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D-Index
40
Citations
5724
World Ranking
6161
National Ranking
2092

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Laurence D. Mueller is affiliated with the University of California, Irvine in the United States. Their research primarily falls within the field of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus on Genetics, Ecology, Molecular Biology, Aging, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine as subfields.

The scientist's research topics cover several areas including physiological and biochemical adaptations, genetic diversity and population structure, genetics, aging and longevity in model organisms, genetic mapping and diversity in plants and animals, genomics and phylogenetic studies, medicinal plants and bioactive compounds, as well as complementary and alternative medicine studies.

Laurence D. Mueller has published multiple papers across various journals. Some recent works include:

  • Predicting death by the loss of intestinal function, 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • Diet and Botanical Supplementation: Combination Therapy for Healthspan Improvement?, 2020, published in Rejuvenation Research
  • Hamiltonian patterns of age-dependent adaptation to novel environments, 2020, published in PLoS ONE
  • The effects of adaptation to urea on feeding rates and growth in Drosophila larvae, 2021, published in Ecology and Evolution
  • Building Bridges from Genome to Physiology Using Machine Learning and Drosophila Experimental Evolution, 2023, published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Their research has appeared frequently in venues such as PLoS ONE, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Rejuvenation Research, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, and Ecology and Evolution.

Laurence D. Mueller frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Michael R. Rose, Thomas T. Barter, Mark Phillips, Grant A. Rutledge, and Larry G. Cabral.

In addition to journal publications, they have contributed to book publications, including "Stability in Model Populations (MPB-31)" published by Princeton University Press in 2020.

Laurence D. Mueller has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) since 2008.

Best Publications

  • Evolutionary theory predicts late-life mortality plateaus.

    Laurence D. Mueller;Michael R. Rose

  • Trade-off between r-selection and K-selection in Drosophila populations.

    Laurence D. Mueller;Francisco J. Ayala

  • Genetic variation and random drift in autotetraploid populations.

    M E Moody;L D Mueller;D E Soltis

  • Theoretical and Empirical Examination of Density-Dependent Selection

    Laurence D. Mueller

  • Density-dependent natural selection and trade-offs in life history traits.

    Laurence D. Mueller;Pingzhong Guo;Francisco J. Ayala

  • Evolution of accelerated senescence in laboratory populations of drosophila

    Laurence D. Mueller

  • HAMILTON'S FORCES OF NATURAL SELECTION AFTER FORTY YEARS

    Michael R. Rose;Casandra L. Rauser;Gregory Benford;Margarida Matos

  • Density-dependent natural selection in Drosophila: Trade-offs between larval food acquisition and utilization

    Amitabh Joshi;Laurence D. Mueller

  • Estimation and interpretation of genetic distance in empirical studies.

    Laurence D. Mueller;Francisco J. Ayala

  • A genetic polymorphism maintained by natural selection in a temporally varying environment.

    Daniel J. Borash;Allen G. Gibbs;Amitabh Joshi;Laurence D. Mueller

  • DENSITY-DEPENDENT POPULATION GROWTH AND NATURAL SELECTION IN FOOD-LIMITED ENVIRONMENTS: THE DROSOPHILA MODEL

    Laurence D. Mueller

  • Evolution of late-life mortality in Drosophila melanogaster.

    Michael R. Rose;Mark D. Drapeau;Puya G. Yazdi;Kandarp H. Shah

  • Stability in Model Populations

    Laurence D. Mueller;Amitabh Joshi

  • Evolution of competitive ability in Drosophila by density-dependent natural selection.

    Laurence D. Mueller

  • EVOLUTION OF HIGHER FEEDING RATE IN DROSOPHILA DUE TO DENSITY-DEPENDENT NATURAL SELECTION.

    Amitabh Joshi;Laurence D. Mueller

  • Statistical Inference on Measures of Niche Overlap

    Laurence D. Mueller;Lee Altenberg

  • HOW REPEATABLE IS ADAPTIVE EVOLUTION? THE ROLE OF GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN AND FOUNDER EFFECTS IN LABORATORY ADAPTATION

    Pedro Simões;Josiane Santos;Inês Fragata;Laurence D. Mueller

  • What is Aging

    Michael Rose;Thomas Flatt;Joseph L. Graves Jr;Lee F Greer

  • DENSITY-DEPENDENT NATURAL SELECTION IN DROSOPHILA: EVOLUTION OF GROWTH RATE AND BODY SIZE.

    Mauro Santos;Daniel J. Borash;Amitabh Joshi;Nira Bounlutay

  • DENSITY-DEPENDENT EVOLUTION OF LIFE-HISTORY TRAITS IN DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER.

    Todd J. Bierbaum;Laurence D. Mueller;Francisco J. Ayala

  • Genomics of Parallel Experimental Evolution in Drosophila.

    Graves Jl;Hertweck Kl;Phillips Ma;Han Mv

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael R. Rose
Michael R. Rose University of California, Irvine
Francisco J. Ayala
Francisco J. Ayala University of California, Irvine
Allen G. Gibbs
Allen G. Gibbs University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Anthony D. Long
Anthony D. Long University of California, Irvine
Marcus W. Feldman
Marcus W. Feldman Stanford University
David J. Balding
David J. Balding University of Melbourne
David G. Heckel
David G. Heckel Max Planck Society
Bruce Budowle
Bruce Budowle University of North Texas Health Science Center
Montgomery Slatkin
Montgomery Slatkin University of California, Berkeley
Terence P. Speed
Terence P. Speed Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research

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