I am broadly interested in the evolutionary biology of sexual processes, parasitism, and the interplay between these phenomena. Most of my work involves mathematical models, but I also do experimental and field work. Currently, my research focuses on the following topics:
http://engelstaedterlab.org/
O'Brien, Nicholas, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Engelstaedter, Jan and Holland, Barbara (2023). Data associated with publication: O'Brien et al. "The distribution of fitness effects during adaptive walks using a simple genetic network". The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/f3850b0
Journal Article: Frequent, infinitesimal bottlenecks maximize the rate of microbial adaptation
Delaney, Oscar, Letten, Andrew D and Engelstadter, Jan (2023). Frequent, infinitesimal bottlenecks maximize the rate of microbial adaptation. Genetics, 225 (4) iyad185. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyad185
Journal Article: Host phylogeny and ecological associations best explain Wolbachia host shifts in scale insects
Sanaei, Ehsan, Albery, Gregory F., Yeoh, Yun Kit, Lin, Yen‐Po, Cook, Lyn G. and Engelstädter, Jan (2023). Host phylogeny and ecological associations best explain Wolbachia host shifts in scale insects. Molecular Ecology, 32 (9), 2351-2363. doi: 10.1111/mec.16883
Predicting the evolutionary dynamics of adaptation
(2019–2023) ARC Discovery Projects
Recombination and the genomic landscape of speciation
(2019–2023) ARC Discovery Projects
Sex and bottlenecks: understanding the evolutionary dynamics of bacterial adaptation
(2015–2019) ARC Future Fellowships
On The Predictability and Repeatability of Antibiotic Resistance Evolution in Acinetobacter baylyi
Doctor Philosophy
Eco-evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities in the urinary tract
Doctor Philosophy
The distribution of facultative secondary symbionts across scale insects
Doctor Philosophy
The molecular clock as a tool for understanding host-parasite evolution
Warnock, Rachel C. M. and Engelstädter, Jan (2021). The molecular clock as a tool for understanding host-parasite evolution. The evolution and fossil record of parasitism: coevolution and paleoparasitological techniques. (pp. 417-450) edited by Kenneth De Baets and John Warren Huntley. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-52233-9_13
Frequent, infinitesimal bottlenecks maximize the rate of microbial adaptation
Delaney, Oscar, Letten, Andrew D and Engelstadter, Jan (2023). Frequent, infinitesimal bottlenecks maximize the rate of microbial adaptation. Genetics, 225 (4) iyad185. doi: 10.1093/genetics/iyad185
Host phylogeny and ecological associations best explain Wolbachia host shifts in scale insects
Sanaei, Ehsan, Albery, Gregory F., Yeoh, Yun Kit, Lin, Yen‐Po, Cook, Lyn G. and Engelstädter, Jan (2023). Host phylogeny and ecological associations best explain Wolbachia host shifts in scale insects. Molecular Ecology, 32 (9), 2351-2363. doi: 10.1111/mec.16883
Antidepressants can induce mutation and enhance persistence toward multiple antibiotics
Wang, Yue, Yu, Zhigang, Ding, Pengbo, Lu, Ji, Mao, Likai, Ngiam, Lyman, Yuan, Zhiguo, Engelstädter, Jan, Schembri, Mark A. and Guo, Jianhua (2023). Antidepressants can induce mutation and enhance persistence toward multiple antibiotics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120 (5) e2208344120, 1-12. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2208344120
Genetic slippage after sex maintains diversity for parasite resistance in a natural host population
Ameline, Camille, Voegtli, Felix, Andras, Jason, Dexter, Eric, Engelstädter, Jan and Ebert, Dieter (2022). Genetic slippage after sex maintains diversity for parasite resistance in a natural host population. Science Advances, 8 (46) eabn0051, 1-15. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abn0051
Baseggio, Laura, Rudenko, Oleksandra, Engelstädter, Jan and Barnes, Andrew C. (2022). The evolution of a specialized, highly virulent fish pathogen through gene loss and acquisition of host-specific survival mechanisms. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 88 (14) e0022222, 1-19. doi: 10.1128/aem.00222-22
Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution
Røed, Erik Sandertun and Engelstädter, Jan (2022). Cytoplasmic incompatibility in hybrid zones: infection dynamics and resistance evolution. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 35 (2), 240-253. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13974
