (2018). Habitat preference of an herbivore shapes the habitat distribution of its host plant. Ecopshere 9: 1-10. Link to PDF.
62. Giron, D., G. Dubreuil, A. Bennett, F. Dedeine, M. Dicke, L.A. Dyer, M. Erb, M.O. Harris, E. Huguet, I. Kaloshian, A. Kawakita, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, T.M. Palmer, T. Petanidou, M. Poulsen, A. Sallé, J-.C. Simon, J.S. Terblanche, D. Thiéry, N.K. Whiteman, H.A. Woods & S. Pincebourde (2018). Promises and challenges in insect–plant–microbe interactions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 166: 319-343. Link to PDF
61. Humphrey, P.T.*, A.D. Gloss*, J Frazier, A.C. Nelson Dittrich, S. Faries & N.K. Whiteman (2018). Heritable plant phenotypes track light and herbivory levels at fine spatial scales. Oecologia 187: 427-445. Link to PDF. *equal contribution.
60. Copetti, D., A. Búrquez, E. Bustamante, J. Charboneau, K.L. Childs, L.E. Equiarte, S. Lee, T.L. Liu, M.M. McMahon, N.K. Whiteman, R. Wing, M.F. Wojciechowski & M.J. Sanderson (2017). Genome evolution in North American columnar cacti was shaped by extensive gene tree discordance and hemiplasy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 114: 12003-12008 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1706367114. Link to PDF. See also UC Berkeley news: http://news.berkeley.edu/story_jump/saguaro-and-other-towering-cacti-have-a-scrambled-history/
59. Groen, S.C., E.R. LaPlante, N.M. Alexandre, A.A. Agrawal, S. Dobler & N.K. Whiteman (2017). Multidrug transporters and organic anion transporting polypeptides protect insects against the toxic effects of cardenolides. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 81:51-61. Link to PDF
87. Peláez, J.N., A.D. Gloss, J.F. Ray, & N.K. Whiteman. Evolution and genetic basis of the plant-penetrating ovipositor, a key adaptation in the transition to herbivory within the Drosophilidae. bioRxiv [Preprint] doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.07.083253
86. Gloss, A.D., A.C. Nelson Dittrich, R.T. Lapoint, B. Goldman-Huertas, K. I. Verster, J.L. Pelaez, A.D. L. Nelson, J. Aguilar, E. Armstrong, J.L.M. Charboneau, S.C. Groen, D.H. Hembry, C.J. Ochoa, T.K. O’Connor, S. Prost, H. Suzuki, S. Zaaijer, P.D. Nabity & N.K. Whiteman. Evolution of herbivory remodels a Drosophila genome. bioRxiv [Preprint] doi.org/10.1101/767160
85. Gloss, A.D., B. Brachi, M.J. Feldman, S.C. Groen, C. Bartoli, J. Gouzy, E.R. LaPlante, C.G. Meyer, H.S. Pyong, S.C. Rogan, F. Roux, J. Bergelson & N.K. Whiteman. Genetic variants affecting plant size and chemical defenses jointly shape herbivory in Arabidopsis. BioRxiv [Preprint]
doi.org/10.1101/156299
84. Humphrey, P.T., T.T Satterlee & N.K. Whiteman. Competitive hierarchies, antibiosis, and the distribution of bacterial life history traits in a microbiome. bioRxiv [Preprint] doi.org/10.1101/2019.12.27.889774
PEER REVIEWED RESEARCH PAPERS, COMMENTARIES AND BOOK CHAPTERS
83. Whiteman, N.K. (In press). Perspective: The problem of interactions. Evolution (75th Anniversary Symposium Issue).
82. Whiteman, N.K. (In press). Perspective: Evolution in small steps and giant leaps. Evolution (75th Anniversary Symposium Issue).
81. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (In press). Ecology and evolution of secondary compound detoxification systems in caterpillars. In: Caterpillars in the Middle: Tritrophic Interactions in a Changing World (Editors: R.J. Marquis & S. Koptur). Springer.
80. Matsunaga, T., C.E. Reisenman, B. Goldman-Huertas, P. Brand, K. Miao, H. Suzuki, S.R. Ramírez, & N.K. Whiteman. (In press). Evolution of olfactory receptors tuned to mustard oils in herbivorous Drosophilidae. Molecular Biology and Evolution.
