John Jaenike is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, and currently a professor at the University of Rochester New York. Jaenike was an early proponent of the Red Queen hypothesis, using the idea to explain the maintenance of sex.[1] Jaenike is also known for his extensive work on mushroom-feeding Drosophila and the evolution of their inherited bacterial symbionts Wolbachia and Spiroplasma poulsonii.[2][3]
J. Jaenike | |
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| Born | John Jaenike 20 March 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Known for | Red Queen hypothesis, mushroom-feeding Drosophila |
| Awards | The trypanosomatid parasite Jaenimonas drosophilae is named in Jaenike's honor |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecology, Evolutionary biology |
| Institutions | University of Arizona, University of Rochester |
| Academic advisors | Henry S. Horn Robert H. MacArthur |
In 2015, the trypanosomatid parasite Jaenimonas drosophilae was named in Jaenike's honour.[4]
See also
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edit- ^ Jaenike, J. (1978). "An hypothesis to account for the maintenance of sex within populations". Evolutionary Theory. 3: 191–194.
- ^ Jaenike, J.; Unckless, R.; Cockburn, S. N.; Boelio, L. M.; Perlman, S. J. (8 July 2010). "Adaptation via Symbiosis: Recent Spread of a Drosophila Defensive Symbiont". Science. 329 (5988): 212–215. Bibcode:2010Sci...329..212J. doi:10.1126/science.1188235. PMID 20616278. S2CID 206526012.
- ^ Unckless, R. L. and J. Jaenike. 2012. Maintenance of a male-killing Wolbachia in Drosophila innubila by male-killing dependent and male-killing independent mechanisms. Evolution 66: 678-689.
- ^ Hamilton; et al. (2015). Keith Gull (ed.). "Infection Dynamics and Immune Response in a Newly Described Drosophila-Trypanosomatid Association". American Society for Microbiology. 6 (5): e01356-15. doi:10.1128/mBio.01356-15. PMC 4600116. PMID 26374124.