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William J. Etges
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Also affiliated: University of Arizona (1987–1990); University of Rochester (1984); University of Montana (1998)
33 h-index
79 pubs
2,976 cited
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William J. Etges's research investigates the genetic and ecological factors driving speciation and reproductive isolation in animal populations. His work has extensively focused on the *Drosophila repleta* species group, exploring how host plant use, environmental variation, and genetic interactions influence mating behavior and the evolution of new species. Publications detail the role of larval rearing substrates and epipcuticular hydrocarbons in premating isolation among cactophilic *Drosophila* species, as well as genome-wide tests for introgression and the genetic basis of incipient speciation.
His research also extends to broader ecological and evolutionary questions, examining the association between ecological divergence and reproductive isolation across diverse taxa. Etges has also contributed to understanding habitat selection and its reproductive consequences in wild turkeys. His scholarly output includes 79 publications, with a citation count of 2,972 and an h-index of 33, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He leads an active research group at the University of Arkansas.
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- h-index: 33
- Publications: 79
- Citations: 2,976
Selected Publications
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Resolution of Respect: Conrad Alan Istock (1936–2023) (2024)
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Cuticular hydrocarbon variation among Rhagoletis fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae): implications for premating reproductive isolation and ecological speciation (2021)
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Evolutionary genomics of host plant adaptation: insights from Drosophila (2019)
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Effects of temperature on transcriptome and cuticular hydrocarbon expression in ecologically differentiated populations of desert Drosophila (2016)
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Preadult life history variation determines adult transcriptome expression (2015)
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Genome-wide tests for introgression between cactophilicDrosophilaimplicate a role of inversions during speciation (2015)
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No Boundaries: Genomes, Organisms, and Ecological Interactions Responsible for Divergence and Reproductive Isolation (2014)
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Deciphering life history transcriptomes in different environments (2014)
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Sex-specific triacylglycerides are widely conserved in Drosophila and mediate mating behavior (2014)
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Premating isolation is determined by larval rearing substrates in cactophilic D rosophila mojavensis. X. Age‐specific dynamics of adult epicuticular hydrocarbon expression in response to different host plants (2014)
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TRANSCRIPTOME-WIDE EXPRESSION VARIATION ASSOCIATED WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PLASTICITY AND MATING SUCCESS IN CACTOPHILICDROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS (2013)
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Premating isolation is determined by larval rearing substrates in cactophilic D rosophila mojavensis. IX. Host plant and population specific epicuticular hydrocarbon expression influences mate choice and sexual selection (2013)
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Functional genomic and phenotypic responses to desiccation in natural populations of a desert drosophilid (2013)
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Cuticular hydrocarbons of Drosophila montana: Geographic variation, sexual dimorphism and potential roles as pheromones (2013)
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Model‐based comparisons of phylogeographic scenarios resolve the intraspecific divergence of cactophilic Drosophila mojavensis (2012)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Cássia Oliveira
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
11 shared publications
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION INDROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS. I. MALE COURTSHIP SONG, MATING SUCCESS, AND GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION INDROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS:II. HOST PLANTS AND MATING STATUS INFLUENCE CUTICULAR HYDROCARBON QTL EXPRESSION AND G × E INTERACTIONS
- Functional genomic and phenotypic responses to desiccation in natural populations of a desert drosophilid
- Male-Specific Transfer and Fine Scale Spatial Differences of Newly Identified Cuticular Hydrocarbons and Triacylglycerides in a Drosophila Species Pair
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION IN DROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS. III. LIFE-HISTORY DIVERGENCE IN ALLOPATRY AND REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION
Showing 5 of 11 shared publications
Max Levitan
City University of New York (US)
7 shared publications
- Climate change and recent genetic flux in populations of Drosophila robusta
- Palaeoclimatic variation, adaptation and biogeography of inversion polymorphisms in natural populations of Drosophila robusta
- Long-term frequency shifts in the chromosomal polymorphisms of Drosophila robusta in the Great Smoky Mountains
- Variable evolutionary response to regional climate change in a polymorphic species
- Rapid response to perturbation of chromosome frequencies in natural populations of Drosophila robusta
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Michael G. Ritchie
Andrews University (US)
7 shared publications
- Genome-wide tests for introgression between cactophilicDrosophilaimplicate a role of inversions during speciation
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION INDROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS. I. MALE COURTSHIP SONG, MATING SUCCESS, AND GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION INDROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS:II. HOST PLANTS AND MATING STATUS INFLUENCE CUTICULAR HYDROCARBON QTL EXPRESSION AND G × E INTERACTIONS
