Research outputs
Selected research outputs
- Sex determination systems as the interface between male-killing bacteria and their hosts (Journal article - 2022)
- Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population (Journal article - 2006)
- Rapidly Shifting Sex Ratio across a Species Range (Journal article - 2009)
- Stable high-density and maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in <i>Anopheles moucheti</i> and <i>Anopheles demeilloni</i> mosquitoes (Journal article - 2021)
- <i>Optix</i> and <i>cortex/ivory/mir-193</i> again: the repeated use of two mimicry hotspot loci (Journal article - 2024)
- Suppression of <i>Wolbachia</i>-mediated male-killing in the butterfly <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i> involves a single genomic region (Journal article - 2019)
2025
Concerted genome expansion of heritable symbionts in an insect host
Evolution of <i>Wolbachia</i> male-killing mechanism within a host species
Arai, H., Wijonarko, A., Katsuma, S., Naka, H., Kageyama, D., Hornett, E. A., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2025). Evolution of <i>Wolbachia</i> male-killing mechanism within a host species. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 35(9), 2006-2018. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.027
Evolution of <i>Wolbachia</i> male-killing mechanism within a host species
Mosquitoes Reared in Nearby Insectaries at the Same Institution Have Significantly Divergent Microbiomes
Brettell, L. E., Hoque, A. F., Joseph, T. S., Dhokiya, V., Hornett, E. A., Hughes, G. L., & Heinz, E. (2025). Mosquitoes Reared in Nearby Insectaries at the Same Institution Have Significantly Divergent Microbiomes. ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY, 27(1). doi:10.1111/1462-2920.70027
2024
Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes.
Hegde, S., Khanipov, K., Hornett, E. A., Nilyanimit, P., Pimenova, M., Saldaña, M. A., . . . Hughes, G. L. (2024). Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes.. Animal microbiome, 6(1), 11. doi:10.1186/s42523-024-00298-4
The Hypolimnas misippus Genome Supports a Common Origin of the W Chromosome in Lepidoptera.
Orteu, A., McCarthy, S. A., Hornett, E. A., Gemmell, M. R., Reynolds, L. A., Warren, I. A., . . . Jiggins, C. D. (2024). The Hypolimnas misippus Genome Supports a Common Origin of the W Chromosome in Lepidoptera.. Genome biology and evolution, 16(10), evae215. doi:10.1093/gbe/evae215
<i>Optix</i> and <i>cortex/ivory/mir-193</i> again: the repeated use of two mimicry hotspot loci
Orteu, A., Hornett, E. A., Reynolds, L. A., Warren, I. A., Hurst, G. D. D., Martin, S. H., & Jiggins, C. D. (2024). <i>Optix</i> and <i>cortex/ivory/mir-193</i> again: the repeated use of two mimicry hotspot loci. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 291(2027). doi:10.1098/rspb.2024.0627
Declines in the frequency of melanic Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Northern UK populations
HORNETT, E. A., ARCHER, J., & HURST, G. D. D. (2024). Declines in the frequency of melanic Adalia bipunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Northern UK populations. European Journal of Entomology, 121, 392-395. doi:10.14411/eje.2024.042
2023
Interkingdom interactions shape the fungal microbiome of mosquitoes
Male-killer symbiont screening reveals novel associations in <i>Adalia</i> ladybirds.
Archer, J., Hurst, G. D. D., & Hornett, E. A. (2023). Male-killer symbiont screening reveals novel associations in <i>Adalia</i> ladybirds.. Access microbiology, 5(7), acmi000585.v3. doi:10.1099/acmi.0.000585.v3
Male-killer symbiont screening reveals novel associations in Adalia ladybirds
The<i>Hypolimnas misippus</i>genome supports a common origin of the W chromosome in Lepidoptera
One strain may hide another: Cryptic male-killing <i>Wolbachia</i>
Hornett, E. A. A., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2023). One strain may hide another: Cryptic male-killing <i>Wolbachia</i>. PLOS BIOLOGY, 21(3). doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3002076
2022
Sex determination systems as the interface between male-killing bacteria and their hosts
Hornett, E. A., Kageyama, D., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2022). Sex determination systems as the interface between male-killing bacteria and their hosts. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 289(1972). doi:10.1098/rspb.2021.2781
2021
Stable high-density and maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in <i>Anopheles moucheti</i> and <i>Anopheles demeilloni</i> mosquitoes
Walker, T., Quek, S., Jeffries, C. L., Bandibabone, J., Dhokiya, V., Bamou, R., . . . Hughes, G. L. (2021). Stable high-density and maternally inherited Wolbachia infections in <i>Anopheles moucheti</i> and <i>Anopheles demeilloni</i> mosquitoes. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 31(11), 2310-+. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.056
Microbial interactions in the mosquito gut determine<i>Serratia</i>colonization and blood-feeding propensity
Kozlova, E. V., Hegde, S., Roundy, C. M., Golovko, G., Saldana, M. A., Hart, C. E., . . . Hughes, G. L. (2021). Microbial interactions in the mosquito gut determine<i>Serratia</i>colonization and blood-feeding propensity. ISME JOURNAL, 15(1), 93-108. doi:10.1038/s41396-020-00763-3
2020
Genomic and microscopic evidence of stable high density and maternally inherited <i>Wolbachia</i> infections in <i>Anopheles</i> mosquitoes
Microbial interactions in the mosquito gut determine <i>Serratia</i> colonization and blood feeding propensity
2019
Global invasion history of the agricultural pest butterfly <i>Pieris rapae</i> revealed with genomics and citizen science.
