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Posted: Jun 18, 2026 - 12:00pm

Here are some of the publications from January-May that are authored by UNM Biology's faculty, staff, and students:

Abouismail, Ali, Selbi Sapayeva, Erik Barry Erhardt, Ryan Maxwell, Megan Cox, Jie Ma, Irene Salinas. 2026. Priming route and age at first vaccination shape prime and boost vaccine responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Vaccine, Volume 78, 128403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2026.128403

Aközbek L, Zachary Meharg, Jillian Abendroth-McGhee, Tosin Akinsipe, Rijan Dhakal, Nicholas Gladstone, Zahida Pervaiz, Sejal Patel, Giovani Rossi, Claudia Ann Rutland, Caroline Bendickson, Adam Kranz, Ellen O Martinson, Scott P Egan, F Alex Feltus, David J Clarke, John T Lovell, Jenell Webber, Lori Beth Boston, Haley Hale, Hannah McCoy, Jane Grimwood, Sarah B Carey, Leslie Goertzen, Alex Harkess, A haplotype-resolved, chromosome-scale genome assembly for the southern live oak, Quercus virginiana, G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026, jkag023, https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkag023

Amortegui X, Sharon Karniely, Avi Eldar, Reuven Wiener, Sayanika Banerjee, Polina Zeltser, Rachel Zamostiano, Eran Bacharach, Irene Salinas, Trout granulomatous virus (TGV) infection is associated with disruption of gill morphology, endothelial damage, and local gill immune responses in rainbow trout, Fish & Shellfish Immunology, Volume 173, 2026, 111266, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2026.111266

Anderson LC, Helen J. Wearing. Modeling the within-host dynamics of S. mansoni: The consequences of treatment frequency and inconsistent efficacy for disease control. medRxiv 2026.02.26.26347231; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.26.26347231

Arroyo-Torres I, Brant SV, Giermakowski JT, Armijo S, Barrow LN. MUSEUM SPECIMENS OF WESTERN DIAMOND-BACKED RATTLESNAKES (VIPERIDAE: CROTALUS ATROX) REVEAL TRENDS IN BODY SIZE, DIET, AND ENDOPARASITES OVER THE LAST 75 YEARS. The Journal of Parasitology. 2026 Apr;112(3):250–260. https://doi.org/10.1645/24-85

Baine, Q., V. G. Martinson, and E. O. Martinson. 2026. “ Evidence for Cascading Host-Associated Differentiation in Insect Gall Trophic Networks.” Molecular Ecology 35, no. 1: e70223. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70223

Barela Hudgell, M.A., Osborne, M.J., Salinas, I. Turner, T. A chromosome-level genome for gila trout (Oncorhynchus gilae) provides a novel resource for conservation and management. BMC Genomics (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-026-12917-2

Bassiouni, M., Lewis, R., Oldham, J., Quetawki, M., Bouchard, S., Still, C., Litvak, M., and Gough, C. Creative Curiosity Transforms Ecosystem Flux Science into Embodied Experiences of Nature’s Resilience , EGU General Assembly 2026, Vienna, Austria, 3–8 May 2026, EGU26-22113, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-22113

Bhuiyan, M. K. B. O., P. Baca, E. Hinz, Mattison, P. et al. 2026. “ Reduced Fat Oxidation as a Potential Pathway Linking Early-Life Adversity to Obesity Risk: Evidence From Vanuatu.” American Journal of Human Biology 38, no. 1: e70208. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajhb.70208.

