F. M. Steiner

The radiation of Austral teals and the evolution of flightlessness

This study presents the first whole mitogenome-based phylogeny of Austral teals, revealing their divergence from mallards in the late Miocene and radiation into flightless and volant lineages.

Evolutionary history of an Alpine archaeognath(Machilis pallida) - insights from different variant types

This study uses different variant types to reconstruct the evolutionary history of Machilis pallida, revealing insights into parthenogenesis, polyploidy, and glaciation survival.

Decrypting the microbiota on the black soldier fly's (Hermetia illucens L., Diptera: Stratiomyidae) egg surface and their origin during development

This study investigates the microbiota on black soldier fly eggs and its origin during development, finding that microbial communities shift from Enterobacteriaceae in larvae to Burkholderiaceae in eggs.

No influence of antibiotic on locomotion in Drosophila nigrosparsa after recovery, but influence on microbiome, possibly mediating wing-morphology change

This study investigates the effects of tetracycline on Drosophila nigrosparsa locomotion, wing morphology, and gut microbiome, finding no impact on locomotion but changes in microbiome and wing morphology.

Hybridization dynamics and extensive introgression in the Daphnia longispina species complex: new insights from a high-quality Daphnia galeata reference genome

This study presents a high-quality genome of Daphnia galeata and analyzes hybridization and introgression in the Daphnia longispina species complex using genomic data from multiple populations and hybrids.

Differential gene expression in Drosophila melanogaster and D. nigrosparsa infected with the same Wolbachia strain

The paper compares gene expression changes in two Drosophila species infected with the same Wolbachia strain, finding species-specific responses and shared changes in heme binding and oxidation-reduction genes.

Wolbachia affect behavior and possibly reproductive compatibility but not thermoresistance, fecundity, and morphology in a novel transinfected host, Drosophila nigrosparsa

This study transinfected Drosophila nigrosparsa with Wolbachia wMel and found increased locomotion but no effects on fecundity, thermoresistance, or morphology.

Classic and introgressed selective sweeps shape mimicry loci across a butterfly adaptive radiation

The paper analyzes genome sequences from Heliconius butterflies to show selection on color pattern loci, identifying both classic and introgressed selective sweeps.