From UR:
*UR undergraduates
2026 Hollekim M*, Smith L*, Erickson P. Invasive African fig flies (Zaprionus indianus) have reduced cold acclimation ability compared to cosmopolitan drosophilid species. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.002245.
2025 Gray, WJ, Rakes, LM, Cole, C*, Gunter, A*, He, G*, Morgan, S,* Walsh-Antzak, CR*, Yates, JA*, and PA Erickson. Rapid wing size evolution in African fig flies (Zaprionus indianus) following temperate colonization. Evolution: https://academic.oup.com/evolut/advance-article/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf102/8129715
Gray et al. 2025 was also highlighted with a digest
2025 Walsh-Antzak, C* and PA Erickson. Strength of enemy release from parasitoids is context-dependent in the invasive African Fig Fly, Zaprionus indianus. Ecology and Evolution. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.70754
2025 Gray WJ, Stephenson M, Bergland AO, Erickson PA. Field Sampling of Zaprionus indianus in the Eastern United States in 2023-2024. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001707.
2025 Erickson, PA, Stellwagen, A*, Bangerter, A, Gunter, A*, Polizos, NT and AO Bergland. Limited population structure but signals of recent selection in introduced African Fig Fly (Zaprionus indianus) in North America. G3. academic.oup.com/g3journal/advance-article/doi/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf178/8224043
2023 Rakes, LM, Delamont, M, Cole, C*, Yates, J*, Blevins, LJ, Hassan, FN, Bergand, AO and PA Erickson. Journal of Insect Science https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/23/5/21/7326515
Prior to UR:
2023 Nunez, J, Lenhart, BA, Bangerter A, Murray, CS, Yu, Y, Nystrom, TL, Tern, C*, Erickson, PA, and AO Bergland. A cosmopolitan inversion facilitates seasonal adaptation in overwintering Drosophila. Genetics https://academic.oup.com/genetics/article/226/2/iyad207/7459204
2022 Barnard-Kubow, K., Becker, D., Murray, C., Porter, R., Gutierrez, G., Erickson, P., Nunez, J., Voss, E., Suryamohan, K., Ratan, A., Beckerman, A., and A. O. Bergland. Polygenic variation in sexual investment across an ephemerality gradient in Daphnia pulex. Molecular Biology and Evolution https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac121.
2020 Erickson PA, Weller CA, Song DY, Bangerter AS, Schmidt P, Bergland AO. Unique genetic signatures of local adaptation over space and time for diapause, an ecologically relevant complex trait, in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genet. 2020 Nov;16(11):e1009110. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7717581.
2019 Stone, HM§, Erickson, PA†, and AO Bergland†. Phenotypic plasticity, but not genetic adaptation, underlies seasonal variation in the cold hardening response of D. melanogaster. Ecology and Evolution 2019. 10(1):217-231. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5887
2018 Erickson, PA, Baek, J§, Hart, JC, Cleves, PA, and CT Miller. Genetic dissection of a supergene cluster implicates Tfap2a in stickleback craniofacial evolution. Genetics 209: 591-605. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.300760
** Issue highlight: http://www.genetics.org/content/209/2/NP
2018 Cleves, PA, Hart, JC, Agoglia, RM*, Jimenez, MT*, Erickson, PA, Gai, L*, Eisen, MB, and CT Miller. An intronic enhancer of Bmp6 underlies evolved tooth gain in sticklebacks. PLoS Genetics 14 (6): e1007449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007449
2018 Mojaddidi, H*, Fernandez, F*, Erickson PA, and ME Protas. Embryonic and genetic differences between cave and surface-dwelling forms of the isopod crustacean Asellus aquaticus. Scientific Reports, 8: 16589. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34405-8
2017 Martin, CH, Erickson, PA, and CT Miller. The genetic architecture of novel trophic specialists: larger effect sizes are associated with exceptional oral jaw diversification in a pupfish adaptive radiation. Molecular Ecology 26: 624-638. doi: 10.1111/mec.13935