Sanaei, Ehsan, Lin, Yen‐Po, Cook, Lyn G. and Engelstädter, Jan (2021). Wolbachia in scale insects: a distinct pattern of infection frequencies and potential transfer routes via ant associates. Environmental Microbiology, 24 (3), 1326-1339. doi: 10.1111/1462-2920.15833
Phenotypic and genotypic parallel evolution in parapatric ecotypes of Senecio
James, Maddie E., Wilkinson, Melanie J., Bernal, Diana M., Liu, Huanle, North, Henry L., Engelstädter, Jan and Ortiz‐Barrientos, Daniel (2021). Phenotypic and genotypic parallel evolution in parapatric ecotypes of Senecio. Evolution, 75 (12), 3115-3131. doi: 10.1111/evo.14387
Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Engelstädter, Jan, Zhang, Shuai, Ding, Pengbo, Mao, Likai, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2021). Correction: Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation. The ISME Journal, 16 (2), 612-612. doi: 10.1038/s41396-021-01074-x
Highly replicated evolution of parapatric ecotypes
James, Maddie E., Arenas-Castro, Henry, Groh, Jeffrey S., Allen, Scott L., Engelstädter, Jan and Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel (2021). Highly replicated evolution of parapatric ecotypes. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38 (11), 4805-4821. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msab207
Baseggio, Laura, Rudenko, Oleksandra, Buller, Nicky, Landos, Matt, Englestädter, Jan and Barnes, Andrew C. (2021). Complete, closed and curated genome sequences of Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida isolates from Australia indicate mobilome-driven localized evolution and novel pathogenicity determinants. Microbial Genomics, 7 (4) 000562, 1-14. doi: 10.1099/mgen.0.000562
Ameline, Camille, Bourgeois, Yann, Vögtli, Felix, Savola, Eevi, Andras, Jason, Engelstädter, Jan and Ebert, Dieter (2020). A Two-Locus System with Strong Epistasis Underlies Rapid Parasite-Mediated Evolution of Host Resistance. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 38 (4), 1512-1528. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msaa311
Rudenko, Oleksandra, Engelstädter, Jan and Barnes, Andrew C. (2020). Evolutionary epidemiology of Streptococcus iniae: linking mutation rate dynamics with adaptation to novel immunological landscapes. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 85 104435, 104435. doi: 10.1016/j.meegid.2020.104435
Wolbachia host shifts: routes, mechanisms, constraints and evolutionary consequences
Sanaei, Ehsan, Charlat, Sylvain and Engelstädter, Jan (2020). Wolbachia host shifts: routes, mechanisms, constraints and evolutionary consequences. Biological Reviews, 96 (2) brv.12663, 433-453. doi: 10.1111/brv.12663
Wang, Yue, Lu, Ji, Engelstädter, Jan, Zhang, Shuai, Ding, Pengbo, Mao, Likai, Yuan, Zhiguo, Bond, Philip L. and Guo, Jianhua (2020). Non-antibiotic pharmaceuticals enhance the transmission of exogenous antibiotic resistance genes through bacterial transformation. The ISME Journal: multidisciplinary journal of microbial ecology, 14 (8), 2179-2196. doi: 10.1038/s41396-020-0679-2
Science policies: how should science funding be allocated? An evolutionary biologists’ perspective
Meirmans, Stephanie, Butlin, Roger K., Charmantier, Anne, Engelstädter, Jan, Groot, Astrid T., King, Kayla C., Kokko, Hanna, Reid, Jane M. and Neiman, Maurine (2019). Science policies: how should science funding be allocated? An evolutionary biologists’ perspective. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 32 (8) jeb.13497, 754-768. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13497
Engelstädter, Jan and Fortuna, Nicole Z. (2019). The dynamics of preferential host switching: host phylogeny as a key predictor of parasite distribution. Evolution, 73 (7) evo.13716, 1330-1340. doi: 10.1111/evo.13716
Strikingly high levels of heterozygosity despite 20 years of inbreeding in a clonal honey bee
Smith, Nicholas M. A., Wade, Claire, Allsopp, Michael H., Harpur, Brock A., Zayed, Amro, Rose, Stephen A., Engelstädter, Jan, Chapman, Nadine C., Yagound, Boris and Oldroyd, Benjamin P. (2018). Strikingly high levels of heterozygosity despite 20 years of inbreeding in a clonal honey bee. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 32 (2) jeb.13397, 144-152. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13397