Blanco, Carlos A. The likely arrival of Lycorma delicatula in Mexico: what can be done that really works to stop it. Southwestern Entomologist, 51(1):187-210 (2026). https://doi.org/10.3958/059.051.0115

Brant SV. PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: EXPLORING A CENTURY OF PARASITOLOGICAL STEWARDSHIP. The Journal of Parasitology. 2025 Nov;111(6):836–840. https://doi.org/10.1645/25-93

Caeiro-Dias G, Osborne MJ, Turner TF. 2026. Time is of the essence: using archived samples in the development of a GT-seq panel to preserve continuity of ongoing genetic monitoring. PeerJ 14:e20726 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20726

Camak, David T., Megan J Osborne, Thomas F Turner. Retention of ancestral polymorphism, not recent introgression, best explains elevated levels of genetic variation in Gila Trout Oncorhynchus gilae, Journal of Heredity, 2026;, esaf110, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaf110

Céspedes Arias LN, Andrés M Cuervo, Carlos Daniel Cadena, Elisa Bonaccorso, Christopher Witt, Irby Lovette, Leonardo Campagna, History of divergence and gene flow shaping geographic variation in Andean warblers (Myioborus), Evolution, 2026;, qpag083, https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpag083

Chaya, Gonzalo N Morales, Mubarak Hussain Syed. (2026) Cell cycle-dependent cues regulate temporal patterning of the Drosophila central brain neural stem cellseLife14:RP108259. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.108259.3

Cui Y, Shushi Peng , Manuel Delgado-Baquerizo, Daryl L. Moorhead, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, César Terrer, Thomas P. Smith , Yakov Kuzyakov , Josep Peñuelas , Biao Zhu , Feng Tao , Songbai Hong , Ji Chen , and Matthias C. Rillig, Productivity-driven decoupling of microbial carbon use efficiency and respiration across global soils. Sci. Adv. 12, eadz5319 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adz5319 

Denipah-Cook Q, Bryanna V. Saxton, Kristin B. Artinger, Lomeli C. Shull. 2026. PRDM paralogs are required for Meckel's cartilage formation during mandibular bone development, Developmental Biology, Volume 530, Pages 210-223, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2025.12.002

Doneski, S., & Miller, K. (2026). The Bonito diving beetle (Mystonectes neomexicanus): always rare and currently lost without observations since 1976. Journal of Lost Species, 1. https://doi.org/10.66264/jls.v1i1.34

Dubos N, Steven Calesse, Kathleen C. Webster, Chloé Bernet, Gregory Deso, Thomas W. Fieldsend, Saoudati Maoulida, Soulé Mounir, Xavier Porcel, Jean-Michel Probst, Hindatou Saidou, Jérémie Souchet, Mohamed Thani Ibouroi, Markus A. Roesch. 2025. Diverging effects of global change on future invasion risks of Agama picticauda between invaded regions: Same problem, different solutions, Science of The Total Environment, Volume 1008, 180957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180957

Duclos-Katunaric M, José L. Roscales, Juan Muñoz-Arnanz, Pablo Sabat, Seth D. Newsome, Fabián M. Jaksic, Verónica Quirici, Begoña Jiménez, Cristóbal J. Galbán-Malagón, Latitude and feeding behavior affect persistent organic pollutant concentrations in Andean condors, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 511, 2026, 142117, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2026.142117

Eberle CM, Wiley DLF, McDaniels CX, Giermakowski JT, Barrow LN. 2026. Elucidating the invasion history of introduced bullfrogs in New Mexico using population genetic approaches. PeerJ 14:e20491 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20491

Ellwood ER, Gil Nelson, Breda Zimkus, John Bates, Joseph A Cook, Jyotsna Pandey, Emily Sessa, Matthew Borths, Jillian Goodwin, David Jennings, Pamela S Soltis, From Knowledge to Action: Next Steps for the Natural Science Collections Community, BioScience, 2026;, biag018, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biag018

Ernest, C., Tobler, M., De Lozano-Vilano, M.L., Mauricio De La Maza-Benignos,  Tracy A. Diver, Wade D. Wilson, Thomas F. Turner & Evan W. Carson. Population genetic and phylogenetic analysis of pupfish (Cyprinodon, Cyprinodontidae) in the Rio Conchos and adjacent rivers reveals hidden diversity. Conserv Genet27, 34 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-026-01769-8

Ferdous, J., Fricke, G.M., Cannon, J.L. Moses ME. Bigger is faster in the adaptive immune response. Sci Rep15, 44867 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-28443-2 

