Samantha M McPherson

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Works (4)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:02

2022 journal article

Nutritional condition affects tergal gland secretion and courtship success of male cockroaches

PLOS ONE, 17(8).

By: S. McPherson n, A. Wada-Katsumata n , E. Hatano n, J. Silverman n & C. Schal n 

Ed(s): R. Borges

MeSH headings : Animals; Blattellidae / physiology; Courtship; Exocrine Glands / physiology; Female; Male; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Reproduction; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Wings, Animal
TL;DR: The results suggest that the quality of the tergal gland secretions, and by association mating success, are dependent on the nutritional condition of the male. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 4, 2022

2022 journal article

Rapid evolution of an adaptive taste polymorphism disrupts courtship behavior

COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY, 5(1).

By: A. Wada-Katsumata n , E. Hatano n, S. McPherson n, J. Silverman n & C. Schal n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Courtship; Female; Glucose; Humans; Male; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Sugars; Taste
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Added: May 13, 2022

2021 journal article

Comparison of Diet Preferences of Laboratory-Reared and Apartment-Collected German Cockroaches

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 114(5), 2189–2197.

By: S. McPherson n, A. Wada-Katsumata n , E. Hatano n, J. Silverman n & C. Schal n 

Ed(s): A. Appel

author keywords: German cockroach; nutrition; urban; ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Blattellidae; Diet; Female; Laboratories; Male; Nymph
TL;DR: Findings suggest that females, males, and nymphs within apartments adapt to the local conditions and convergently prefer similar amounts of food of similar dietary protein content, suggesting that factors beyond temporary food scarcity influence diet choice. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: July 15, 2021

2020 journal article

Local variation in recombination rates of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) genome among samples from six disparate populations

INSECTES SOCIAUX, 67(1), 127–138.

By: T. DeLory*, K. Funderburk*, K. Miller*, W. Zuluaga-Smith*, S. McPherson*, C. Pirk *, C. Costa *, E. Weinstein-Teixeira *, B. Dahle *, O. Rueppell *

author keywords: Genome evolution; Genetic diversity; Meiotic recombination; Intra-specific variability; Crossover
TL;DR: Six linkage maps of the western honey bee Apis mellifera that were produced with consistent methodology from samples from distinct parts of the species near global distribution are described and several enriched gene ontologies in these regions are identified and speculated about their local adaptive relevance. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: December 16, 2019

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