Reversing resistance: Different routes and common themes across pathogens
Allen, Richard C., Engelstädter, Jan, Bonhoeffer, Sebastian, McDonald, Bruce A. and Hall, Alex R. (2017). Reversing resistance: Different routes and common themes across pathogens. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284 (1863) 20171619, 1-10. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2017.1619
Asexual but not clonal: evolutionary processes in automictic populations
Engelstaedter, Jan (2017). Asexual but not clonal: evolutionary processes in automictic populations. Genetics, 206 (2), 993-1009. doi: 10.1534/genetics.116.196873
The evolution of recombination rates in finite populations during ecological speciation
Reeve, James, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel and Engelstädter, Jan (2016). The evolution of recombination rates in finite populations during ecological speciation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London - B - Biological Sciences, 283 (1841) 20161243, 20161243. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.1243
Evolutionary mysteries in meiosis
Lenormand, Thomas, Engelstaedter, Jan, Johnston, Susan E., Wijnker, Erik and Haag, Christoph R. (2016). Evolutionary mysteries in meiosis. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 371 (1706) 20160001, 20160001. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0001
Steady at the wheel: conservative sex and the benefits of bacterial transformation
Ambur, Ole Herman, Engelstaedter, Jan, Johnsen, Pal J., Miller, Eric L. and Rozen, Daniel E. (2016). Steady at the wheel: conservative sex and the benefits of bacterial transformation. Philosophical Transactions B: Biological Sciences, 371 (1706) 20150528, 20150528. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2015.0528
The evolutionary dynamics of integrons in changing environments
Engelstadter, Jan, Harms, Klaus and Johnsen, Pal J. (2016). The evolutionary dynamics of integrons in changing environments. ISME Journal, 10 (6), 1296-1307. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2015.222
Recombination rate evolution and the origin of species
Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Engelstaedter, Jan and Rieseberg, Loren H. (2016). Recombination rate evolution and the origin of species. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 31 (3), 226-236. doi: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.12.016
Classic reaction kinetics can explain complex patterns of antibiotic action
zur Wiesch, Pia Abel, Abel, Soeren, Gkotzis, Spyridon, Ocampo, Paolo, Engelstaedter, Jan, Hinkley, Trevor, Magnus, Carsten, Waldor, Matthew K., Udekwu, Klas and Cohen, Ted (2015). Classic reaction kinetics can explain complex patterns of antibiotic action. Science Translational Medicine, 7 (287) ARTN 287ra73, 287ra73-287ra73. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa8760
Host-parasite coevolutionary dynamics with generalized success/failure infection genetics
Engelstaedter, Jan (2015). Host-parasite coevolutionary dynamics with generalized success/failure infection genetics. The American Naturalist, 185 (5), E117-E129. doi: 10.1086/680476
The impact of natural transformation on adaptation in spatially structured bacterial populations
Moradigaravand, Danesh and Engelstädter, Jan (2014). The impact of natural transformation on adaptation in spatially structured bacterial populations. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 14 (1) 141, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-14-141
Fitness landscapes emerging from pharmacodynamic functions in the evolution of multidrug resistance
Engelstädter, Jan (2014). Fitness landscapes emerging from pharmacodynamic functions in the evolution of multidrug resistance. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27 (5), 840-853. doi: 10.1111/jeb.12355
Recombination accelerates adaptation on a large-scale empirical fitness landscape in HIV-1
Moradigaravand, Danesh, Kouyos, Roger, Hinkley, Trevor, Haddad, Mojgan, Petropoulos, Christos J., Engelstadter, Jan and Bonhoeffer, Sebastian (2014). Recombination accelerates adaptation on a large-scale empirical fitness landscape in HIV-1. PLoS Genetics, 10 (6) e1004439, e1004439.1-e1004439.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004439
The evolution of X chromosome inactivation in mammals: the demise of Ohno's hypothesis?
