Representative Publications

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Heier, C. R. and J. L. Dudycha. 2009. Ecological speciation in cyclic parthenogens:  Sexual capability of experimental hybrids between Daphnia pulex and Daphnia pulicariaLimnology and Oceanography 54: 492-502.

Roach, D.A., C. Ridley and J. L. Dudycha. 2009. Longitudinal analysis of Plantago:  Age by environment interactions reveal aging.  Ecology 90:  1427-1433.

McTaggart, S. J., J. L. Dudycha, A. Omilian & T. J. Crease.  2007.  Rates of recombination in the ribosomal DNA of apomictically propagated Daphnia obtusa lines. Genetics 175:  311-320.

Omilian, A., M. E. A. Cristescu, J. L. Dudycha, & M. Lynch. 2006. Ameiotic recombination in asexual lineages of Daphnia. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103: 18638-18643.

Robinson, C.D., S. Lourido, S. P. Whelan, J. L. Dudycha, M. Lynch and S. Isern.  2006.  Viral transgenesis of the freshwater microcrustacean DaphniaJournal of Experimental Zoology 305A: 62-67.

Dudycha, J. L. and M. Lynch.  2005.  Conserved ontogeny and allometric scaling of resource acquisition and allocation in the Daphniidae. Evolution 59: 565-576.

Dudycha, J. L. 2004.  Mortality dynamics of Daphnia in contrasting habitats and their role in ecological divergence.  Freshwater Biology, 49:  505-514.

Dudycha, J. L. and D. A. Roach.  2003.  Pathogen frequency in an age-structured population of Plantago lanceolata. Oecologia 136:  141-147.

Dudycha, J. L. 2003. A multi-environment comparison of senescence between sister species of DaphniaOecologia 135:  555-563

Dudycha, J. L.  2001.  The senescence of Daphnia from risky and safe habitats.  Ecology Letters 4(2):  102-105.

Dudycha, J. L. and A. J. Tessier.  1999.  Natural genetic variation of life span, reproduction and juvenile growth in DaphniaEvolution 53:  1744-1756.

 

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