Supergene evolution November 27, 2018 Along with collaborators Elaina Tuttle, Chris Balakrishnan, and others, Alan recently published a paper in Current Biology about the evolutionary hip and fitness consequences of a super-gene in the... Read More Supergene evolution
Alan co-authors a paper in eLife with members of the Johnston lab at Johns Hopkins December 18, 2017 This paper identifies a common insertion polymorphism that affects color preference in flies.
Alan publishes a paper in PNAS October 31, 2017 Using simulations and theory, this paper demonstrates the necessary conditions for stable oscillations in allele frequency over seasonal time scales. Read More Alan publishes a paper in PNAS
Dr. Priscilla Erickson wins a JCC post-doctoral fellowship! May 22, 2017 Priscilla's fellowship is aimed at understanding the genetics of photoperiod and temperature induced diapsue in Drosophila. Congrats Priscilla!
Dr. Dörthe Becker joins the lab! October 26, 2016 Dörthe has joined the Bergland lab as a post-doc. She will be studying the physiological basis and evolution of defensive morphologies in Daphnia.