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Overview

Michael G. Ritchie is affiliated with the University of St Andrews in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, the scientist's work focuses on several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Genetics; Insect Science; Molecular Biology; and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The main topics covered in Michael G. Ritchie's publications include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
  • Insect behavior and control techniques

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Michael G. Ritchie reflect these topics and fields of study. Notable works include:

  • "Genomic Analysis of European Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reveals Longitudinal Structure, Continent-Wide Selection, and Previously Unknown DNA Viruses" (2020), published in Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "DrosoPhyla: Resources for Drosophilid Phylogeny and Systematics" (2021), published in Genome Biology and Evolution
  • "The discovery, distribution, and diversity of DNA viruses associated with Drosophila melanogaster in Europe" (2021), published in Virus Evolution
  • "The Pleistocene species pump past its prime: Evidence from European butterfly sister species" (2021), published in Molecular Ecology
  • "Sex-specific responses to cold in a very cold-tolerant, northern Drosophila species" (2021), published in Heredity

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues with multiple contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Evolution Letters
  • Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • Genome Biology and Evolution

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Michael G. Ritchie's research output. Frequent co-authors include Leeban H. Yusuf, Maaria Kankare, Venera Tyukmaeva, Rhonda R. Snook, and R. Axel W. Wiberg. The counts of collaborations with these co-authors range from eight to thirteen joint works, indicating sustained partnerships in their scientific investigations.

Best Publications

  • Hybridization and speciation

    R. Abbott;D. Albach;S. Ansell;J. W. Arntzen

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

    Andrew G. Clark;Michael B. Eisen;Michael B. Eisen;Douglas R. Smith;Casey M. Bergman

  • Sexual Selection and Speciation

    Michael G. Ritchie

  • What do we need to know about speciation

    Roger Butlin;Allan Debelle;Claudius Kerth;Rhonda R. Snook

  • The shape of female mating preferences

    Michael G. Ritchie

  • Drosophila song as a species-specific mating signal and the behavioural importance of Kyriacou & Hall cycles in D. melanogaster song.

    Michael G. Ritchie;Elizabeth J. Halsey;Jennifer M. Gleason

  • EVOLUTION OF COURTSHIP SONG AND REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION IN THE DROSOPHILA WILLISTONI SPECIES COMPLEX: DO SEXUAL SIGNALS DIVERGE THE MOST QUICKLY?

    Jennifer M. Gleason;Michael G. Ritchie

  • Symmetry in the Songs of Crickets

    L. W. Simmons;Michael G. Ritchie

  • Genetic coupling in mate recognition systems: what is the evidence?

    R. K. Butlin;M. G. Ritchie

  • Phylogeographic information systems: putting the geography into phylogeography

    David M. Kidd;Michael G. Ritchie

  • Genomic Analysis of European Drosophila melanogaster Populations Reveals Longitudinal Structure, Continent-Wide Selection, and Previously Unknown DNA Viruses

    Martin Kapun;Maite G. Barrón;Fabian Staubach;Darren J. Obbard

  • Molecular phylogeny of the livebearing Goodeidae (Cyprinodontiformes).

    Shane A. Webb;Jefferson A. Graves;Constantino Macias-Garcia;Anne E. Magurran

  • Nonlinear and correlational sexual selection on 'honest' female ornamentation.

    Natasha R. LeBas;Leon R. Hockham;Michael G. Ritchie

  • Male age, mating status and nuptial gift quality in a bushcricket

    Nina Wedell;Michael G. Ritchie

  • Drosophila chemoreceptor gene evolution: selection, specialization and genome size.

    Anastasia Gardiner;Daniel Barker;Roger K. Butlin;William C. Jordan

  • Rapid Convergent Evolution in Wild Crickets

    Sonia Pascoal;Timothee Cezard;Aasta Eik-Nes;Karim Gharbi

  • Genetic tools for studying adaptation and the evolution of behavior.

    Christine R B Boake;Stevan J Arnold;Felix Breden;Lisa M Meffert

  • Insect capa neuropeptides impact desiccation and cold tolerance

    Selim Terhzaz;Nicholas M. Teets;Pablo Cabrero;Louise Henderson

  • Behaviour and speciation.

    R. K. Butlin;M. G. Ritchie

  • Do quantitative trait loci (QTL) for a courtship song difference between Drosophila simulans and D. sechellia coincide with candidate genes and intraspecific QTL

    Jennifer M. Gleason;Michael G. Ritchie

  • The Genome and Methylome of a Beetle with Complex Social Behavior, Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera: Silphidae)

    Christopher B. Cunningham;Lexiang Ji;R. Axel W. Wiberg;Jennifer Shelton

  • Parallel evolution? Microsatellite variation of recently isolated marine and freshwater three‐spined stickleback

    G. Á. ÓLafsdóttir;S. S. Snorrason;M. G. Ritchie

Frequent Co-Authors

Roger K. Butlin
Roger K. Butlin University of Sheffield
Rhonda R. Snook
Rhonda R. Snook Stockholm University
Mohamed A. F. Noor
Mohamed A. F. Noor Duke University
Karim Gharbi
Karim Gharbi University of Edinburgh
Thomas Flatt
Thomas Flatt University of Fribourg
Allen J. Moore
Allen J. Moore University of Georgia
John Hunt
John Hunt Western Sydney University
Volker Loeschcke
Volker Loeschcke Aarhus University
Marta Pascual
Marta Pascual University of Barcelona
Jeff A. Graves
Jeff A. Graves University of St Andrews

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