Gallais, J. R., Webb, R. W., & Litvak, M. E. (2025). Snow sublimation significantly decreases following stand-replacing fire with minor water balance impacts from forest thinning in a water limited forest. Water Resources Research, 61, e2025WR042119. https://doi.org/10.1029/2025WR042119

Gao, D., Kuzyakov, Y., Delgado-Baquerizo, M., Robert L. Sinsabaugh, et al. Global patterns and drivers of soil microbial nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency. Nat Commun17, 2576 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-70602-0

González, María G. Díaz, Danimar López-Hernández, Vasyl V. Tkach, Fabiana Drago, Fred D. Chibwana, Martina R. Laidemitt, Christopher A. Blanar, Verónica Núñez, Mariano Dueñas Díaz, Luis A. Gomez-Puerta, Sean A. Locke. 2026. Molecular and morphological support for the synonymy of Nephrostomum and Patagifer: discovery of new species and broad geographic connections. International Journal for Parasitology, Volume 56, Issue 5, 104748, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2025.10.008

Guangji Chen, Shuang Wang, Michael J Andersen, Christopher C Witt, et al. 2026. Draft assemblies for 177 bird species enhance genus-level coverage, GigaScience,  giag045, https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giag045

Gulisija, Davorka. 2026. Mechanisms of adaptation in rapidly changing environments. Trends in Genetics, Volume 42, Issue 5, Pages 434-445, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2026.01.014

Gustafsson, D.R., Lee, L., Grossi, A.A., Zou, F., Tan, D.J.X., Song, H.W. et al. (2026) From host to host, and continent to continent: Two phoresy-enabled Guimaraesiella hitchhiker louse species revealed by integrative taxonomy (Phthiraptera: Ischnocera). Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 40(2), 360–385. https://doi.org/10.1111/mve.70045

Gyllenhaal EF, Andrew B. Johnson, Lukas B. Klicka, Selina M. Bauernfeind, Matthew J. Baumann, Matthew L. Brady, Kevin J. Burns, Christopher C. Witt, Michael J. Andersen. Asymmetric gene flow across a desert contact zone in a riparian songbird. bioRxiv 2026.02.04.703846; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.04.703846

Gyllenhaal, Ethan F ., Lukas B Klicka, Lucas H DeCicco, Brian C Weeks, Robert G Moyle, Michael J Andersen, Gene Flow Complicates Phylogenetic Inference in an Archipelago Radiation, Systematic Biology, Volume 75, Issue 4, July 2026, Pages 694–711, https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf081

Hallinger, Kelly K., Teresa M. Pegan, Michael J. Andersen, Daniel R. Ardia, Amos Belmaker, David Chang van Oordt, Valentina Ferretti, et al. 2026. “ Comparing Tree Swallow Dispersal Strategies in a Continuous Mainland Environment.” Ecology 107(2): e70299. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70299

Hart, R.B., Picardi, S. & Avgar, T. The impacts of anthropogenic linear features on the space-use patterns of two sympatric ungulates. Mov Ecol14, 19 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-026-00628-y

Hartley S, Cooper C, Patton M, Hawn C, Jewell K, Wiggins A, et al. (2026) Heavy metals and eggshell coloration in House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) eggshells across the Eastern United States. PLoS One 21(2): e0336122. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0336122

Herzog, Kaylee S, Savanna Randi, Dickson Osabutey, Christina Paraggio, Richard Bungiro, Lisa Harrison, Irene Owusu Donkor, Francis Appiah-Tsum, Amanda Lamptey, Isaac Quaye, Shaelynn Vaughan, Michael D. Wilson, Anita Ghansah, Michael Cappello, Joseph R. Fauver. Hookworm genomic diversity and population structure from accessible sample types: A validated approach to generate genome-wide polymorphism datasets from individual third-stage larvae. bioRxiv 2026.01.06.697970; https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.06.697970

Howkins A, Chignell SM, Barrett JE, Michael N. Gooseff, Emily R. Reynebeau, David M. Robinson, Satyendra Pothula, Cristina Takacs-Vesbach and Byron J. Adams. Assessing the long-term impacts of research facilities on soil ecosystems of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Antarctic Science. Published online 2026:1-11. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102026100674