- Model‐based comparisons of phylogeographic scenarios resolve the intraspecific divergence of cactophilic Drosophila mojavensis
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION IN DROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS. III. LIFE-HISTORY DIVERGENCE IN ALLOPATRY AND REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Patrick O’Grady
University of Vermont (US)
7 shared publications
- Monophyly, divergence times, and evolution of host plant use inferred from a revised phylogeny of the Drosophila repleta species group
- Polytene chromosomes as indicators of phylogeny in several species groups of Drosophila
- Molecular systematics and geographical distribution of the Drosophila longicornis species complex (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- Species delimitation in the Drosophila aldrichi subcluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) using DNA sequences
- Two New Species of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the repleta Group from Mexico
Showing 5 of 7 shared publications
Rob DeSalle
American Museum of Natural History (US)
6 shared publications
- Monophyly, divergence times, and evolution of host plant use inferred from a revised phylogeny of the Drosophila repleta species group
- Phylogenetic Analysis of the repleta Species Group of the Genus Drosophila Using Multiple Sources of Characters
- Molecular systematics and geographical distribution of the Drosophila longicornis species complex (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- Species delimitation in the Drosophila aldrichi subcluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) using DNA sequences
- Hierarchical structure in the Drosophila mojavensis cluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
William B. Heed
University of Arizona (US)
6 shared publications
- Phylogenetic Analysis of the repleta Species Group of the Genus Drosophila Using Multiple Sources of Characters
- Remating effects on the genetic structure of female life histories in populations of Drosophila mojavensis
- Molecular systematics and geographical distribution of the Drosophila longicornis species complex (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- Two New Species of Drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the repleta Group from Mexico
- Hierarchical structure in the Drosophila mojavensis cluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Subhash Rajpurohit
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
4 shared publications
- Functional genomic and phenotypic responses to desiccation in natural populations of a desert drosophilid
- Deciphering life history transcriptomes in different environments
- Effects of temperature on transcriptome and cuticular hydrocarbon expression in ecologically differentiated populations of desert Drosophila
- Preadult life history variation determines adult transcriptome expression
Allen G. Gibbs
University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
4 shared publications
- Functional genomic and phenotypic responses to desiccation in natural populations of a desert drosophilid
- Deciphering life history transcriptomes in different environments
- Effects of temperature on transcriptome and cuticular hydrocarbon expression in ecologically differentiated populations of desert Drosophila
- Preadult life history variation determines adult transcriptome expression
Deodoro C. S. G. Oliveira
American Museum of Natural History (US)
4 shared publications
- Monophyly, divergence times, and evolution of host plant use inferred from a revised phylogeny of the Drosophila repleta species group
- Molecular systematics and geographical distribution of the Drosophila longicornis species complex (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
- Species delimitation in the Drosophila aldrichi subcluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae) using DNA sequences
- Hierarchical structure in the Drosophila mojavensis cluster (Diptera: Drosophilidae)
Mohamed A. F. Noor
Duke University (US)
3 shared publications
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION INDROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS. I. MALE COURTSHIP SONG, MATING SUCCESS, AND GENOTYPE X ENVIRONMENT INTERACTIONS
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION INDROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS:II. HOST PLANTS AND MATING STATUS INFLUENCE CUTICULAR HYDROCARBON QTL EXPRESSION AND G × E INTERACTIONS
- GENETICS OF INCIPIENT SPECIATION IN DROSOPHILA MOJAVENSIS. III. LIFE-HISTORY DIVERGENCE IN ALLOPATRY AND REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION
Celeste M. Durando
American Museum of Natural History (US)
3 shared publications
- Phylogenetic Analysis of the repleta Species Group of the Genus Drosophila Using Multiple Sources of Characters
- Polytene chromosomes as indicators of phylogeny in several species groups of Drosophila
- Genetic divergence within the Drosophila mayaguana subcluster, a closely related triad of Caribbean species in the repleta species group
Alexander V. Badyaev
University of Montana (US)
3 shared publications
- Habitat Sampling and Habitat Selection by Female Wild Turkeys: Ecological Correlates and Reproductive Consequences
- Fitness correlates of spur length and spur asymmetry in male wild turkeys
- Age-Biased Spring Dispersal in Male Wild Turkeys
Thomas E. Martin
University of Montana (US)
3 shared publications
- Habitat Sampling and Habitat Selection by Female Wild Turkeys: Ecological Correlates and Reproductive Consequences
- Fitness correlates of spur length and spur asymmetry in male wild turkeys
- Age-Biased Spring Dispersal in Male Wild Turkeys
Larry L. Jackson
Montana State University (US)
3 shared publications
- Epicuticular Hydrocarbon Variation in Drosophila mojavensis Cluster Species
- Premating Isolation is Determined by Larval Rearing Substrates in Cactophilic Drosophila mojavensis. VII. Effects of Larval Dietary Fatty Acids on Adult Epicuticular Hydrocarbons
- Variations on a theme: diversification of cuticular hydrocarbons in a clade of cactophilic Drosophila
Joanne Y. Yew
Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (SG)
3 shared publications
- Sex-specific triacylglycerides are widely conserved in Drosophila and mediate mating behavior
- Male-Specific Transfer and Fine Scale Spatial Differences of Newly Identified Cuticular Hydrocarbons and Triacylglycerides in a Drosophila Species Pair
- Correction: Male-Specific Transfer and Fine Scale Spatial Differences of Newly Identified Cuticular Hydrocarbons and Triacylglycerides in a Drosophila Species Pair
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