Ryan, S. F., Lombaert, E., Espeset, A., Vila, R., Talavera, G., Dincă, V., . . . Shoemaker, D. (2019). Global invasion history of the agricultural pest butterfly <i>Pieris rapae</i> revealed with genomics and citizen science.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 116(40), 20015-20024. doi:10.1073/pnas.1907492116
Unprecedented reorganization of holocentric chromosomes provides insights into the enigma of lepidopteran chromosome evolution
Hill, J., Rastas, P., Hornett, E. A., Neethiraj, R., Clark, N., Morehouse, N., . . . Wheat, C. W. (2019). Unprecedented reorganization of holocentric chromosomes provides insights into the enigma of lepidopteran chromosome evolution. SCIENCE ADVANCES, 5(6). doi:10.1126/sciadv.aau3648
Suppression of <i>Wolbachia</i>-mediated male-killing in the butterfly <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i> involves a single genomic region
Reynolds, L. A., Hornett, E. A., Jiggins, C. D., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2019). Suppression of <i>Wolbachia</i>-mediated male-killing in the butterfly <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i> involves a single genomic region. PEERJ, 7. doi:10.7717/peerj.7677
2018
Global invasion history of the world’s most abundant pest butterfly: a citizen science population genomics study
Microbiome Interaction Networks and Community Structure From Laboratory-Reared and Field-Collected <i>Aedes aegypti</i>, <i>Aedes albopictus</i>, and <i>Culex</i> <i>quinquefasciatus</i> Mosquito Vectors
Hegde, S., Khanipov, K., Albayrak, L., Golovko, G., Pimenova, M., Saldana, M. A., . . . Hughes, G. L. (2018). Microbiome Interaction Networks and Community Structure From Laboratory-Reared and Field-Collected <i>Aedes aegypti</i>, <i>Aedes albopictus</i>, and <i>Culex</i> <i>quinquefasciatus</i> Mosquito Vectors. FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 9. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2018.02160
Uncovering the hidden players in Lepidoptera biology: the heritable microbial endosymbionts.
Duplouy, A., & Hornett, E. A. (2018). Uncovering the hidden players in Lepidoptera biology: the heritable microbial endosymbionts.. PeerJ, 6, e4629. doi:10.7717/peerj.4629
2017
Investigating the genomic basis of discrete phenotypes using a Pool-Seq-only approach: New insights into the genetics underlying colour variation in diverse taxa.
Neethiraj, R., Hornett, E. A., Hill, J. A., & Wheat, C. W. (2017). Investigating the genomic basis of discrete phenotypes using a Pool-Seq-only approach: New insights into the genetics underlying colour variation in diverse taxa.. Molecular ecology, 26(19), 4990-5002. doi:10.1111/mec.14205
Ecophysiology of infection-associated metabolic disease in a dragonfly
Schilder, R. J., Hornett, E. A., & Marden, J. H. (2017). Ecophysiology of infection-associated metabolic disease in a dragonfly. In INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Vol. 57 (pp. E398). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2016
Integrative analyses unveil speciation linked to host plant shift in Spialia butterflies.
Hernández-Roldán, J. L., Dapporto, L., Dincă, V., Vicente, J. C., Hornett, E. A., Šíchová, J., . . . Vila, R. (2016). Integrative analyses unveil speciation linked to host plant shift in Spialia butterflies.. Molecular ecology, 25(17), 4267-4284. doi:10.1111/mec.13756
2015
DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies (vol 58, pg 163, 2015)
Dinca, V., Backstrom, N., Dapporto, L., Friberg, M., Garcia-Barros, E., Hebert, P. D. N., . . . Wiklund, C. (2015). DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies (vol 58, pg 163, 2015). GENOME, 58(8), 391. doi:10.1139/gen-2015-0123
DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies
Dinca, V., Backstrom, N., Dapporto, L., Friberg, M., Garcia-Barros, E., Hebert, P. D. N., . . . Marec, F. (2015). DNA barcodes highlight unique research models in European butterflies. In GENOME Vol. 58 (pp. 212). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/
2014
The Evolution of Sex Ratio Distorter Suppression Affects a 25 cM Genomic Region in the Butterfly Hypolimnas bolina
Hornett, E., Moran, B., Reynolds, L., Charlat, S., Tazzyman, S., Wedell, N., . . . Hurst, G. (2014). The Evolution of Sex Ratio Distorter Suppression Affects a 25 cM Genomic Region in the Butterfly Hypolimnas bolina. PLoS Genetics, 10(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1004822
Native microbiome impedes vertical transmission of Wolbachia in Anopheles mosquitoes.