Kornetzke N, Helen J. Wearing. Quantifying Uncertainty in the Re-Emergence of Yellow Fever Virus. bioRxiv 2026.01.28.702222; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.28.702222

Kraushaar, Alec O., Eric P. Hoberg, Kurt E. Galbreath "Multiple Species of Protostrongylid Nematodes Occur in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) across the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 62(1), 253-256, (2026), https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-24-00195

Souza, A.T. Classen, J.A. Rudgers, C.M.L. Miller, J.A.M. Pyle, R. Simberloff, J.A. Fordyce, J. Harte, & S.N. Kivlin, Experimental warming decouples plant–fungal symbiont interactions and leads to a more conservative ecosystem, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 123 (8) e2510936123, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2510936123 (2026).

Loera, Y., M. Khakoo, E. Krueckeberg, Ingrid G. Nilsson, Zehao Wu, Maggie Dwire, Jennifer Adams, Lisette Waits, John K. Oakleaf, Mariel L. Campbell, Jonathan L. Dunnum, Joseph A. Cook, Bridgett M. vonHoldt. 2026. “A Dominant Founder Lineage Has Possible Fitness Costs for the Endangered Mexican Grey Wolf.” Molecular Ecology35, no. 5: e70279. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70279

MacDougall, A.S., Vanzant, B., Sulik, J., Ohlert. T.et al. The global extent of the grassland biome and implications for the terrestrial carbon sink. Nat Ecol Evol10, 246–257 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-025-02955-6

Marsh C, Matthew D. Hurteau, Owen Burney, Carbon stock models for early post-fire reforestation efforts in the southwestern US, Forest Ecology and Management, Volume 605, 2026, 123507, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123507

Martinson V.G. . 2025. The littler things that run the little things that run the world, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (50) e2528532122, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2528532122

McClain CR, Mark Genung, Corie M. Boolukos, S. River D. Bryant, Granger W. Hanks, Avery S. Hiley, James R. Junker, Philip J. Manlick, Clifton Nunnally, Chiara Romano, Greg W. Rouse, John P. Whiteman, and Seth D. Newsome. 2026. Abundance and Functional Roles, Not Richness, Govern Wood-Fall Degenerative Ecosystem Function in the Deep Sea. The American Naturalist. https://doi.org/10.1086/741526

McCullough, Jenna M., Chad M Eliason, Shannon J Hackett, Corinne E Myers, Michael J Andersen, Phylogenomics of a Genus of “Great Speciators” Reveals Rampant Incomplete Lineage Sorting, Gene Flow, and Mitochondrial Discordance in Island Systems, Systematic Biology, Volume 75, Issue 3, May 2026, Pages 406–426, https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf075

McDaniels, Chris X., Nicole Povelikin, Mysia Dye, Michelle L. Kortyna, Robert C. Jadin, Sarah A. Orlofske, Gabriela Parra-Olea, Alan R. Lemmon, Emily Moriarty Lemmon, Lisa N. Barrow. The Tangled History and Taxonomy of an Iconic Chorus Frog Complex Clarified using Genomic Analyses. bioRxiv 2026.03.09.710633; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.03.09.710633

Menking, K.M., Tipton, L.D. & Bixby, R.J. Diatom responses to late Pleistocene and Holocene climate and ecosystem change on the Rensselaer Plateau of eastern New York state, U.S.A. J Paleolimnol74, 8 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10933-026-00388-0

Mertz, Conner M., Christy J Mancuso, David M Robinson, Leigh D Yeboah, Marilyn L Fogel, Cristina Takacs-Vesbach, Seth D Newsome, Microbially derived essential amino acids compensate for dietary deficiencies in an ecologically relevant mammalian host, The ISME Journal, Volume 20, Issue 1, January 2026, wrag044, https://doi.org/10.1093/ismejo/wrag044

Metcalfe, D.B., Anders, E., Axén, H., Bermudez, A.E.et al. Gaps in tropical science from unrepresentative distribution of sampling and citation across natural terrestrial environments. Nat Commun16, 11378 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-67617-4