Pessia, Eugénie, Engelstaedter, Jan and Marais, Gabriel A. B. (2014). The evolution of X chromosome inactivation in mammals: the demise of Ohno's hypothesis?. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 71 (8), 1383-1394. doi: 10.1007/s00018-013-1499-6
Engelstädter, Jan and Moradigaravand, Danesh (2013). Adaptation through genetic time travel? Fluctuating selection can drive the evolution of bacterial transformation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 281 (1775) 20132741, 20132609. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2013.2609
The evolution of natural competence: disentangling costs and benefits of sex in bacteria
Moradigaravand, Danesh and Engelstädter, Jan (2013). The evolution of natural competence: disentangling costs and benefits of sex in bacteria. American Naturalist, 182 (4), E112-E126. doi: 10.1086/671909
On the genetic architecture of cytoplasmic incompatibility: inference from phenotypic data
Nor, Igor, Engelstaedter, Jan, Duron, Olivier, Reuter, Max, Sagot, Marie-France and Charlat, Sylvain (2013). On the genetic architecture of cytoplasmic incompatibility: inference from phenotypic data. American Naturalist, 182 (1), E15-E24. doi: 10.1086/670612
Pathogen evolution in switching environments: a hybrid dynamical system approach
Farkas, Jozsef Z., Hinow, Peter and Engelstaedter, Jan (2012). Pathogen evolution in switching environments: a hybrid dynamical system approach. Mathematical Biosciences, 240 (1), 70-75. doi: 10.1016/j.mbs.2012.06.004
Host-parasite coevolution induces selection for condition-dependent sex
Mostowy, R. and Engelstaedter, J. (2012). Host-parasite coevolution induces selection for condition-dependent sex. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25 (10), 2033-2046. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02584.x
The dynamics of mitochondrial mutations causing male infertility in spatially structured populations
Zhang, Hui, Guillaume, Frederic and Engelstaedter, Jan (2012). The dynamics of mitochondrial mutations causing male infertility in spatially structured populations. Evolution, 66 (10), 3179-3188. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01675.x
Moradigaravand, Danesh and Engelstaedter, Jan (2012). The effect of bacterial recombination on adaptation on fitness landscapes with limited peak accessibility. Plos Computational Biology, 8 (10) e1002735, 1002735-1-1002735-10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002735
On genetic specificity in symbiont-mediated host-parasite coevolution
Kwiatkowski, Marek, Engelstaedter, Jan and Vorburger, Christoph (2012). On genetic specificity in symbiont-mediated host-parasite coevolution. Plos Computational Biology, 8 (8) e1002633, 1002633-1-1002633-9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1002633
Non-genetic inheritance and the patterns of antagonistic coevolution
Mostowy, Rafal, Engelstaedter, Jan and Salathe, Marcel (2012). Non-genetic inheritance and the patterns of antagonistic coevolution. Bmc Evolutionary Biology, 12 (93) 93, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-93
Mod/Resc parsimony inference: theory and application
Nor, Igor, Hermelin, Danny, Charlat, Sylvain, Engelstädter, Jan, Reuter, Max, Duron, Olivier and Sagot, Marie-France (2012). Mod/Resc parsimony inference: theory and application. Information and Computation, 213, 23-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ic.2011.03.008
The impact of environmental change on host-parasite coevolutionary dynamics
Mostowy, Rafal and Engelstaedter, Jan (2011). The impact of environmental change on host-parasite coevolutionary dynamics. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 278 (1716), 2283-2292. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2359
Population biological principles of drug-resistance evolution in infectious diseases
zur Wiesch, Pia Abel, Kouyos, Roger, Engelstaedter, Jan, Regoes, Roland R. and Bonhoeffer, Sebastian (2011). Population biological principles of drug-resistance evolution in infectious diseases. Lancet Infectious Diseases, 11 (3), 236-247. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(10)70264-4
Contagious parthenogenesis, automixis, and a sex determination meltdown
Engelstaedter, Jan, Sandrock, Christoph and Vorburger, Christoph (2011). Contagious parthenogenesis, automixis, and a sex determination meltdown. Evolution, 65 (2), 501-511. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01145.x
The effective size of populations infected with cytoplasmic sex-ratio distorters
Engelstaedter, Jan (2010). The effective size of populations infected with cytoplasmic sex-ratio distorters. Genetics, 186 (1), 309-320. doi: 10.1534/genetics.110.120014
Compensation of fitness costs and reversibility of antibiotic resistance mutations
zur Wiesch, Pia Schulz, Engelstaedter, Jan and Bonhoeffer, Sebastian (2010). Compensation of fitness costs and reversibility of antibiotic resistance mutations. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 54 (5), 2085-2095. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01460-09
Hidden cytoplasmic incompatibility alters the dynamics of male-killer/host interactions
Hornett, E. A., Engelstaedter, J. and Hurst, G. D. D. (2010). Hidden cytoplasmic incompatibility alters the dynamics of male-killer/host interactions. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 23 (3), 479-487. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01872.x
