Recent Publications

Gabrawy MM, Khosravian N, Morcos GS, Morozova TV , Jezek M, Walston JD, Huang W, Abadir PM, Leips J (2022). Genome-wide analysis in Drosophila reveals the genetic basis of variation in age-specific physical performance and response to ACE inhibition. Genes 13: 143; https://doi.org/10.3390/genes13010143.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/genes/special_issues/Age_Complex_Traits

Cavigelli S, Leips J, Xiang QYJ, Lemke D, Konow N (2021). Next steps in integrative biology: mapping interactive processes across levels of biological organization. Integrative and Comparative Biology, Integrative and Comparative Biology, Volume 61, Issue 6, December 2021, Pages 2066–2074, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icab161

Lue CH, et al. (2021) DROP: Molecular voucher database for identification of Drosophila parasitoids. Molecular Ecology Resources, https://doi.org/10.1111/1755-0998.13435, Article DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13435.

Felmy A, Leips J, Travis J. (2021). Ancestral ecological regime shapes reaction to food limitation in the Least Killifish, Heterandria formosa. Ecology and Evolution https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7490.

Campbell SM, Starz-Gaiano M, Leips J. (2020). The age-specific phagocytic ability of adult Drosophila melanogaster hemocytes using an In vivo phagocytosis assay. JoVE, https://www.jove.com/video/60983/assessing-age-specific-phagocytic-ability-adult-drosophila.

Gabrawy MM, Campbell S, Carbone MA, Morozova TV, Arya GH, B Turlapati L, Walston JD, Starz-Gaiano M, Everett L, Mackay TFC, Leips J, Abadir PM. (2019) Lisinopril preserves physical resilience and extends life span in a genotype-specific manner in Drosophila melanogaster. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2019 Jun 14. pii: glz152. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glz152.

Leips J. (2019) Using Insects as Models of Immunosenescence. pp 177-191 In: Fulop T., Franceschi C., Hirokawa K., Pawelec G. (eds) Handbook of Immunosenescence. Springer, Cham

Lue CH, Borowy D, Buffington ML, Leips J (2018) Geographic and seasonal variation in species diversity and community composition of frugivorous Drosophila (Diptera:Drosophlidae) and their Leptopilina (Hymenoptera:Figitidae) parasitoids. Environmental Entomology https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvy114

Hughes KA, Leips J (2017) Pleiotropy, constraint, and modularity in the evolution of life histories: insights from genomic analyses Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1389:76-91.

Eveland M, Brokamp GA, Lue CH. Harbison ST, Leips J, De Luca, M (2016) Knockdown expression of Syndecan in the fat body impacts nutrient metabolism and the organismal response to environmental stresses in Drosophila melanogaster. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 477:103-8.

Lue CH, Driskell A, Leips J, Buffington M (2016) Review of the genus Leptopilina (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae, Eucoilinae) from the Eastern United States, including three newly described species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 53: 35-76.

Hoffman K, Leupen S, Dowell K, Kephart K, Leips J (2016) Development and Assessment of Modules to Integrate Quantitative Skills in Introductory Biology Courses Cell Biology Education vol 15, DOI:10.1187/cbe.15-09-0186

Dalton B, Lu E, Leips J, Cronin TW, Carleton KL (2015) Variable light environments induce plastic spectral tuning by regional opsin coexpression in the African cichlid fish, Metriaclima zebra. Molecular Ecology 16:4193-4204.

Durham MF, Magwire MM, Stone EA, Leips J (2014) Genome-wide analysis in Drosophila reveals age-specific effects of SNPs on fitness traits. Nature Communications 5:4338

Horn L, Leips J, Starz-Gaiano M (2014) Phagocytic ability declines with age in adult Drosophila hemocytes. Aging Cell 13:719-728.

Leips J, Rodd FH, Travis J (2013) The adaptive significance of population differentiation in offspring size of the least killifish, Heterandria formosa. Ecology and Evolution 3:948-960.

Hodges TK, Laskowski KL, Squadrito GL, De Luca M, Leips J (2013) Defense traits of larval Drosophila melanogaster exhibit genetically based tradeoffs against different species of parasitoids. Evolution 67:749-760.

Travis J, Leips J, Rodd FH (2013) Evolution in population parameters: density-dependent selection or density dependent fitness. American Naturalist vol. 181 s9-s20.

Remolina SC, Chang PL, Leips J, Nuzhdin SV, Hughes KA (2012) Genomic basis of extended lifespan and late-age fertility in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 66:3390-3403.

Felix T, Hughes KA, Stone EA, Leips J (2012) Age-specific variation in immune response in Drosophila melanogaster has a genetic basis. Genetics 191:989-1002.