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35
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6421
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7299
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Overview

Scott P. Egan is affiliated with Rice University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research focuses on topics including Plant and Animal Studies, Hymenoptera Taxonomy and Phylogeny, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, and Genetic Diversity and Population Structure.

Frequent collaborators in their research include Glen R. Hood, Linyi Zhang, Pedro F. P. Brandão-Dias, Kelly L. Weinersmith, and Y. Miles Zhang.

Scott P. Egan has been published multiple times across several scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues are:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Molecular Ecology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Insect Systematics and Diversity

Some recent papers authored by Scott P. Egan include:

  • Environmental DNA survey captures patterns of fish and invertebrate diversity across a tropical seascape, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Tissue-specific gene expression shows a cynipid wasp repurposes oak host gene networks to create a complex and novel parasite-specific organ, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) removal rates in streams differ by particle size under varying substrate and light conditions, 2023, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Particle size influences decay rates of environmental DNA in aquatic systems, 2023, Molecular Ecology Resources
  • Size-associated energetic constraints on the seasonal onset of reproduction in a species with indeterminate growth, 2023, Oikos

Best Publications

  • The genomics of speciation-with-gene-flow

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

  • Heterogeneous genomic differentiation between walking-stick ecotypes: "isolation by adaptation" and multiple roles for divergent selection.

    Patrik Nosil;Scott P. Egan;Daniel J. Funk

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

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

  • 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

  • Risk Analysis and Bioeconomics of Invasive Species to Inform Policy and Management

    David M. Lodge;David M. Lodge;Paul W. Simonin;Stanley W. Burgiel;Reuben P. Keller

  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) detects the invasive rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus at low abundances

    Matthew M. Dougherty;Matthew M. Dougherty;Eric R. Larson;Eric R. Larson;Eric R. Larson;Mark A. Renshaw;Crysta A. Gantz

  • Selection and genomic differentiation during ecological speciation: isolating the contributions of host association via a comparative genome scan of Neochlamisus bebbianae leaf beetles.

    Scott P. Egan;Patrik Nosil;Daniel J. Funk

  • Experimental evidence of genome‐wide impact of ecological selection during early stages of speciation‐with‐gene‐flow

    Scott P. Egan;Scott P. Egan;Gregory J. Ragland;Gregory J. Ragland;Lauren Assour;Thomas H.Q. Powell;Thomas H.Q. Powell

  • Developmental trajectories of gene expression reveal candidates for diapause termination: a key life-history transition in the apple maggot fly Rhagoletis pomonella

    Gregory J. Ragland;Scott P. Egan;Jeffrey L. Feder;Stewart H. Berlocher

  • Geographic Mode of Speciation and Genomic Divergence

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Samuel M. Flaxman;Scott P. Egan;Aaron A. Comeault

  • Early detection monitoring for aquatic non-indigenous species: Optimizing surveillance, incorporating advanced technologies, and identifying research needs

    Anett S. Trebitz;Joel C. Hoffman;John A. Darling;Erik M. Pilgrim

  • Host plant quality and local adaptation determine the distribution of a gall-forming herbivore.

    Scott P. Egan;James R. Ott

  • Sequential divergence and the multiplicative origin of community diversity

    Glen R. Hood;Andrew A. Forbes;Thomas H. Q. Powell;Thomas H. Q. Powell;Scott P. Egan;Scott P. Egan

  • Evidence for a recent horizontal transmission and spatial spread of Wolbachia from endemic Rhagoletis cerasi (Diptera: Tephritidae) to invasive Rhagoletis cingulata in Europe.

    Hannes Schuler;Coralie Bertheau;Scott P Egan;Jeffrey L Feder

  • Individual advantages to ecological specialization: insights on cognitive constraints from three conspecific taxa

    Scott P Egan;Daniel J Funk

  • Environmental DNA survey captures patterns of fish and invertebrate diversity across a tropical seascape.

    Bryan N. Nguyen;Bryan N. Nguyen;Elaine W. Shen;Elaine W. Shen;Janina Seemann;Adrienne M. S. Correa

  • Environmental DNA (eDNA) detects the invasive crayfishes Orconectes rusticus and Pacifastacus leniusculus in large lakes of North America

    Eric R. Larson;Eric R. Larson;Eric R. Larson;Mark A. Renshaw;Crysta A. Gantz;John Umek

  • Ecologically dependent postmating isolation between sympatric host forms of Neochlamisus bebbianae leaf beetles.

    Scott P. Egan;Daniel J. Funk

  • Water Flow and Biofilm Cover Influence Environmental DNA Detection in Recirculating Streams.

    Arial J. Shogren;Jennifer L. Tank;Scott P. Egan;Olivia August

  • Rapid Invasive Species Detection by Combining Environmental DNA with Light Transmission Spectroscopy

    Scott P. Egan;Matthew A. Barnes;Ching Ting Hwang;Andrew R. Mahon;Andrew R. Mahon

  • Genome-Wide Congealing and Rapid Transitions across the Speciation Continuum during Speciation with Gene Flow

    Jeffrey L. Feder;Patrik Nosil;Aaron C. Wacholder;Scott P. Egan

  • Patterns of Genomic Differentiation between Ecologically Differentiated M and S Forms of Anopheles gambiae in West and Central Africa

    Kyanne R. Reidenbach;Daniel Edward Neafsey;Carlo Costantini;N’Fale Sagnon

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey L. Feder
Jeffrey L. Feder University of Notre Dame
Patrik Nosil
Patrik Nosil University of Sheffield
Gregory J. Ragland
Gregory J. Ragland University of Colorado Denver
David M. Lodge
David M. Lodge Cornell University
Martin Aluja
Martin Aluja Instituto de Ecología
Jennifer L. Tank
Jennifer L. Tank University of Notre Dame
Andrew H. Altieri
Andrew H. Altieri University of Florida
Diogo Bolster
Diogo Bolster University of Notre Dame
Keith A. Crandall
Keith A. Crandall George Washington University
Marc A. T. Muskavitch
Marc A. T. Muskavitch Biogen (United States)

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