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J. D. Gantz's research investigates the physiological and ecological responses of insects and mites to environmental stressors, with a particular focus on Antarctic species. His work examines how factors like simulated winter warming, cold hardening, and extreme heat stress impact survival, fertility, and courtship success in these organisms. Gantz has published on the fine-scale variation in microhabitat conditions influencing insect physiology and metabolism in Antarctic environments. His research also delves into the genetic history, structure, and gene flow among populations of *Belgica antarctica*, the sole free-living insect in the western Antarctic Peninsula. These studies contribute to understanding the adaptive capacities and potential population declines of species facing environmental change in polar regions.
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- h-index: 12
- Publications: 34
- Citations: 412
Selected Publications
- Prevalence and consequences of microplastic ingestion in the world's southernmost insect, Belgica antarctica (2025) DOI
- Reduced male fertility of an Antarctic mite following extreme heat stress could prompt localized population declines (2023) DOI
- Genetic history, structure and gene flow among populations of Belgica antarctica, the only free-living insect in the western Antarctic Peninsula (2023) DOI
- Reduced male fertility of an Antarctic mite following extreme heat stress could prompt localized population declines (2023) DOI
- Simulated winter warming negatively impacts survival of Antarctica's only endemic insect (2022) DOI
- Fine-scale variation in microhabitat conditions influence physiology and metabolism in an Antarctic insect (2021) DOI
- Fine-scale variation in microhabitat conditions influences physiology and metabolism in an Antarctic insect (2021) DOI
- Rapid stress hardening in the Antarctic midge improves male fertility by increasing courtship success and preventing decline of accessory gland proteins following cold exposure (2021) DOI
- Cross-tolerance and transcriptional shifts underlying abiotic stress in the seabird tick, Ixodes uriae (2021) DOI
- Cold hardening improves larval tick questing under low temperatures at the expense of longevity (2021) DOI
- Rapid stress hardening in the Antarctic midge improves male fertility by increasing courtship success and preventing the decline of accessory gland proteins following cold exposure (2021) DOI
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