79. Alexandre, N.M., D. Haji, M. Bakhtiari , K. Chatla, J.M. Aguilar, K. Arzumanova, N.K. Whiteman (In press). A reference genome assembly of hybrid-derived California wild radish (Raphanus sativus x raphanistrum). Journal of Heredity [Genome Announcement article]
78. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Convergent evolution of cardiac-glycoside resistance in predators and parasites of milkweed herbivores. Current Biology 31:R1465-R1466. Link to PDF
77. Verster, K.I., R.L. Tarnopol, S.M. Akalu & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Horizontal transfer of microbial toxins genes to gall midge genomes. Genome Biology and Evolution 13:1-13. Link to PDF
76. O’Connor, T.K., M.C. Sandoval, J. Wang, J.C. Hans, R. Takenaka, M. Child VI & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Ecological basis and genetic architecture of crypsis polymorphism in the desert clicker grasshopper (Ligurotettix coquilletti). Evolution 75:2441-2459. Link to PDF
75. Whiteman, N.K. & J.N. Peláez (2021). Taste-testing tarsi: Gustatory receptors for glucosinolates in cabbage butterflies. PLoS Genetics
[Perspective article] e1009616. Link to PDF
74. Whiteman, N.K. & R.T. Tarnopol (2021). Whiteflies weaponize a plant defense via horizontal gene transfer. Cell [Leading Edge article] 184:1657-1658. Link to PDF
73. Kim, B.Y., J. Wang, D.E. Miller, O. Barmina, E.K. Delaney, A. Thompson, A.A. Comeault, D. Peede, E.R.R. D’Agostino, J. Peláez, J.M. Aguilar, D. Haji, T. Matsunaga, E.E. Armstrong, M. Zych, Y. Ogawa, M. Stamenković-Radak, M. Jelić, M.S. Veselinović, M. Tanasković, P. Erić, J.-J. Gao, T.K. Katoh, M.J. Toda, H. Watabe, M. Watada, J.S. Davis, L.C. Moyle, G. Manoli, E. Bertolini, V. Košťál, R.S. Hawley, A. Takahashi, C.D. Jones, D.K. Price, N.K. Whiteman, A. Kopp, D.R. Matute & D.A. Petrov. (2021) Highly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes. eLife 10:e66405. Link to PDF
72. Mertens, D., K. Boege, A. Kessler, J. Koricheva, J.S. Thaler, N.K. Whiteman & E.H. Poelman (2020). Predictability of biotic stress structures plant defence evolution. 2021. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 36: 444-456. Link to PDF
71. Nabity, P.D., G.A. Barron-Gafford & N.K. Whiteman (2021). Intraspecific competition for host resources in a parasite. Current Biology 31: 1344-1350. Link to PDF
70. Baltrus, D.A., M. Clark, P.T. Humphrey & N.K. Whiteman (2020). Complete genome sequences for Pseudomonas sp. 29A and 43A. Microbiology Resource Announcements 9:e00845-20. Link to PDF
69. Humphrey, P.T. & N.K. Whiteman (2020). Insect herbivory reshapes a native leaf microbiome. Nature Ecology & Evolution 4:221-229. Link to PDF. See Current Biology dispatch on this article by Wetts and Koskella here.
68. Karageorgi, M., S.C. Groen, K.I. Verster, J.M. Aguilar, F. Sumbul, A.P. Hastings, J.N. Pelaez, S.L. Bernstein, T. Matsunaga, M. Astourian, G. Guerra, F. Rico, S. Dobler, A.A. Agrawal & N.K. Whiteman (2019). Genome editing retraces the evolution of toxin resistance in the monarch butterfly. Nature 574: 409-412. Link to PDF. See also Carl Zimmer's New York Times article: carlzimmer.com/these-butterflies-evolved-to-eat-poison-how-could-that-have-happened/.
67. Gloss, A.D., P. Abbot, N.K. Whiteman (2019). How interactions with plant chemicals shape insect genomes. Current Opinion in Insect Science 36:149-156. Link to PDF
66. Verster, K.I., J.H. Wisecaver, R.P. Duncan, M. Karageorgi, A.D. Gloss, E. Armstrong, D.K. Price, A.R. Melon, Z.M. Ali, N.K. Whiteman (2019). Horizontal transfer of bacterial cytolethal distending toxin B genes to insects. Molecular Biology and Evolution 36: 2105-2110. Link to PDF
65. O'Connor, T.K., R.G. Laport & N.K. Whiteman (2019). Polyploidy in creosote bush (Larrea tridentata) shapes the distribution and diversity gradients of specialist herbivores. Journal of Biogeography 46:597-610. Link to PDF
64. Karageorgi, M., T. Matsunaga, & N.K. Whiteman (2018). Drosophila: Where the wild flies are. Current Biology [Dispatch article] 28: 1382-1384. Link to PDF
63. Alexandre, N.M., P.T. Humphrey, J. Frazier, A.D. Gloss, J. Lee , H.A. Affeldt III & N.K. Whiteman (2018). Habitat preference of an herbivore shapes the habitat distribution of its host plant. Ecopshere 9: 1-10. Link to PDF.