Mitchell-Gee R, Robert Hoff, Kumar Vishal, Daniel Hancock, Sam McKitrick, Cristina V. Newnes-Querejeta, Antonio Aguayo, David Liotta, Jennifer A. Waters, TyAnna L. Lovato, Richard M. Cripps, Michael V. Taylor. 2026. The Drosophila Him gene is essential for adult muscle function and muscle stem cell maintenance, iScience, Volume 29, Issue 2, 114670, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.114670

Morales-Góngora Y, Simoneta Negrete-Yankelevich, Gordon A Fox, Amanda S Gallinat, Sonia Gallina-Tessaro, Laurie J Goodrich, Stephen W Hoffman, Ernesto Ruelas Inzunza, How much can local weather conditions explain intra- and inter-annual variation in raptor migration counts at a Neotropical hotspot? A new analytical approach, Ornithology, Volume 143, Issue 2, April 2026, Pages 1–15, https://doi.org/10.1093/ornithology/ukaf071

Morgan-Kiss RM, Adams BJ, Pothula SK, Kalra I, Sherwell S, Barrett JE, Korstvedt R, Devlin SP, Doran PT, Gooseff MN, Hawes I, McKnight DM, Priscu JC and Takacs-Vesbach C (2026) Climate-driven hydrological connectivity alters littoral and ice-covered ecosystems of Antarctic lake margins. Front. Freshw. Sci. 3:1682442. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffwsc.2025.1682442

Muraina, T.O., Te, N., Jimoh, S.O., Robert Griffin-Nolan, Lin Song, Jiaqi Chen, Yuan Shi, Ahmed A. Amisu, Tilak Chaudhary, Qiang Yu, Melinda D. Smith, Alan K. Knapp, Scott L. Collins, Wentao Luo & Jason P. Martina. Resistance of shallow soil carbon to both short-term isolated and recurrent droughts in two semi-arid grasslands. Oecologia208, 19 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-025-05858-2

Nuñez-Penichet, C., Soberón, J., Cobos, M.E., Fernando Machado-Stredel & A. Townsend Peterson. Enhancing island biogeography: improving identification of potential species pools via environmental filtering. Sci Rep16, 15296 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-43084-9

Osborne, M. J., G. Caeiro-Dias, and T. F. Turner. 2026. “Man-Made Barriers and Augmentation Drive Spatial and Temporal Trends of Genetic Diversity and Effective Population Size in a Riverine Fish.” Molecular Ecology35, no. 10: e70380. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.70380

Oyarzún-Ruiz P, Thomas R, Santodomingo A, Echeverry D, Muñoz-Leal S, Flores V, Landaeta-Aqueveque C, Brant S, Tkach V. A new species of Trichobilharzia (Digenea: Schistosomatidae) from Mareca sibilatrix (Aves: Anatidae), an endemic South American duck. J Helminthol. 2025 Dec 23;100:e5. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022149X25101089

Parra, A.S.; Johnston, C.A. Genomic Impacts of Biological Exposures. J. Dev. Biol.2026, 14, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/jdb14010012

Peltier DMP, Shealyn C Malone, Cameron D McIntire, R Alex Thompson, Sara Pinzon-Navarro, Ksenia A Pereverzeva, Andrew D Richardson, Nathan G McDowell, Henry D Adams, Mariah S Carbone, William T Pockman, Amy M Trowbridge, Resin-based defenses in Pinus edulis are only reduced after long-term drought, Tree Physiology, Volume 46, Issue 2, February 2026, tpag004, https://doi.org/10.1093/treephys/tpag004

Perera-Castro, A.V., Márquez, D.A., Busch, F.A. and Hanson, D.T. (2026), Evidence for regulation of transpiration in nonstomatal plants: insights from bryophyte gametophytes. New Phytol. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.71206

Propst, David L.; Gido, Keith B.; and Turner, Thomas F. (2025) "A century of shifting disturbance regimes and persistence of an aridland native fish assemblage," Western North American Naturalist: Vol. 85: No. 4, Article 4. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/vol85/iss4/4