Hughes, G. L., Dodson, B. L., Johnson, R. M., Murdock, C. C., Tsujimoto, H., Suzuki, Y., . . . Rasgon, J. L. (2014). Native microbiome impedes vertical transmission of Wolbachia in Anopheles mosquitoes.. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(34), 12498-12503. doi:10.1073/pnas.1408888111
Extraordinarily wide genomic impact of a selective sweep associated with the evolution of sex ratio distorter suppression
The Glanville fritillary genome retains an ancient karyotype and reveals selective chromosomal fusions in Lepidoptera.
Ahola, V., Lehtonen, R., Somervuo, P., Salmela, L., Koskinen, P., Rastas, P., . . . Hanski, I. (2014). The Glanville fritillary genome retains an ancient karyotype and reveals selective chromosomal fusions in Lepidoptera.. Nature communications, 5, 4737. doi:10.1038/ncomms5737
2012
Quantitative RNA-Seq analysis in non-model species: assessing transcriptome assemblies as a scaffold and the utility of evolutionary divergent genomic reference species.
Hornett, E. A., & Wheat, C. W. (2012). Quantitative RNA-Seq analysis in non-model species: assessing transcriptome assemblies as a scaffold and the utility of evolutionary divergent genomic reference species.. BMC genomics, 13, 361. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-13-361
2010
Hidden cytoplasmic incompatibility alters the dynamics of male-killer/host interactions
Hornett, E. A., Engelstaedter, J., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2010). Hidden cytoplasmic incompatibility alters the dynamics of male-killer/host interactions. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 23(3), 479-487. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01872.x
2009
Rapidly Shifting Sex Ratio across a Species Range
Hornett, E. A., Charlat, S., Wedell, N., Jiggins, C. D., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2009). Rapidly Shifting Sex Ratio across a Species Range. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 19(19), 1628-1631. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2009.07.071
The joint evolutionary histories of Wolbachia and mitochondria in <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i>
Charlat, S., Duplouy, A., Hornett, E. A., Dyson, E. A., Davies, N., Roderick, G. K., . . . Hurst, G. D. D. (2009). The joint evolutionary histories of Wolbachia and mitochondria in <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i>. BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 9. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-9-64
2008
High incidence of the maternally inherited bacterium <i>Cardinium</i> in spiders
Duron, O., Hurst, G. D. D., Hornett, E. A., Josling, J. A., & Engelstaedter, J. (2008). High incidence of the maternally inherited bacterium <i>Cardinium</i> in spiders. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 17(6), 1427-1437. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03689.x
You can't keep a good parasite down: Evolution of a male-killer suppressor uncovers cytoplasmic incompatibility
Hornett, E. A., Duplouy, A. M. R., Davies, N., Roderick, G. K., Wedell, N., Hurst, G. D. D., & Charlat, S. (2008). You can't keep a good parasite down: Evolution of a male-killer suppressor uncovers cytoplasmic incompatibility. EVOLUTION, 62(5), 1258-1263. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00353.x
2007
Survival of the fastest
Hurst, G., Charlat, S., Hornett, E., & Wedell, N. (2007). Survival of the fastest. Planet Earth, (AUTUMN), 27.
Extraordinary flux in sex ratio
Charlat, S., Hornett, E. A., Fullard, J. H., Davies, N., Roderick, G. K., Wedell, N., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2007). Extraordinary flux in sex ratio. SCIENCE, 317(5835), 214. doi:10.1126/science.1143369
Male-killing bacteria trigger a cycle of increasing male fatigue and female promiscuity
Charlat, S., Reuter, M., Dyson, E. A., Hornett, E. A., Duplouy, A., Davies, N., . . . Hurst, G. D. D. (2007). Male-killing bacteria trigger a cycle of increasing male fatigue and female promiscuity. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 17(3), 273-277. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.11.068
2006
Competing selfish genetic elements in the butterfly <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i>
Charlat, S., Engelstadter, J., Dyson, E. A., Hornett, E. A., Duplouy, A., Tortosa, P., . . . Hurst, G. D. D. (2006). Competing selfish genetic elements in the butterfly <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i>. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 16(24), 2453-2458. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.062
Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population
Hornett, E. A., Charlat, S., Duplouy, A. M. R., Davies, N., Roderick, G. K., Wedell, N., & Hurst, G. D. D. (2006). Evolution of male-killer suppression in a natural population. PLOS BIOLOGY, 4(9), 1643-1648. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0040283
2005
Prevalence and penetrance variation of male-killing <i>Wolbachia</i> across Indo-Pacific populations of the butterfly <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i>
Charlat, S., Hornett, E. A., Dyson, E. A., Ho, P. P. Y., Loc, N. T., Schilthuizen, M., . . . Hurst, G. D. D. (2005). Prevalence and penetrance variation of male-killing <i>Wolbachia</i> across Indo-Pacific populations of the butterfly <i>Hypolimnas bolina</i>. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 14(11), 3525-3530. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2005.02678.x