2016 Erickson, PA, Glazer, AM, Killingbeck, EK*, Agoglia, RM*, Baek, J§, Carsanaro, SM*, Lee, AM, Cleves, PA, Schluter, D, and CT Miller. Partially predictable genetic basis of benthic adaptation in threespine sticklebacks. Evolution. 70(4): 887-902. doi: 10.1111/evo.12897
2016 Erickson, PA, Ellis, NA, and CT Miller. Microinjection for transgenesis and genome editing in threespine sticklebacks. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (111), e54055, doi:10.3791/54055
2015 Erickson, PA, Cleves, PA, Ellis, NA, Schwalbach, KT, Hart, JC, and CT Miller. A 190 base pair, TGFß responsive tooth and fin enhancer is required for stickleback Bmp6 expression. Developmental Biology 401(2): 310-323. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.02.006
** Cover article: goo.gl/Phs5HG ** F1000 Prime Recommended: goo.gl/4SSyT0
2014 Erickson, PA, Glazer, AM, Cleves, PA, Smith, AS§, and CT Miller. Two developmentally temporal quantitative trait loci underlie convergent evolution of branchial bone length in sticklebacks. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 281(1788): 20140822. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0822
2014 Glazer, AM, Cleves, PA, Erickson, PA, Lam, AY*, and CT Miller. Parallel developmental genetic features underlie stickleback gill raker evolution. EvoDevo 5:19. doi:10.1186/2041-9139-5-19
2011 Maness, NJ, Walsh, AD, Rudersdorf, RA, Erickson, PA, Piaskowski SM, Wilson NA, and DI Watkins. Chinese origin rhesus macaque major histocompatibility complex class I molecules promiscuously present epitopes from SIV associated with molecules of Indian origin; implications for immunodominance and viral escape. Immunogenetics 63: 587-597. doi:10.1007/s00251-011-0538-4.
2010 Giraldo-Vela, JP, Bean, AT, Rudersdorf, R, Wallace, LT, Loffredo, JT, Erickson, P, Wilson, NA, and DI Watkins. Simian immundeficiency virus-specific CD4+ T cells from successful vaccines target the SIV Gag capsid. Immunogenetics 62(10): 701-707. doi:10.1007/s00251-010-0473-9.
*UR undergraduates
2026 Hollekim M*, Smith L*, Erickson P. Invasive African fig flies (Zaprionus indianus) have reduced cold acclimation ability compared to cosmopolitan drosophilid species. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.002245.
2025 Gray, WJ, Rakes, LM, Cole, C*, Gunter, A*, He, G*, Morgan, S,* Walsh-Antzak, CR*, Yates, JA*, and PA Erickson. Rapid wing size evolution in African fig flies (Zaprionus indianus) following temperate colonization. Evolution: https://academic.oup.com/evolut/advance-article/doi/10.1093/evolut/qpaf102/8129715
Gray et al. 2025 was also highlighted with a digest
2025 Walsh-Antzak, C* and PA Erickson. Strength of enemy release from parasitoids is context-dependent in the invasive African Fig Fly, Zaprionus indianus. Ecology and Evolution. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.70754
2025 Gray WJ, Stephenson M, Bergland AO, Erickson PA. Field Sampling of Zaprionus indianus in the Eastern United States in 2023-2024. microPublication Biology. 10.17912/micropub.biology.001707.
2025 Erickson, PA, Stellwagen, A*, Bangerter, A, Gunter, A*, Polizos, NT and AO Bergland. Limited population structure but signals of recent selection in introduced African Fig Fly (Zaprionus indianus) in North America. G3. academic.oup.com/g3journal/advance-article/doi/10.1093/g3journal/jkaf178/8224043
2023 Rakes, LM, Delamont, M, Cole, C*, Yates, J*, Blevins, LJ, Hassan, FN, Bergand, AO and PA Erickson. Journal of Insect Science https://academic.oup.com/jinsectscience/article/23/5/21/7326515
Prior to UR:
2023 Nunez, J, Lenhart, BA, Bangerter A, Murray, CS, Yu, Y, Nystrom, TL, Tern, C*, Erickson, PA, and AO Bergland. A cosmopolitan inversion facilitates seasonal adaptation in overwintering Drosophila. Genetics https://academic.oup.com/genetics/article/226/2/iyad207/7459204
2022 Barnard-Kubow, K., Becker, D., Murray, C., Porter, R., Gutierrez, G., Erickson, P., Nunez, J., Voss, E., Suryamohan, K., Ratan, A., Beckerman, A., and A. O. Bergland. Polygenic variation in sexual investment across an ephemerality gradient in Daphnia pulex. Molecular Biology and Evolution https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msac121.