Radwanski D, Duman T, Clark KL, Vanderklein DW and Schäfer KVR (2026) Limited long-term changes in tree physiological function despite shifts in forest stand structure following moth (Lymantria dispar L.) outbreak and drought. Front. Plant Sci. 17:1776503. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2026.1776503

Raha F, Qiman Gao, Lomeli C. Shull, Kristin B. Artinger. PRDM16 is necessary for sensory neuronal development in the Trigeminal Ganglion. bioRxiv 2026.02.01.702826; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.01.702826

Reale JK, Archdeacon TP, González-Pinzón R, Summers BM, Segura MV, Joseph EA, Pittenger DW, Parmenter RR, Grace MR, Dahm CN and Van Horn DJ (2026) Wildfire variably impacted stream water quality and gross primary production in adjacent, similarly burned, montane watersheds. Front. Water 8:1779046. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2026.1779046

Reich E.G., K. Samuels-Crow, J.B. Bradford, M. Litvak, D.R. Schlaepfer, K. Ogle, Beyond optimality: Dryland ecosystems infrequently use water efficiently for carbon gain, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Volume 378, 2026, 110996, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110996

Reynebeau E., Cristina Takacs-Vesbach, Davorka Gulisija, Mitchell Newberry. 2026. Rare species advantage in Antarctic Lakes. ArXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2601.14213

Robinson BW, Ryan J. Zucker, Christopher C. Witt, Thomas Valqui, Jessie L. Williamson. 2026. Vocalizations distinguish the cryptic giant hummingbird species and clarify range limits. Journal of Field Ornithology. Vol 97(1):10. https://doi.org/10.5751/JFO-00750-970110

Rudgers, Jennifer A., Laureano A. Gherardi, Purbendra Yogi, Melissa Bacigalupa, Tom E. X. Miller, Jacob J. Blais, Lana Bolin, Scott L. Collins, Enqing Hou, Yiqi Luo, Javier O. Morales, William T. Pockman, Andrew D. Richardson, Melissa Villatoro-Castañeda, Natasha K. Wesely, Kenneth D. Whitney, Yu Zhou. 2026. “Precipitation Variability Interacts with Mean Precipitation to Restructure a Semiarid Grassland Community.” Ecology107(4): e70365. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.70365

Sabat, P., del Basto, F. & Newsome, S.D. Experimental estimates of hydrogen isotope discrimination between blood and feather in two passerines: implications for studies of avian migration. J Ornithol167, 513–520 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10336-025-02348-3 

Samoo, Nickson, Nyangacha, Ruth, Mbugua, Amos, Mwangi, Ibrahim, Syengo, Charles K., Laidemitt, Martina, Mutuku, Martin, Molluscicidal Activity of Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) and Camellia sinensis var. Assamica (Purple Tea) Extracts Against Biomphalaria pfeifferi, the Major Vector Snail of Human Schistosomiasis in Sub-Saharan Africa, Journal of Parasitology Research, 2026, 9932058, 22 pages, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1155/japr/9932058

Shamsid-Deen, M. L., and K. D. Whitney. 2026. “Phenotypic Plasticity in Arabidopsis thaliana Is Fitness-Neutral, and Costs Are Lacking Across Experimental Environments.” Ecology and Evolution16, no. 4: e73427. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73427

Shi, T.-S., P. García-Palacios, S. L. Collins, et al. 2026. “Warming Reduces the Positive Effect of Nitrogen Addition on Soil Organic Carbon in Grasslands.” Ecology Letters29, no. 4: e70379. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70379

Shipley, O.N., Cerling, T.E., Wittemyer, G., Nico Lübcker & Seth D. Newsome. Repeated migration informs amino acid nitrogen isotope incorporation in the African elephant Loxodonta africana. Oecologia208, 27 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-026-05862-0

