Thomas Blake Crook Data-verified

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Researcher

Last publication 2024 Last refreshed 2026-04-04

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1 h-index 2 pubs 3 cited

Research Areas

OverviewAI-generated summary

Thomas Blake Crook is a graduate student at the University of Central Arkansas, whose research encompasses insect symbiosis, bacterial influences, utilization of insects, and their effects on plant and animal systems. Crook's work particularly focuses on the bacterial communities hosted by *Drosophila* species in the Sonoran Desert. His recent investigations explore how host phylogeny and dietary convergence shape these microbial communities.

Metrics

h-index: 1
Publications: 2
Citations: 3

Selected Publications

The relative importance of host phylogeny and dietary convergence in shaping the bacterial communities hosted by several Sonoran Desert <i>Drosophila</i> species (2024)

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The relative importance of host phylogeny and dietary convergence in shaping the bacterial communities hosted by several Sonoran Desert <i>Drosophila</i> species (2024)

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Collaboration Network

3 Collaborators 4 Institutions 1 Country

Top Collaborators

James G. DuBose Emory University 2 shared publications

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Luciano M. Matzkin University of Arizona (US) 2 shared publications

Tamara S. Haselkorn Conway School of Landscape Design 2 shared publications