2020 Erickson PA, Weller CA, Song DY, Bangerter AS, Schmidt P, Bergland AO. Unique genetic signatures of local adaptation over space and time for diapause, an ecologically relevant complex trait, in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genet. 2020 Nov;16(11):e1009110. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7717581.
2019 Stone, HM§, Erickson, PA†, and AO Bergland†. Phenotypic plasticity, but not genetic adaptation, underlies seasonal variation in the cold hardening response of D. melanogaster. Ecology and Evolution 2019. 10(1):217-231. DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5887
2018 Erickson, PA, Baek, J§, Hart, JC, Cleves, PA, and CT Miller. Genetic dissection of a supergene cluster implicates Tfap2a in stickleback craniofacial evolution. Genetics 209: 591-605. doi: 10.1534/genetics.118.300760
** Issue highlight: http://www.genetics.org/content/209/2/NP
2018 Cleves, PA, Hart, JC, Agoglia, RM*, Jimenez, MT*, Erickson, PA, Gai, L*, Eisen, MB, and CT Miller. An intronic enhancer of Bmp6 underlies evolved tooth gain in sticklebacks. PLoS Genetics 14 (6): e1007449. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1007449
2018 Mojaddidi, H*, Fernandez, F*, Erickson PA, and ME Protas. Embryonic and genetic differences between cave and surface-dwelling forms of the isopod crustacean Asellus aquaticus. Scientific Reports, 8: 16589. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34405-8
2017 Martin, CH, Erickson, PA, and CT Miller. The genetic architecture of novel trophic specialists: larger effect sizes are associated with exceptional oral jaw diversification in a pupfish adaptive radiation. Molecular Ecology 26: 624-638. doi: 10.1111/mec.13935
2016 Erickson, PA, Glazer, AM, Killingbeck, EK*, Agoglia, RM*, Baek, J§, Carsanaro, SM*, Lee, AM, Cleves, PA, Schluter, D, and CT Miller. Partially predictable genetic basis of benthic adaptation in threespine sticklebacks. Evolution. 70(4): 887-902. doi: 10.1111/evo.12897
2016 Erickson, PA, Ellis, NA, and CT Miller. Microinjection for transgenesis and genome editing in threespine sticklebacks. Journal of Visualized Experiments. (111), e54055, doi:10.3791/54055
2015 Erickson, PA, Cleves, PA, Ellis, NA, Schwalbach, KT, Hart, JC, and CT Miller. A 190 base pair, TGFß responsive tooth and fin enhancer is required for stickleback Bmp6 expression. Developmental Biology 401(2): 310-323. doi: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.02.006
** Cover article: goo.gl/Phs5HG ** F1000 Prime Recommended: goo.gl/4SSyT0
2014 Erickson, PA, Glazer, AM, Cleves, PA, Smith, AS§, and CT Miller. Two developmentally temporal quantitative trait loci underlie convergent evolution of branchial bone length in sticklebacks. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 281(1788): 20140822. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2014.0822
2014 Glazer, AM, Cleves, PA, Erickson, PA, Lam, AY*, and CT Miller. Parallel developmental genetic features underlie stickleback gill raker evolution. EvoDevo 5:19. doi:10.1186/2041-9139-5-19
2011 Maness, NJ, Walsh, AD, Rudersdorf, RA, Erickson, PA, Piaskowski SM, Wilson NA, and DI Watkins. Chinese origin rhesus macaque major histocompatibility complex class I molecules promiscuously present epitopes from SIV associated with molecules of Indian origin; implications for immunodominance and viral escape. Immunogenetics 63: 587-597. doi:10.1007/s00251-011-0538-4.
2010 Giraldo-Vela, JP, Bean, AT, Rudersdorf, R, Wallace, LT, Loffredo, JT, Erickson, P, Wilson, NA, and DI Watkins. Simian immundeficiency virus-specific CD4+ T cells from successful vaccines target the SIV Gag capsid. Immunogenetics 62(10): 701-707. doi:10.1007/s00251-010-0473-9.