Skidmore AM, Goodfellow SM, Nofchissey RA, Jiang L, Dunnum J, Cook JA, Guo Y, Mali I and Bradfute SB (2026) Characterization of the gut microbiome of wild Peromyscus sonoriensis in New Mexico, USA. Front. Microbiomes 5:1672092. https://doi.org/10.3389/frmbi.2026.1672092

Steele ZT, Karen Caceres, Austin D. Jameson, Virginia Stout, David C. Stoner, Kent R. Hersey, Alexander R. Gerson, Seth D. Newsome, Mark A. Ditmer, and John P. Whiteman. Oxygen Isotopes Indicate That Rocky Mountain Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus) Can Be Seasonally Nonobligate Drinkers. Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology, Volume 0, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.1086/741663

Turner TF, Dowling TE, Marsh PC, Robert W Clarkson, David L Propst, Steven P Platania, Megan J Osborne, Guilherme Caeiro Dias. Holistic Species Delimitation Supports Recognition of Multiple Lineages in the Gila robusta Complex of the American Southwest. Ichthyology & Herpetology. 2026 May;114(2):190–203. https://doi.org/10.1643/i2025026

Vega-Yánez MA, Velasco JA, Hutter CR, Franco-Mena D, Amador L, Guayasamin JM. 2026. Evolutionary conservation hotspots: key areas for threatened Neotropical glassfrogs under climate change scenarios. PeerJ 14:e21165 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.21165

Vinciguerra, Nicholas T., Brett W. Benz, Jenna M. McCullough, Robert G. Moyle, Michael J. Andersen, Phylogenomics and biogeography of honeyeaters in the genus Myzomela (Meliphagidae), Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, Volume 222, 2026, 108644, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2026.108644

Wani, Adil Rashid,Rahail Ashraf, Riley Woerner, Zoe Marriner, Michael Velasquez,Tulaib Azam, Qussin Joo, Monica Dus, Mubarak Hussain Syed. Developmental temporal programs govern and maintain neuronal identity and function in adult circuits. bioRxiv 2026.01.28.702037; https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.28.702037

Wiley, D.L.F., Williamson, J.L., Fischer, S.E., Selina M. Bauernfeind, Henry M. Streby, Kathy Granillo, Christopher C. Witt & Lisa N. Barrow. Parallel elevational replacement of hosts and parasites in a highly susceptible songbird genus. Oecologia208, 54 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-026-05892-8

Williams, C. M., Machado-Stredel, F., Martindale, R. C., & Myers, C. E. (2026). Integrating fossil data in ecological niche models to improve predictions of future habitat of Caribbean corals. Conservation Biology, e70323. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.70323

Yazzie, Sydnee J., Mijung Oh, Eunju Lim, Onamma Edeh, Edward Barr, Ting Jiang, Tou Yia Vue, Shuguang Leng, Eric Prossnitz, Robert Miller, Kartika Wardhani, Connor Dixson, Jennifer Gillette, Katherine E. Zychowski. 2026. Acute wood smoke exposure is associated with cell-specific hippocampal transcriptomic responses in an accelerated ovarian failure mouse model. Neuro Toxicology, Volume 115, 103476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2026.103476

Zhang S-M (2026) Snail 3G: genomics, genetics, and gene-editing of Biomphalaria glabrata. Front. Genet. 17:1721789. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2026.1721789

Zhao M, Gregory Thom, Brant C Faircloth, Michael J Andersen, F Keith Barker, Brett W Benz, Michael J Braun, Gustavo A Bravo, Robb T Brumfield, R Terry Chesser, Elizabeth P Derryberry, Travis C Glenn, Michael G Harvey, Peter A Hosner, Tyler S Imfeld, Leo Joseph, Joseph D Manthey, John E McCormack, Jenna M McCullough, Robert G Moyle, Carl H Oliveros, Noor D White Carreiro, Kevin Winker, Daniel J Field, Daniel T Ksepka, Edward L Braun, Rebecca T Kimball, Brian Tilston Smith, Efficient Inference of Macrophylogenies: Insights from the Avian Tree of Life, Systematic Biology, Volume 75, Issue 4, July 2026, Pages 712–734, https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syaf080

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