62. Giron, D., G. Dubreuil, A. Bennett, F. Dedeine, M. Dicke, L.A. Dyer, M. Erb, M.O. Harris, E. Huguet, I. Kaloshian, A. Kawakita, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, T.M. Palmer, T. Petanidou, M. Poulsen, A. Sallé, J-.C. Simon, J.S. Terblanche, D. Thiéry, N.K. Whiteman, H.A. Woods & S. Pincebourde (2018). Promises and challenges in insect–plant–microbe interactions. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 166: 319-343. Link to PDF
61. Humphrey, P.T.*, A.D. Gloss*, J Frazier, A.C. Nelson Dittrich, S. Faries & N.K. Whiteman (2018). Heritable plant phenotypes track light and herbivory levels at fine spatial scales. Oecologia 187: 427-445. Link to PDF. *equal contribution.
60. Copetti, D., A. Búrquez, E. Bustamante, J. Charboneau, K.L. Childs, L.E. Equiarte, S. Lee, T.L. Liu, M.M. McMahon, N.K. Whiteman, R. Wing, M.F. Wojciechowski & M.J. Sanderson (2017). Genome evolution in North American columnar cacti was shaped by extensive gene tree discordance and hemiplasy. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 114: 12003-12008 doi: 10.1073/pnas.1706367114. Link to PDF. See also UC Berkeley news: http://news.berkeley.edu/story_jump/saguaro-and-other-towering-cacti-have-a-scrambled-history/
59. Groen, S.C., E.R. LaPlante, N.M. Alexandre, A.A. Agrawal, S. Dobler & N.K. Whiteman (2017). Multidrug transporters and organic anion transporting polypeptides protect insects against the toxic effects of cardenolides. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 81:51-61. Link to PDF
58. Gloss, A.D., S.C. Groen & N.K. Whiteman (2016). A genomic perspective on the generation and maintenance of biodiversity in herbivorous insects. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 47:165-187. Link to PDF
57. Yule, K.M., J.A.H. Koop, N.M. Alexandre, L.R. Johnston & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Population genetic structure of a vector-borne plant parasite. Molecular Ecology 25: 3332-43. Link to PDF
56. Whiteman, N.K. and A.D. Gloss (2016). Taste for poison reevolves in fruit flies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 113: 4558–4560 [Commentary article for Yassin et al. 2016]. Link to PDF
55. Humphrey, P.T., A.D. Gloss, N.M. Alexandre, M.M. Villalobos, S.C. Groen, M. Fremgen, L.N. Meihls, G. Jander & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Aversion and attraction to harmful plant secondary compounds jointly shape the foraging ecology of a specialist herbivore. Ecology and Evolution 6: 3256-3268. Link to PDF
54. Mandákova, T., A.D. Gloss, N.K. Whiteman & M.A. Lysak (2016). How diploidization turned a tetraploid into a pseudotriploid. American Journal of Botany 103:1-10. Link to PDF
53. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Using Drosophila to study the evolution of herbivory and diet specialization. Current Opinion in Insect Science 14:66-72. Link to PDF
52. Whiteman, N.K. & A.D. Gloss (2016). Balancing selection: walking a tightrope. Current Biology [Dispatch article] 26:73-76. Link to PDF
51. Groen, S.C., P.T. Humphrey, D. Chevasco, F.M. Ausubel, N.E. Pierce & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Pseudomonas syringae enhances herbivory by suppressing the oxidative burst in Arabidopsis. Journal of Insect Physiology 84:90-102. Link to PDF
57. Yule, K.M., J.A.H. Koop, N.M. Alexandre, L.R. Johnston & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Population genetic structure of a vector-borne plant parasite. Molecular Ecology 25: 3332-43. Link to PDF
56. Whiteman, N.K. and A.D. Gloss (2016). Taste for poison reevolves in fruit flies. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 113: 4558–4560 [Commentary article for Yassin et al. 2016]. Link to PDF