Cytoplasmic incompatibility and host population structure
Engelstaedter, J. and Telschow, A. (2009). Cytoplasmic incompatibility and host population structure. Heredity, 103 (3), 196-207. doi: 10.1038/hdy.2009.53
Red queen dynamics with non-standard fitness interactions
Engelstaedter, Jan and Bonhoeffer, Sebastian (2009). Red queen dynamics with non-standard fitness interactions. PLoS Computational Biology, 5 (8), e1000469.1-e1000469.11. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000469
Engelstaedter, Jan and Hurst, Gregory D. D. (2009). What use are male hosts? The dynamics of maternally inherited bacteria showing sexual transmission or male killing. American Naturalist, 173 (5), E159-E170. doi: 10.1086/597375
The ecology and evolution of microbes that manipulate host reproduction
Engelstaedter, Jan and Hurst, Gregory D. D. (2009). The ecology and evolution of microbes that manipulate host reproduction. Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics, 40 (1), 127-149. doi: 10.1146/annurev.ecolsys.110308.120206
Constraints on the evolution of asexual reproduction
Engelstaedter, Jan (2008). Constraints on the evolution of asexual reproduction. BioEssays, 30 (11-12), 1138-1150. doi: 10.1002/bies.20833
Muller's ratchet and the degeneration of Y chromosomes: A simulation study
Engelstaedter, Jan (2008). Muller's ratchet and the degeneration of Y chromosomes: A simulation study. Genetics, 180 (2), 957-967. doi: 10.1534/genetics.108.092379
Sexual antagonism and the evolution of X chromosome inactivation
Engelstaedter, Jan and Haig, David (2008). Sexual antagonism and the evolution of X chromosome inactivation. Evolution, 62 (8), 2097-2104. doi: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2008.00431.x
The diversity of reproductive parasites among arthropods: Wolbachia do not walk alone
Duron, Olivier, Bouchon, Didier, Boutin, Sebastien, Bellamy, Lawrence, Zhou, Liqin, Engelstaedter, Jan and Hurst, Gregory D. (2008). The diversity of reproductive parasites among arthropods: Wolbachia do not walk alone. BMC Biology, 6 (1) 27, 27.1-27.12. doi: 10.1186/1741-7007-6-27
A test of the null model for 5 ' UTR evolution based on GC content
Reuter, Max, Engelstädter, Jan, Fontanillas, Pierre and Hurst, Laurence D. (2008). A test of the null model for 5 ' UTR evolution based on GC content. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 25 (5), 801-804. doi: 10.1093/molbev/msn044
High incidence of the maternally inherited bacterium Cardinium in spiders
Duron, Olivier, Hurst, Gregory D. D., Hornett, Emily A., Josling, James A. and Engelstaedter, Jan (2008). High incidence of the maternally inherited bacterium Cardinium in spiders. Molecular Ecology, 17 (6), 1427-1437. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03689.x
Engelstaedter, Jan, Telschow, Arndt and Yamamura, Norio (2008). Coexistence of cytoplasmic incompatibility and male-killing-inducing endosymbionts, and their impact on host gene flow. Theoretical Population Biology, 73 (1), 125-133. doi: 10.1016/j.tpb.2007.08.004
The evolution of endosymbiont density in doubly infected host species
Engelstaedter, J., Hammerstein, P. and Hurst, G. D. D. (2007). The evolution of endosymbiont density in doubly infected host species. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 20 (2), 685-695. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2006.01257.x
The impact of male-killing bacteria on host evolutionary processes
Engelstaedter, Jan and Hurst, Gregory D. D. (2007). The impact of male-killing bacteria on host evolutionary processes. Genetics, 175 (1), 245-254. doi: 10.1534/genetics.106.060921
Competing Selfish Genetic Elements in the Butterfly Hypolimnas bolina
Charlat, Sylvain, Engelstädter, Jan, Dyson, Emily A., Hornett, Emily A., Duplouy, Anne, Tortosa, Pablo, Davies, Neil, Roderick, George K., Wedell, Nina and Hurst, Gregory D. D. (2006). Competing Selfish Genetic Elements in the Butterfly Hypolimnas bolina. Current Biology, 16 (24), 2453-2458. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.10.062
The dynamics of parasite incidence across host species
Engelstädter, Jan and Hurst, Gregory D. D. (2006). The dynamics of parasite incidence across host species. Evolutionary Ecology, 20 (6), 603-616. doi: 10.1007/s10682-006-9120-1
Asymmetric gene flow and constraints on adaptation caused by sex ratio distorters
Telschow, A., Engelstädter, J., Yamamura, N., Hammerstein, P. and Hurst, G. D. D. (2006). Asymmetric gene flow and constraints on adaptation caused by sex ratio distorters. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19 (3), 869-878. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.01049.x
Outbreeding selects for spiteful cytoplasmic elements
Engelstädter, Jan and Charlat, Sylvain (2006). Outbreeding selects for spiteful cytoplasmic elements. Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences, 273 (1589), 923-929. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3411
Engelstadter, Jan, Charlat, Sylvain, Pomiankowski, Andrew and Hurst, Gregory D. D. (2006). The evolution of cytoplasmic incompatibility types: Integrating segregation inbreeding and outbreeding. Genetics, 172 (4), 2601-2611. doi: 10.1534/genetics.105.050102
Can maternally transmitted endosymbionts facilitate the evolution of haplodiploidy?
