{"id":55,"date":"2011-09-30T21:33:40","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T21:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fedorka.cos.ucf.edu\/wordpress\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:47:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:47:39","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M. and Rich, M. 2026. The effect of temperature and tropical milkweed on monarch butterfly migration disruption. Royal Society Open Science. 13 (1): 251537. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.251537<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Malay, A., Weavers, R. and Fedorka, K.M. 2025. Interactions between husbandry, landscape, and immunity in regulating viral loads for managed honey bees. Biology Open: 14(9): bio062201. <span class=\"citation-doi\">doi: 10.1242\/bio.062201.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Rich, M.,\u00a0 Kesselring, J.H., Garcia, A., Wallin, D. and Fedorka, K.M. 2025. The impact of temperature on the reproductive development, body condition, and mortality of fall migrating monarch butterflies in the laboratory. Royal Society Open Science. 12: 250343. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1098\/rsos.250343. <strong><em>Read the media coverage of our ongoing work in: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/warm-autumns-monarch-butterflies-decline\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1937\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Science-News-300x91.png\" alt=\"Science News logo with the tagline &quot;Independent Journalism Since 1921&quot; in black text on a white background.\" width=\"158\" height=\"48\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Science-News-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/08\/Science-News.png 406w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 158px) 100vw, 158px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Biazzo, I., Fedorka, K. M., Schneider, K., and Teter, K. 2024. Building Research Communities for life science transfer students: improving retention and student outcomes. Journal of College Science Teaching, 53 (5), 420-429. DOI: 10.1080\/0047231X.2024.2373024<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nielsen, T.M., Baldwin, J., Danis, M. and Fedorka, K.M. 2024. Support for Y-compensation of mother&#8217;s curse affecting lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity, 133 (6), 418-425.\u00a0 DOI: <span id=\"FullRTa-DOI\" class=\"value ng-star-inserted\" dir=\"auto\" data-ta=\"FullRTa-DOI\">10.1038\/s41437-024-00726-w<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Nielsen, T.M., Baldwin, J., and Fedorka, K.M. 2023. Gene-poor Y-chromosomes substantially impact male trait heritabilities and help shape sexually dimorphic evolution. Heredity, 130 (4), 236-241. DOI: 10.1038\/s41437-023-00596-8<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kutch, I.C., Fedorka, K.M., 2018. Y-chromosomes can constrain adaptive evolution via epistatic interactions with other chromosomes. BMC Evolutionary Biology. DOI: 10.1186\/s12862-018-1327-6<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kutch, I. C., and Fedorka, K. M. 2017. A test for Y-linked additive and epistatic effects on surviving bacterial infections in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 30(7): 1400-1408. DOI: 10.1186\/s12862-018-1327-6<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fedorka, K. M., Kutch, IC, Collins, L and Musto, E. 2016. Cold temperature preference in bacterially infected fruit flies improves survival but is suboptimal. Journal of insect Physiology, 93-94: 36-41. DOI: 10.1016\/j.jinsphys.2016.08.005<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kutch, I. C., and Fedorka, K. M. 2015. Y-linked variation for autosomal immune gene regulation has the potential to shape sexually dimorphic immunity<em>, <\/em>Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 282.\u00a0 http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1098\/rspb.2015.1301<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Wittman, T and K. M. Fedorka. Male mate choice for unparasitized females in <em>Drosophila melanogaster. <\/em>Journal of Insect Behavior,\u00a0Journal of Insect Behavior, 28: 37-43<em>. DOI: 10.1007\/s10905-014-9478-9<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Kutch, I.C., Sevgili, H, Wittman, T. and K.M. Fedorka. 2014. Thermoregulatory strategy may shape immune investment in Drosophila melanogaster. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 2<\/span>17: 3364-3669. doi:10.1242\/jeb.106294.<strong><em> Read the media coverage of our ongoing work in:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-scientist.com\/?articles.view\/articleNo\/42239\/title\/A-Deathly-Pallor\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1470\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2015\/03\/the-scientist.png\" alt=\"the scientist\" width=\"118\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fe<span style=\"color: #000000\">dorka, K. M. 2014. Reproductive and immune system interactions in the context of life history and sexual selection theory. In\u00a0Eco-immunology: Evolutive aspects and future perspectives. Eds. Enzo Ottaviani and David Malagoli. Springer. <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.springer.com\/biomed\/immunology\/book\/978-94-017-8711-6\">ISBN 978-94-017-8711-6<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fedorka K.M. and Sevgili, H. 2014. The influence of nuptial feeding and sperm transfer on the immunological cost of reproduction in the ground cricket Allonemobius socius. Physiological Entomology, \u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/phen.12051\/abstract\">OI:\u00a010.1111\/phen.12051<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fedorka, K.M., Copeland, E.K. and Winterhalter, W.E. 2013. Seasonality influences cuticle melanization and immune defense in a cricket: support for a temperature-dependent immune investment hypothesis in insects. Journal of Experimental Biology, 216: 4005-4010.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/jeb.biologists.org\/content\/216\/21\/4005\">doi: 10.1242\/\u200bjeb.091538<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fedorka, K. M., Lee, V. and Winterhalter, W. E. 2013. Thermal environment shapes cuticle melanism and melanin-based immunity in the ground cricket <em>Allonemobius socius<\/em>. Evolutionary Ecology, 27:521-531.\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007%2Fs10682-012-9620-0\">10.1007\/s10682-012-9620-0<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Copeland, E. K and Fedorka, K. M. 2012. The influence of male age and parasitic infection on producing a dishonest sexual signal. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological,<\/span> 279 4740-4746. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/279\/1748\/4740.full.pdf+html\">10.1098\/rspb.2012.1914.<\/a> <em><strong>Listen to our interview on:<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2012\/10\/qq-2012-10-06_03.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1401\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/06\/qq-small.jpg\" alt=\"qq small\" width=\"126\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>F<span style=\"color: #000000\">edorka, K. M., Winterhalter, W. E., Shaw, K. L., Brogan, W. R., and Mousseau, T. A. 2012. The role of gene flow asymmetry along an environmental gradient in constraining local adaptation and range expansion in the ground cricket <em>Allonemobius socius. <\/em>Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 25(8):1676-85. DOI:\u00a0<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/j.1420-9101.2012.02552.x\/pdf\">10.1111\/j.1420-9101.2012.02552.x <\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1826\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/Facultyof1000-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"F1000 Faculty of 1000 logo with &quot;F1000&quot; in large red font above &quot;Faculty of 1000&quot; in smaller gray letters.\" width=\"96\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/Facultyof1000-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/Facultyof1000.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 96px) 100vw, 96px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Radhakrishnan, P and Fedorka, K. M. 2012. Immune Activation decreases sperm viability and induces females to purge stored sperm.\u00a0Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279 3577-3583. DOI: <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org\/content\/early\/2012\/06\/08\/rspb.2012.0654.long\"><span class=\"slug-doi\" title=\"10.1098\/rspb.2012.0654\">10.1098\/rspb.2012.0654 <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Radhakrishnan, P. and Fedorka, K. M. 2011. Influence of female age, sperm senescence and multiple mating on sperm viability in female <em>Drosophila melanogaster<\/em>. Journal of Insect Physiology, 57: 778-783. <span class=\"S_C_ddDoi\">DOI: <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0022191011000606\">10.1016\/j.jinsphys.2011.02.017<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fedorka, K. M., Winterhalter, W. E. and Ware, B. M. 2011. Sperm competition intensity influences seminal protein production prior to mating and courtship. Evolution, 65: 584-590. (<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-et-al.-2011-Perceived-sperm-competition.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Winterhalter, W.E. and Fedorka, K. M. 2009. Sex differences in immune gene expression prior to and after mating in <em>Drosophila melanogaster<\/em>. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 276: 1109-1117. (<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Winterhalter-and-Fedorka-2009.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fedorka, K. M., Winterhalter, W. E. and Mousseau, T. A. 2007. The evolutionary genetics of sexual size dimorphism in the cricket <em>Allonemobius socius<\/em>. Heredity, 99, 218-223. (<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-et-al.-2007-HER.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fedorka, K. M, Linder, J., Winterhalter, W.E., and Promislow, D. E. L. 2007. Post-mating disparity between potential and realized immune response in <em>Drosophila melanogaster<\/em>. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 274<\/span>, 1211-1217. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/fedorka-et-al.-2007-PRS.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M., and Mousseau, T. A. 2007. Immune system activation affects the male sexual signal and reproductive potential in crickets. Behavioral Ecology, 18: 231-235. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-and-Mousseau-2007-BE.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Promislow, D. E. L., Fedorka, K. M. and Burger, J. E. P. 2005. Evolutionary biology of aging: future directions. In The Handbook of the Biology of Aging. Eds. Austad, S. and Masoro, E. 6th edition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M., Zuk, M. and T. A. Mousseau. 2005. Natural selection drives the link between male immunity and reproductive potential. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 83: 1012-1014. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/fedorka-et-al.-2005-CJZ.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M., and M. Zuk. 2005. Sexual conflict and female immune suppression in the ground cricket,\u00a0<em>Allonemobius soicus<\/em>. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 18: 1515-1522. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-Zuk-2005-JEB.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M., M. Zuk and Mousseau, T.A. 2004. Immune suppression and the cost of reproduction in the cricket,\u00a0<em>Allonemobius socius<\/em>. Evolution, 58: 2478-2485. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-et-al.-2004.-COR-and-immunity-EVO.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M. and T. A. Mousseau. 2004. Female mating bias results in conflicting sex-specific offspring fitness. Nature, 429: 65-67. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-Mousseau-2004.-Conflict-Nature.pdf\">PDF<\/a>) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1826\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/Facultyof1000-300x131.jpg\" alt=\"F1000 Faculty of 1000 logo with &quot;F1000&quot; in large red font above &quot;Faculty of 1000&quot; in smaller gray letters.\" width=\"97\" height=\"42\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/Facultyof1000-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2025\/07\/Facultyof1000.jpg 457w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 97px) 100vw, 97px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M. and T. A. Mousseau. 2002. Tibial spur feeding in ground crickets: larger males contribute larger gifts. Florida Entomologist, 85: 317-323. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-Mousseau-2002.-Gift-size-FE.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M. and T. A. Mousseau. 2002. Material and genetic benefits of female multiple mating and polyandry. Animal Behaviour, 64: 361-367. (<a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/biology\/fedorka\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2011\/10\/Fedorka-Mousseau-2002.-Polyandry-AB.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fedorka, K. M. and T. A. Mousseau. 2002. Nuptial gifts and the evolution of male size. Evolution, 56: 590-596. 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