55. Humphrey, P.T., A.D. Gloss, N.M. Alexandre, M.M. Villalobos, S.C. Groen, M. Fremgen, L.N. Meihls, G. Jander & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Aversion and attraction to harmful plant secondary compounds jointly shape the foraging ecology of a specialist herbivore. Ecology and Evolution 6: 3256-3268. Link to PDF
54. Mandákova, T., A.D. Gloss, N.K. Whiteman & M.A. Lysak (2016). How diploidization turned a tetraploid into a pseudotriploid. American Journal of Botany 103:1-10. Link to PDF
53. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Using Drosophila to study the evolution of herbivory and diet specialization. Current Opinion in Insect Science 14:66-72. Link to PDF
52. Whiteman, N.K. & A.D. Gloss (2016). Balancing selection: walking a tightrope. Current Biology [Dispatch article] 26:73-76. Link to PDF
51. Groen, S.C., P.T. Humphrey, D. Chevasco, F.M. Ausubel, N.E. Pierce & N.K. Whiteman (2016). Pseudomonas syringae enhances herbivory by suppressing the oxidative burst in Arabidopsis. Journal of Insect Physiology 84:90-102. Link to PDF
50. Wiens, J.J, R.T. Lapoint & N.K. Whiteman (2015). Herbivory increases diversification across insect clades. Nature Communications 6:8370 (doi:10.1038/ncomms9370). Link to PDF
49. Goldman-Huertas, B., R.F. Mitchell, R.L. Lapoint, C.P. Faucher, J.G. Hildebrand & N.K. Whiteman (2015). Evolution of herbivory in Drosophilidae linked to loss of behaviors, antennal responses, odorant receptors and ancestral diet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 112:3026-3031 [cover feature and see commentary by Dweck et al. in the same issue). Link to PDF
49. Goldman-Huertas, B., R.F. Mitchell, R.L. Lapoint, C.P. Faucher, J.G. Hildebrand & N.K. Whiteman (2015). Evolution of herbivory in Drosophilidae linked to loss of behaviors, antennal responses, odorant receptors and ancestral diet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 112:3026-3031 [cover feature and see commentary by Dweck et al. in the same issue). Link to PDF
48. Whiteman, N.K. Parker (2014). Box 7.1. Coevolutionary Genomics. In: Mutualism (Editor: J. L. Bronstein). Oxford University Press. Link to PDF
47. O'Connor, T.K., P.T. Humphrey, R.L. Lapoint, N.K. Whiteman & P.M. O'Grady (2014). Microbial interactions in the ecology and evolution of Hawaiian Drosophilidae. Frontiers in Microbiology 5:1-8. Link to PDF
46. Koop, J.A.H., K. DeMatteo, P.G. Parker & N.K. Whiteman (2014). Birds are islands for parasites. Biology Letters 10: 20140255. Link to PDF
45. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (2014). The evolution of ethylene signaling in plant chemical ecology. Journal of Chemical Ecology 40:700-716. Link to PDF
44. Gloss, A.D., D.G. Vassao, A.L. Hailey, A.C. Nelson Dittrich, K. Schramm, M. Reichelt, T.J. Rast, A. Weichsel, M.G. Cravens, J. Gershenzhon, W.R. Monfort & N.K. Whiteman (2014). Evolution in an ancient detoxification pathway is coupled with a transition to herbivory in the Drosophilidae. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31:2441-2456. Link to PDF
43. Humphrey, P.T., T.T. Nguyen, M.M. Villalobos & N.K. Whiteman (2014). Diversity and abundance of phyllosphere bacteria are linked to insect herbivory. Molecular Ecology (special issue on Nature's Microbiome) 23:1497-1515. Link to PDF
47. O'Connor, T.K., P.T. Humphrey, R.L. Lapoint, N.K. Whiteman & P.M. O'Grady (2014). Microbial interactions in the ecology and evolution of Hawaiian Drosophilidae. Frontiers in Microbiology 5:1-8. Link to PDF