Engelstädter, J. and Hurst, G. D. D. (2006). Can maternally transmitted endosymbionts facilitate the evolution of haplodiploidy?. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 19 (1), 194-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00974.x
Infection dynamics of different Wolbachia-types within one host population
Engelstädter, Jan, Telschow, Arndt and Hammerstein, Peter (2004). Infection dynamics of different Wolbachia-types within one host population. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 231 (3), 345-355. doi: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.06.029
To what extent do different types of sex ratio distorters interfere?
Engelstädter, Jan, Montenegro, Horacio and Hurst, Gregory D. D. (2004). To what extent do different types of sex ratio distorters interfere?. Evolution, 58 (10), 2382-2386. doi: 10.1554/04-294
Nor, Igor, Hermelin, Danny, Charlat, Sylvain, Engelstädter, Jan, Reuter, Max, Duron, Olivier and Sagot, Marie-France (2010). Mod/Resc Parsimony Inference. 21st Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Pattern Matching, Brooklyn, NY, United States, 21-23 June 2010. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-13509-5_19
O'Brien, Nicholas, Ortiz-Barrientos, Daniel, Engelstaedter, Jan and Holland, Barbara (2023). Data associated with publication: O'Brien et al. "The distribution of fitness effects during adaptive walks using a simple genetic network". The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/f3850b0
Predicting the evolutionary dynamics of adaptation
(2019–2023) ARC Discovery Projects
Recombination and the genomic landscape of speciation
(2019–2023) ARC Discovery Projects
Sex and bottlenecks: understanding the evolutionary dynamics of bacterial adaptation
(2015–2019) ARC Future Fellowships
The evolution of recombination cold spots during speciation
(2014–2017) ARC Discovery Projects
The role of fitness interactions in the evolution of multidrug resistance
(2013) UQ Early Career Researcher
Elucidating the role of natural transformation in the evolution of multidrug resistance
(2012–2013) UQ New Staff Research Start-Up Fund
On The Predictability and Repeatability of Antibiotic Resistance Evolution in Acinetobacter baylyi
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Eco-evolutionary dynamics of microbial communities in the urinary tract
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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The distribution of facultative secondary symbionts across scale insects
Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Theoretical investigations of integron evolution in bacteria
Master Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Rapid evolution and the dynamics and stability of ecological communities.
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The effects of rapid evolution and phenotypic plasticity on ecological dynamics in fluctuating environments
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Evolutionary systems biology of adaptive radiation
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How rapid evolution in response to multispecies competitive interactions influences the dynamics and stability of ecological communities.
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The evolution of antibiotic resistance through the lens of ecological competition theory
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Genetic screening of Immune related miRNA in Drosophila
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Costs of antibiotic resistance through the lens of resource-competition theory
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Microbial community dynamics in nonequilibrium systems
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The costs and consequences of antibioitic resistance in fluctuating environments
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The polygenic basis of adaptation
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Adaptation and Genetic Exchange in Experimentally Evolved Acinetobacter baylyi
Master Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The evolution of genetic networks during polygenic adaptation
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The dynamics of host shifting in coevolving host-parasite systems
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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Wolbachia infection and host shifts in scale insects
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2017) Doctor Philosophy — Principal Advisor
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(2024) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The polygenic architecture of local adaptation in Senecio lautus
(2024) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The evolution of gametic interactions during speciation
(2022) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The nature of parallel evolution
(2021) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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The role of heritable mutators in evolution and epidemiology of bacterial pathogens
(2019) Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
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