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73
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20580
World Ranking
1186
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439

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Jeffrey L. Feder is affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these broad fields, Feder's work emphasizes subfields such as Insect Science, Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's recent publications span significant journals and venues, reflecting a diverse range of topics in evolutionary biology and genetics. Notable recent papers include:

  • Inversion breakpoints and the evolution of supergenes (2021, Molecular Ecology)
  • Genome-wide variation and transcriptional changes in diverse developmental processes underlie the rapid evolution of seasonal adaptation (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • Large-scale mutation in the evolution of a gene complex for cryptic coloration (2020, Science)
  • Increasing our ability to predict contemporary evolution (2020, Nature Communications)
  • How many genetic changes create new species? (2021, Science)

Feder frequently collaborates with several researchers, which indicates a cooperative approach to their scientific inquiries. Their most frequent co-authors include:

  • Patrik Nosil
  • Zachariah Gompert
  • Glen R. Hood
  • Clarissa F. de Carvalho
  • Romain Villoutreix

The primary publication venues in which Feder's work appears include:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Environmental Entomology
  • Science
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Their research addresses a range of topics within biological sciences, particularly focusing on:

  • Insect behavior and control techniques
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Forest Insect Ecology and Management
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect and Pesticide Research

Among their recognitions, Jeffrey L. Feder was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Genomics and the origin of species

    Ole Seehausen;Roger K. Butlin;Irene Keller;Catherine Wagner

  • The genomics of speciation-with-gene-flow

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Scott P. Egan;Patrik Nosil;Patrik Nosil

  • Sympatric speciation in phytophagous insects: moving beyond controversy?

    Stewart H. Berlocher;Jeffrey L. Feder

  • Finding Evolutionary Processes Hidden in Cryptic Species

    Torsten H. Struck;Jeffrey L. Feder;Mika Bendiksby;Mika Bendiksby;Siri Birkeland

  • Genetic differentiation between sympatric host races of the apple maggot fly Rhagoletis pomonella

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Charles A. Chilcote;Guy L. Bush

  • Host fidelity is an effective premating barrier between sympatric races of the apple maggot fly

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Susan B. Opp;Brian Wlazlo;Katherine Reynolds

  • Natural selection and sympatric divergence in the apple maggot Rhagoletis pomonella.

    Kenneth E. Filchak;Joseph B. Roethele;Jeffrey L. Feder

  • Stick Insect Genomes Reveal Natural Selection’s Role in Parallel Speciation

    Víctor Soria-Carrasco;Zachariah Gompert;Aaron A. Comeault;Timothy E. Farkas

  • Genomic divergence during speciation: causes and consequences.

    Patrik Nosil;Jeffrey L. Feder

  • Allopatric genetic origins for sympatric host-plant shifts and race formation in Rhagoletis.

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Stewart H. Berlocher;Joseph B. Roethele;Hattie Dambroski

  • Conservation in a cup of water: estimating biodiversity and population abundance from environmental DNA.

    David M Lodge;Cameron R. Turner;Christopher L. Jerde;Matthew A. Barnes

  • Widespread genomic divergence during sympatric speciation

    Andrew P. Michel;Sheina Sim;Thomas H. Q. Powell;Michael S. Taylor

  • THE EFFICACY OF DIVERGENCE HITCHHIKING IN GENERATING GENOMIC ISLANDS DURING ECOLOGICAL SPECIATION: EFFICACY OF DIVERGENCE HITCHHIKING

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Patrik Nosil

  • Herbivorous insects: model systems for the comparative study of speciation ecology.

    Daniel J. Funk;Kenneth E. Filchak;Jeffrey L. Feder

  • Global Introductions of Crayfishes: Evaluating the Impact of Species Invasions on Ecosystem Services

    David M. Lodge;Andrew Deines;Francesca Gherardi;Darren C.J. Yeo

  • Speciation genetics: evolving approaches

    Mohamed A F Noor;Jeffrey L Feder

  • THE EFFICACY OF DIVERGENCE HITCHHIKING IN GENERATING GENOMIC ISLANDS DURING ECOLOGICAL SPECIATION

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Patrik Nosil

  • Fruit odor discrimination and sympatric host race formation in Rhagoletis

    Charles Linn;Jeffrey L. Feder;Satoshi Nojima;Hattie R. Dambroski

  • Mayr, Dobzhansky, and Bush and the complexities of sympatric speciation in Rhagoletis.

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Xianfa Xie;Juan Rull;Sebastian Velez

  • Comparing Adaptive Radiations Across Space, Time, and Taxa

    Rosemary G Gillespie;Gordon M Bennett;Luc De Meester;Jeffrey L Feder

  • Evidence for Inversion Polymorphism Related to Sympatric Host Race Formation in the Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella

    Jeffrey L Feder;Joseph B Roethele;Kenneth Filchak;Julie Niedbalski

Frequent Co-Authors

Patrik Nosil
Patrik Nosil University of Sheffield
Scott P. Egan
Scott P. Egan Rice University
Gregory J. Ragland
Gregory J. Ragland University of Colorado Denver
Bernard J. Crespi
Bernard J. Crespi Simon Fraser University
Rebecca J. Safran
Rebecca J. Safran University of Colorado Boulder
Rüdiger Riesch
Rüdiger Riesch Royal Holloway University of London
Charles E. Linn
Charles E. Linn Cornell University
Martin Aluja
Martin Aluja Instituto de Ecología
Guy L. Bush
Guy L. Bush Michigan State University
David M. Lodge
David M. Lodge Cornell University

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