46. Koop, J.A.H., K. DeMatteo, P.G. Parker & N.K. Whiteman (2014). Birds are islands for parasites. Biology Letters 10: 20140255. Link to PDF
45. Groen, S.C. & N.K. Whiteman (2014). The evolution of ethylene signaling in plant chemical ecology. Journal of Chemical Ecology 40:700-716. Link to PDF
44. Gloss, A.D., D.G. Vassao, A.L. Hailey, A.C. Nelson Dittrich, K. Schramm, M. Reichelt, T.J. Rast, A. Weichsel, M.G. Cravens, J. Gershenzhon, W.R. Monfort & N.K. Whiteman (2014). Evolution in an ancient detoxification pathway is coupled with a transition to herbivory in the Drosophilidae. Molecular Biology and Evolution 31:2441-2456. Link to PDF
43. Humphrey, P.T., T.T. Nguyen, M.M. Villalobos & N.K. Whiteman (2014). Diversity and abundance of phyllosphere bacteria are linked to insect herbivory. Molecular Ecology (special issue on Nature's Microbiome) 23:1497-1515. Link to PDF
42. Groen, S.C., N.K. Whiteman, A.K. Bahrami, A.M. Wilczek, J. Cui, J.A. Russell, A. Cibrian-Jaramillo, I.A.E. Butler, J. Rana, G.-H. Huang, J. Bush, F.M. Ausubel & N.E. Pierce (2013). Pathogen-triggered ethylene signaling mediates systemic induced susceptibility to herbivory in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell 25:4755-4766. Link to PDF
41. Gloss, A.D., A.C. Nelson Dittrich, B. Goldman-Huertas & N.K. Whiteman (2013). Maintenance of genetic diversity through plant-herbivore interactions. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 16:443-450. Link to PDF
40. Lapoint, R.T., P.M. O’Grady & N.K. Whiteman (2013). Diversification and dispersal of the Hawaiian Drosophilidae: Evolution of Scaptomyza. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69:95-108. Link to PDF
41. Gloss, A.D., A.C. Nelson Dittrich, B. Goldman-Huertas & N.K. Whiteman (2013). Maintenance of genetic diversity through plant-herbivore interactions. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 16:443-450. Link to PDF
40. Lapoint, R.T., P.M. O’Grady & N.K. Whiteman (2013). Diversification and dispersal of the Hawaiian Drosophilidae: Evolution of Scaptomyza. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 69:95-108. Link to PDF
39. Whiteman, N.K., A.D. Gloss, T.B. Sackton, S.C. Groen, P.T. Humphrey, R.T. Lapoint, I. Sønderby, B.A. Halkier, C. Kocks, F.A. Ausubel, & N.E. Pierce (2012). Genes involved in the evolution of herbivory by a leaf-mining drosophilid fly. Genome Biology and Evolution 4:900-916 [cover feature and selected by Faculty of 1000]. Link to PDF
38. Thaler, J.S., P.T. Humphrey, & N.K. Whiteman (2012). Evolution of jasmonate and salicylate signal cross-talk. Trends in Plant Science 17:260-270. Link to PDF
37. Parker, P.G. & N.K. Whiteman (2012). Evolution of Pathogens and Parasites on the Galapagos Islands. In: Conservation of the Galapagos: A 50 Year Experience and Challenges for the Future (Editors: Matthias Wolff & Mark Gardener). Routledge, London.
36. Whiteman, N.K. & K.A. Mooney. Insects converge on resistance (2012). Nature 489:376-377. (News & Views). Link to PDF
35. Lapoint, R. & N. Whiteman (2012). How a bird is an island. BMC Biology 10:53. (Commentary). Link to PDF
34. Whiteman, N.K. Co-infections and the third trophic level (2012). Functional Ecology 26:1-2. (Commentary). Link to PDF
38. Thaler, J.S., P.T. Humphrey, & N.K. Whiteman (2012). Evolution of jasmonate and salicylate signal cross-talk. Trends in Plant Science 17:260-270. Link to PDF
37. Parker, P.G. & N.K. Whiteman (2012). Evolution of Pathogens and Parasites on the Galapagos Islands. In: Conservation of the Galapagos: A 50 Year Experience and Challenges for the Future (Editors: Matthias Wolff & Mark Gardener). Routledge, London.
