Michele Schiffer

A Wolbachia infection from Drosophila that causes cytoplasmic incompatibility despite low prevalence and densities in males

Kelly M Richardson, Philippa C Griffin, Siu F Lee, Perran A Ross, Nancy M Endersby-Harshman, Michele Schiffer, Ary A Hoffman

Journal article  |  2019  |  HEREDITY

Wolbachia bacteria are common insect endosymbionts transmitted maternally and capable of spreading through insect populations by c..

Separating multiple sources of variation on heat resistance in Drosophila hydei

Michele Johnstone, Michele Schiffer, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2017  |  JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

While numerous insect studies have demonstrated the effects environmental conditions, genetic variation and other factors have on ..

Tropical Drosophila pandora carry Wolbachia infections causing cytoplasmic incompatibility or male killing

Kelly M Richardson, Michele Schiffer, Philippa C Griffin, Siu F Lee, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2016  |  EVOLUTION

Wolbachia infections have been described in several Drosophila species, but relatively few have been assessed for phenotypic effec..

Distribution and influence of grazing on wheat curl mites (Aceria tosichella Keifer) within a wheat field

PA Umina, M Schiffer, P Parker, AA Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY

Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) is a serious disease of wheat and is primarily transmitted from infected to healthy plants by the..

New Species in the Drosophila ananassae Subgroup from Northern Australia, New Guinea and the South Pacific (Diptera: Drosophilidae), with Historical Overview

Shane F McEvey, Michele Schiffer

Journal article  |  2015  |  RECORDS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM

Three new Drosophila species are described in the ananassae subgroup from Australia, New Guinea and Samoa. Drosophila pandora sp.n..

Assessing the relative importance of environmental effects, carry-over effects and species differences in thermal stress resistance: a comparison of Drosophilids across field and laboratory generations

Michele Schiffer, Sandra Hangartner, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2013  |  JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

There is increasing interest in comparing species of related organisms for their susceptibility to thermal extremes in order to ev..

A proline repeat polymorphism of the Frost gene of Drosophila melanogaster showing clinal variation but not associated with cold resistance

AA Hoffmann, MJ Blacket, SW McKechnie, L Rako, M Schiffer, RV Rane, RT Good, C Robin, SF Lee

Journal article  |  2012  |  INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Genetic polymorphisms underlying adaptive shifts in thermal responses are poorly known even though studies are providing a detaile..

Coevolution of male and female reproductive structures in Drosophila

Dominique Joly, Michele Schiffer

Journal article  |  2010  |  GENETICA

The morphology of male genitalia whilst stable within species, exhibits huge interspecific variation. This variation is likely to ..

Molecular markers indicate that the wheat curl mite, Aceria tosichella Keifer, may represent a species complex in Australia

M Carew, M Schiffer, P Umina, A Weeks, A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2009  |  BULLETIN OF ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH

The wheat curl mite (WCM), Aceria tosichella Keifer, is an eriophyoid pest of cereals, and the vector responsible for transmitting..

Testing evolutionary hypotheses about species borders: patterns of genetic variation towards the southern borders of two rainforest Drosophila and a related habitat generalist

Belinda van Heerwaarden, Vanessa Kellermann, Michele Schiffer, Mark Blacket, Carla M Sgro, Ary A Hoffmann

Journal article  |  2009  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Several evolutionary hypotheses help explain why only some species adapt readily to new conditions and expand distributions beyond..