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71
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18745
World Ranking
1311
National Ranking
483

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Therese A. Markow is affiliated with the University of California, San Diego in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the broader scope of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with additional contributions in agricultural and biological sciences.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, Markow's subfields of focus feature:

  • Genetics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Plant Science
  • Ecological Modeling

The core topics addressed by their work consist of:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • RNA Research and Splicing
  • RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Markow has contributed to recent publications that include:

  • "Gene expression and alternative splicing dynamics are perturbed in female head transcriptomes following heterospecific copulation" (2021, BMC Genomics)
  • "A de novo transcriptional atlas in Danaus plexippus reveals variability in dosage compensation across tissues" (2021, Communications Biology)
  • "Mitochondrial DNA barcodes provide insight into the phylogeography and subspecies controversy in the widespread Neotropical white peacock butterfly, Anartia jatrophae (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae)" (2020, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society)
  • "Multiscale analysis of the randomization limits of the chromosomal gene organization between Lepidoptera and Diptera" (2022, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences)
  • "Phenotypic diversity, population genetics and interspecific relationships of the Neotropical banded peacock butterfly Anartia fatima (Nymphalidae: Nymphalinae)" (2022, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Pablo Luis Hernández-Cervantes
  • José M. Ranz
  • Nestor O. Nazario-Yepiz
  • Cei Abreu-Goodger
  • Edward Pfeiler

Markow has published multiple papers in recurring scholarly venues, such as:

  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • BMC Genomics
  • Communications Biology

Among their professional recognitions, Markow was awarded the status of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny.

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

  • Biological stoichiometry from genes to ecosystems.

    James Elser;R. W. Sterner;E. Gorokhova;W. F. Fagan

  • Growth rate–stoichiometry couplings in diverse biota

    J. J. Elser;K. Acharya;M. Kyle;James B Cotner

  • Drosophila : a guide to species identification and use

    Therese A. Markow;Patrick M. O'Grady

  • Developmental Instability: Its Origins and Evolutionary Implications

    Therese Ann Markow

  • Delayed male maturity is a cost of producing large sperm in Drosophila

    Scott Pitnick;Therese A. Markow;Greg S. Spicer

  • Evolutionary Ecology and Developmental Instability

    Therese Ann Markow

  • Reproductive ecology of Drosophila

    T. A. Markow;P. O’Grady

  • Male Gametic Strategies: Sperm Size, Testes Size, and the Allocation of Ejaculate Among Successive Mates by the Sperm-Limited Fly Drosophila pachea and Its Relatives

    Scott Pitnick;Therese A. Markow

  • The secret lives of Drosophila flies

    Therese Ann Markow

  • How long is a giant sperm

    Scott Pitnick;Greg S. Spicer;Therese A. Markow

  • Polytene Chromosomal Maps of 11 Drosophila Species: The Order of Genomic Scaffolds Inferred From Genetic and Physical Maps

    Stephen W. Schaeffer;Arjun Bhutkar;Arjun Bhutkar;Bryant F. McAllister;Muneo Matsuda

  • Heritable endosymbionts of Drosophila.

    Mariana Mateos;Sergio J. Castrezana;Becky J. Nankivell;Anne M. Estes

  • Effects of starvation and desiccation on energy metabolism in desert and mesic Drosophila

    M.T. Marron;T.A. Markow;K.J. Kain;A.G. Gibbs

  • Analysis of Drosophila Species Genome Size and Satellite DNA Content Reveals Significant Differences Among Strains as Well as Between Species

    Giovanni Bosco;Paula Campbell;Joao T. Leiva-Neto;Therese A. Markow

  • Evolutionary Genetics of Reproductive Behavior in Drosophila: Connecting the Dots

    Therese Ann Markow;Patrick M. O'Grady

  • The Functional Significance of Ribosomal (r)DNA Variation: Impacts on the Evolutionary Ecology of Organisms

    Lawrence J. Weider;James J. Elser;Teresa J. Crease;Mariana Mateos

  • Drosophila Males Contribute to Oogenesis in a Multiple Mating Species

    Therese A. Markow;Paul F. Ankney

  • LARGE-MALE ADVANTAGES ASSOCIATED WITH COSTS OF SPERM PRODUCTION IN DROSOPHILA HYDEI, A SPECIES WITH GIANT SPERM

    Scott Pitnick;Therese A. Markow

  • Male size, developmental stability, and mating success in natural populations of three Drosophila species.

    Therese Ann Markow;Jeffry P Ricker

  • Fluctuating dermatoglyphic asymmetry and the genetics of liability to schizophrenia

    Therese Ann Markow;Kevin Wandler

Frequent Co-Authors

Scott Pitnick
Scott Pitnick Syracuse University
James J. Elser
James J. Elser University of Montana
Nancy A. Moran
Nancy A. Moran The University of Texas at Austin
Allen G. Gibbs
Allen G. Gibbs University of Nevada, Las Vegas
James B. Cotner
James B. Cotner University of Minnesota
Rob DeSalle
Rob DeSalle American Museum of Natural History
William M. Gelbart
William M. Gelbart University of California, Los Angeles
Irving I. Gottesman
Irving I. Gottesman University of Minnesota
Peter Parham
Peter Parham Stanford University
Neal L. Evenhuis
Neal L. Evenhuis Bernice P. Bishop Museum

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