36. Whiteman, N.K. & K.A. Mooney. Insects converge on resistance (2012). Nature 489:376-377. (News & Views). Link to PDF
35. Lapoint, R. & N. Whiteman (2012). How a bird is an island. BMC Biology 10:53. (Commentary). Link to PDF
34. Whiteman, N.K. Co-infections and the third trophic level (2012). Functional Ecology 26:1-2. (Commentary). Link to PDF
33. Whiteman, N.K., S.C. Groen, D. Chevasco, N. Beckwith, T.R. Gregory, C. Denoux, N. Mammarella, F.M. Ausubel & N.E. Pierce (2011). Mining the plant-insect interface with a leafmining Drosophila of Arabidopsis. Molecular Ecology 20:995-1014. [cover feature and subject of Perspectives Article in the same issue by D. Giron and E. Huguet, pp. 990-994]. Link to PDF
32. Parker, P.G., E. Buckles, N.K. Whiteman, H. Farrington, K. Petren, J.L. Bollmer, G. Jimenez-Uzcategui (2011). 110 Years of Avipoxvirus in the Galapagos Islands. PLOSOne 6(1):e15989. Link to PDF
32. Parker, P.G., E. Buckles, N.K. Whiteman, H. Farrington, K. Petren, J.L. Bollmer, G. Jimenez-Uzcategui (2011). 110 Years of Avipoxvirus in the Galapagos Islands. PLOSOne 6(1):e15989. Link to PDF
31. Whiteman, N.K. & Jander, G. (2010). Genome-enabled research on the ecology of plant-insect interactions. Plant Physiology 145:475-478. Link to PDF
30. Whiteman, N.K. & Gloss, A.D. (2010). Nematode debt to bacteria. Nature 468:641-642 (News & Views). Link to PDF
30. Whiteman, N.K. & Gloss, A.D. (2010). Nematode debt to bacteria. Nature 468:641-642 (News & Views). Link to PDF
29. Whiteman, N.K., V.S. Dosanjh, R.L. Palma, J.M. Hull, R.T. Kimball, P. Sánchez, J.H. Sarasola & P.G. Parker (2009). Molecular and morphological divergence in a pair of closely related birds and their ectoparasites. Journal of Parasitology 95:1372-1382. Link to PDF
28. Peters, M.B., N.K. Whiteman, C. Hagen, P.G. Parker & T.C. Glenn (2009). Eight polymorphic microsatellite markers isolated from the widespread avian louse Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:910-912. Link to PDF
27. Peters, M.B., C. Hagen, N.K. Whiteman, P.G. Parker & T.C. Glenn (2009). Characterization of ten microsatellite loci in the avian louse, Degeeriella regalis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:882-884. Link to PDF
26. Peters, M.D., Q-Y. Xiang, D.T. Thomas, J. Stucky & N.K. Whiteman (2009). Genetic analyses of the federally endangered Echinacea laevigata using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP): Inferences in population genetic structure and mating system. Conservation Genetics 10:1-14. Link to PDF
25. Whiteman, N.K. (2009). Functional genetics and genomics. In: Conservation Biology for All (Editors: N.S. Sohdi & P.R. Ehrlich). Oxford University Press.
28. Peters, M.B., N.K. Whiteman, C. Hagen, P.G. Parker & T.C. Glenn (2009). Eight polymorphic microsatellite markers isolated from the widespread avian louse Colpocephalum turbinatum (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:910-912. Link to PDF
27. Peters, M.B., C. Hagen, N.K. Whiteman, P.G. Parker & T.C. Glenn (2009). Characterization of ten microsatellite loci in the avian louse, Degeeriella regalis (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera: Philopteridae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9:882-884. Link to PDF
26. Peters, M.D., Q-Y. Xiang, D.T. Thomas, J. Stucky & N.K. Whiteman (2009). Genetic analyses of the federally endangered Echinacea laevigata using amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLP): Inferences in population genetic structure and mating system. Conservation Genetics 10:1-14. Link to PDF
25. Whiteman, N.K. (2009). Functional genetics and genomics. In: Conservation Biology for All (Editors: N.S. Sohdi & P.R. Ehrlich). Oxford University Press.
24. Whiteman, N.K. & N.E. Pierce (2008). Delicious poison: Genetics of Drosophila host plant preference. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 23:473-478. Link to PDF
23. Troemel, E.R., M.-A. Félix, N.K. Whiteman, A. Barrière & F.M. Ausubel (2008). Microsporidia are natural intracellular parasites of the nematode C. elegans. PLoS Biology 6: e309 [featured in a Primer by J. Hodgkin and F.A. Partridge in the same issue of and a Research Highlights article by A. Jermy in the February 2009 issue of Nature Reviews Microbiology]. Link to PDF
22. Whiteman, N.K. & R.W. Sites (2008). Aquatic insects as umbrella species for ecosystem protection in Death Valley National Park. Journal of Insect Conservation 12:499-509. Link to PDF
21. Hull, J.M., W. Savage, J.L. Bollmer, R.T. Kimball, P.G. Parker, N.K. Whiteman & H.B. Ernest (2008). On the origin of the Galápagos Hawk: An examination of phenotypic differentiation and mitochondrial paraphyly. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95:779-789. Link to PDF
