Mark Asplen
· Associate Professor, Department Chair (Department of Natural Sciences, Metropolitan State University)University of Minnesota · Entomology
Active 1998–2022
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Research topics
- Ecology
- Zoology
- Biology
- Horticulture
- Evolutionary biology
- Demography
- Engineering
- Simulation
- Aeronautics
- Genetics
Selected publications
Biological Invasions · 2010-03-17 · 171 citations
articleOpen accessA ‘Goldilocks’ hypothesis for dispersal of biological control agents
BioControl · 2011-08-01 · 115 citations
articleSenior authorMicrobial Ecology · 2013-11-14 · 79 citations
articleAncestral state reconstruction analysis of hymenopteran sex determination mechanisms
Journal of Evolutionary Biology · 2009-06-23 · 79 citations
articleOpen access1st authorCorrespondingWe provide the first phylogenetic evidence supporting complementary sex determination (CSD) as the ancestral mechanism for haplodiploidy in the Hymenoptera. It is currently not possible, however, to distinguish the evolutionary polarity of single locus (sl) CSD and multiple-locus (ml) CSD given the available data. In this light, we discuss the seemingly maladaptive hypothesis of ml-CSD ancestry, suggesting that collapse from ml-CSD to sl-CSD should remain a viable evolutionary hypothesis based o…
Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2014-07-12 · 70 citations
articleOpen accessMany insects are associated with heritable symbionts that mediate ecological interactions, including host protection against natural enemies. The cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora, is a polyphagous pest that harbors Hamiltonella defensa, which defends against parasitic wasps. Despite this protective benefit, this symbiont occurs only at intermediate frequencies in field populations. To identify factors constraining H. defensa invasion in Ap. craccivora, we estimated symbiont transmission rates, per…
Frequent coauthors
- 74 shared
Molly E. Hunter
University of Arizona
- 74 shared
David Byrne
Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques
- 74 shared
S En
University of Arizona
- 72 shared
Christine Armer
- 72 shared
David Morgan
- 72 shared
Patrina Brennan
- 72 shared
Robert McGregor
Douglas College
- 72 shared
Guy Boivin
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
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