20. Santiago-Alarcon, D., N.K. Whiteman, P.G. Parker, R.E. Ricklefs & G. Valkiunas (2008). Patterns of parasite abundance and distribution in island populations of Galápagos endemic birds. Journal of Parasitology 94:584-590. Link to PDF
19. Whiteman, N.K. (2008) Between a whale bone and the deep blue sea: The provenance of dwarf males in whale bone-eating tubeworms. Molecular Ecology 17:4395-4397. (Commentary). Link to PDF
18. Whiteman, N.K. (2008). Lousy heirlooms: Lice help illuminate the recent evolutionary history of an Australian bird. Heredity 101:105-106. (Commentary). Link to PDF
23. Troemel, E.R., M.-A. Félix, N.K. Whiteman, A. Barrière & F.M. Ausubel (2008). Microsporidia are natural intracellular parasites of the nematode C. elegans. PLoS Biology 6: e309 [featured in a Primer by J. Hodgkin and F.A. Partridge in the same issue of and a Research Highlights article by A. Jermy in the February 2009 issue of Nature Reviews Microbiology]. Link to PDF
22. Whiteman, N.K. & R.W. Sites (2008). Aquatic insects as umbrella species for ecosystem protection in Death Valley National Park. Journal of Insect Conservation 12:499-509. Link to PDF
21. Hull, J.M., W. Savage, J.L. Bollmer, R.T. Kimball, P.G. Parker, N.K. Whiteman & H.B. Ernest (2008). On the origin of the Galápagos Hawk: An examination of phenotypic differentiation and mitochondrial paraphyly. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95:779-789. Link to PDF
20. Santiago-Alarcon, D., N.K. Whiteman, P.G. Parker, R.E. Ricklefs & G. Valkiunas (2008). Patterns of parasite abundance and distribution in island populations of Galápagos endemic birds. Journal of Parasitology 94:584-590. Link to PDF
19. Whiteman, N.K. (2008) Between a whale bone and the deep blue sea: The provenance of dwarf males in whale bone-eating tubeworms. Molecular Ecology 17:4395-4397. (Commentary). Link to PDF
18. Whiteman, N.K. (2008). Lousy heirlooms: Lice help illuminate the recent evolutionary history of an Australian bird. Heredity 101:105-106. (Commentary). Link to PDF
17. Whiteman, N.K., R.T. Kimball & P.G. Parker (2007). Co-phylogeography and comparative population genetics of the threatened Galápagos Hawk and three ectoparasite species: Ecology shapes population histories within parasite communities. Molecular Ecology 22:4759-4773 [cover feature]. Link to PDF
16. Merkel, J., H. Jones, N.K. Whiteman, N. Gottdenker, H. Vargas, E. K. Travis, R.E. Miller & P.G. Parker (2007). Microfilariae in Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and Flightless cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi): Genetics, morphology and prevalence. Journal of Parasitology 93:495-503. Link to PDF
16. Merkel, J., H. Jones, N.K. Whiteman, N. Gottdenker, H. Vargas, E. K. Travis, R.E. Miller & P.G. Parker (2007). Microfilariae in Galapagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus) and Flightless cormorants (Phalacrocorax harrisi): Genetics, morphology and prevalence. Journal of Parasitology 93:495-503. Link to PDF
15. Whiteman, N.K., K.D. Matson, J.L. Bollmer & P.G. Parker (2006). Disease ecology in theGalapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): Host genetic diversity, parasite load and natural antibodies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, Biological Sciences 273:797-804 [cover feature]. Link to PDF
14. Bollmer, J.L., R.T. Kimball, N.K. Whiteman, J.H. Sarasola & P.G. Parker (2006). Phylogeography of the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): A recent arrival to the Galápagos Islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:237-247. Link to PDF
13. Whiteman, N.K., P. Sánchez, J. Merkel, H. Klompen & P.G. Parker (2006). Cryptic host specificity of an avian skin mite (Epidermoptidae) vectored by louseflies (Hippoboscidae) associated with two endemic Galápagos bird species. Journal of Parasitology 92:1218-1228. Link to PDF
12. Parker, P.G., N.K. Whiteman & E.R. Miller (2006). Conservation medicine on the Galápagos Islands: Partnering behavioral, population and veterinary scientists. Auk 123:625-638. Link to PDF
11. Padilla, L., N.K. Whiteman, J. Merkel, K.D. Huyvaert & P.G. Parker (2006). Health survey of seabirds on Genovesa Island, Galápagos. Ornithological Monographs 60:86-97. Link to PDF
14. Bollmer, J.L., R.T. Kimball, N.K. Whiteman, J.H. Sarasola & P.G. Parker (2006). Phylogeography of the Galápagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis): A recent arrival to the Galápagos Islands. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 39:237-247. Link to PDF
13. Whiteman, N.K., P. Sánchez, J. Merkel, H. Klompen & P.G. Parker (2006). Cryptic host specificity of an avian skin mite (Epidermoptidae) vectored by louseflies (Hippoboscidae) associated with two endemic Galápagos bird species. Journal of Parasitology 92:1218-1228. Link to PDF
12. Parker, P.G., N.K. Whiteman & E.R. Miller (2006). Conservation medicine on the Galápagos Islands: Partnering behavioral, population and veterinary scientists. Auk 123:625-638. Link to PDF
11. Padilla, L., N.K. Whiteman, J. Merkel, K.D. Huyvaert & P.G. Parker (2006). Health survey of seabirds on Genovesa Island, Galápagos. Ornithological Monographs 60:86-97. Link to PDF
10. Whiteman, N.K. & P.G. Parker (2005). Using parasites to infer host population history: A new rationale for parasite conservation. Animal Conservation 8:175-181. Link to PDF
9. Whiteman, N.K., S.J. Goodman, B.J. Sinclair, T. Walsh, A.A. Cunningham, L.D. Kramer & P.G. Parker (2005). Establishment of the avian disease vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae) on the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Ibis 147:843-847. Link to PDF
8. Thiel, T., N.K. Whiteman, A. Tirapé, M. Ines Baquero, V. Cedeño, T. Walsh, G. Jimenez U. & P.G. Parker (2005). Characterization of canarypox-like viruses infecting endemic birds in the Galápagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41:342-353. Link to PDF
7. Bollmer, J.L., N.K. Whiteman, M. Donaghy Cannon, J.C. Bednarz, T. de Vries & P.G. Parker (2005). Population genetic structure of the Galápagos Hawk: Genetic monomorphism within isolated populations. Auk 122:1210-1224. Link to PDF
9. Whiteman, N.K., S.J. Goodman, B.J. Sinclair, T. Walsh, A.A. Cunningham, L.D. Kramer & P.G. Parker (2005). Establishment of the avian disease vector Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 (Diptera: Culicidae) on the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Ibis 147:843-847. Link to PDF
8. Thiel, T., N.K. Whiteman, A. Tirapé, M. Ines Baquero, V. Cedeño, T. Walsh, G. Jimenez U. & P.G. Parker (2005). Characterization of canarypox-like viruses infecting endemic birds in the Galápagos Islands. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 41:342-353. Link to PDF
7. Bollmer, J.L., N.K. Whiteman, M. Donaghy Cannon, J.C. Bednarz, T. de Vries & P.G. Parker (2005). Population genetic structure of the Galápagos Hawk: Genetic monomorphism within isolated populations. Auk 122:1210-1224. Link to PDF
6. Whiteman, N.K., D. Santiago-Alarcon, K.P. Johnson & P.G. Parker (2004). Differences in straggling rates between two genera of dove lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) reinforce population genetic and cophylogenetic patterns. International Journal for Parasitology 34:1113-1119. Link to PDF
5. Whiteman, N.K. & P.G. Parker (2004). Effects of host sociality on ectoparasite population biology. Journal of Parasitology 90:939-947. Link to PDF
4. Whiteman, N.K. & P.G. Parker (2004). Body condition and parasite load predict territory ownership in the Galápagos Hawk. Condor 106:916-922. Link to PDF
3. Whiteman, N.K. & R.W. Sites (2003). Lentic beetles of the Missouri Prairie Region: Habitat and regional associations, with keys to the Hydradephaga. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 129:185-243. Link to PDF
2. Whiteman, N. & R.W. Sites (2001). Aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera) state records from the Prairie Region of Missouri. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 74:101-105. Link to PDF
1. Whiteman, N.K. & B.H.P. Landwer (2000). Parasitoids reared from Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) nests in Missouri, with a new state record of Elasmus polistis Burks (Hymenoptera: Elasmidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 73:186-188. Link to PDF
5. Whiteman, N.K. & P.G. Parker (2004). Effects of host sociality on ectoparasite population biology. Journal of Parasitology 90:939-947. Link to PDF
4. Whiteman, N.K. & P.G. Parker (2004). Body condition and parasite load predict territory ownership in the Galápagos Hawk. Condor 106:916-922. Link to PDF
3. Whiteman, N.K. & R.W. Sites (2003). Lentic beetles of the Missouri Prairie Region: Habitat and regional associations, with keys to the Hydradephaga. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 129:185-243. Link to PDF
2. Whiteman, N. & R.W. Sites (2001). Aquatic Polyphaga (Coleoptera) state records from the Prairie Region of Missouri. Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 74:101-105. Link to PDF
1. Whiteman, N.K. & B.H.P. Landwer (2000). Parasitoids reared from Polistes (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae) nests in Missouri, with a new state record of Elasmus polistis Burks (Hymenoptera: Elasmidae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 73:186-188. Link to PDF
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