Publication List
Below, you'll find a list of the lab (and AM’s) published research. Links to articles are provided in blue. If you have trouble accessing these articles, we would be happy to send you PDFs.
Peer-reviewed publications
57. Croft L, Matheson P, Butterworth NJ, McGaughran A (2024). Fitness consequences of population bottlenecks in an invasive blowfly. Molecular Ecology, 33, e17492. 10.1111/mec.17492
56. Bird S, Wilkinson S, McGaughran A (2024). Wetland biodiversity in Aotearoa New Zealand: an eDNA perspective on exotic and non-exotic species. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 1-18. 10.1080/03014223.2024.2359685.
55. Bird S, Dutton P, Wilkinson S, Smith J, Duggan I, McGaughran A (2024). Developing an eDNA approach for wetland biomonitoring: Insights on technical and conventional approaches. Environmental DNA, 6, e574. 10.1002/edn3.574.
54. Parvizi E, Bachelor A, Zwick A, Walsh TK, Moritz C, McGaughran A (2024). Historical museum samples reveal signals of selection and drift in response to changing insecticide use in an agricultural pest moth. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, voae068. 10.1093/jeb/voae068.
53. Pyper NR, Painting CJ, McGaughran A (2024). Home and away: The role of intraspecific behavioural variation in biological invasion. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 51, 151-174. 10.1080/03014223.2024.2336035.
52. Featherstone LA, McGaughran A (2024). The effect of missing data on evolutionary analysis of sequence capture bycatch, with application to an agricultural pest. Molecular Genetics and Genomics, 299, 11. 10.1007/s00438-024-02097-7
51. McGaughran A, Dhami MK, Parvizi E, Vaughan AL, Gleeson DM, Hodgins KA, Rollins LA, Tepolt CK, Turner KG, Atsawawaranunt K, Battlay P, Congrains C, Crottini A, Dennis TPQ, Lange C, Liu XP, Matheson P, North HL, Popovic I, Rius M, Santure AW, Stuart KC, Tan HZ, Wang C, Wilson J. (2024). Genomic tools in biological invasions: Current state and future frontiers. Genome Biology and Evolution, 16, evad230. 10.1093/gbe/evad230
50. Croft L, Matheson P, Flemming C, Butterworth NJ, McGaughran A (2024). Population structure and interspecific hybridisation of two invasive blowflies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) following replicated incursions into New Zealand. Ecology and Evolution, 14, e10832. 10.1002/ece3.10832
49. Parvizi E, Vaughan AL, Dhami MK, McGaughran A (2023). Genomic signals of local adaptation across climatically heterogenous habitats in an invasive tropical fruit fly (Bactrocera tryoni). Heredity, 132, 18-29. 10.1038/s41437-023-00657-y
48. Vaughan AL, Parvizi E, Matheson P, McGaughran A, Dhami MK (2023). Current stewardship practices in invasion biology limit the value and secondary use of genomic data. Molecular Ecology Resources. 10.1111/1755-0998.13858.
47. Matheson P, Parvizi E, Fabrick JA, Siddiqui HA, Tabashnik BE, Walsh TK, McGaughran A (2023). Genome-wide analysis reveals distinct global populations of pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella). Scientific Reports, 13, 11762. 10.1038/s41598-023-38504-z
46. Parvizi E, McGaughran A, Stevens MI (2023). Tracking the origins of the introduced terrestrial amphipod, Puhuruhuru patersoni, on sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 51, 77-87. 10.1080/03014223.2023.2224580
45. Clarke LJ, Shaw JD, Suter L, Atalah J, Bergstrom DM, … , McGaughran A, et al. (2023). An expert-driven framework for applying eDNA tools to improve biosecurity in the Antarctic. Management of Biological Invasions, 14, 379-402. 10.3391/mbi.2023.14.3.01
44. Butterworth NJ, Wallman JF, Johnston NP, Dawson BM, McGaughran A (2023) The blowfly Chrysomya latifrons inhabits fragmented rainforests, but shows no population structure. Oecologia, 201, 703-719. 10.1007/s00442-023-05333-w
43. Matheson P, McGaughran A (2023). How might climate change affect adaptive responses of polar arthropods? Diversity, 15, 47. 10.3390/d15010047
42. Parvizi E, Dhami M, Yan J, McGaughran A (2023). Population genomic insights into invasion success in a polyphagous agricultural pest, Halyomorpha halys. Molecular Ecology, 32, 138-151. 10.1111/mec.16740
41. Matheson P, McGaughran A (2022). Genomic data is missing for many highly invasive species, restricting our preparedness for escalating incursion rates. Scientific Reports, 12, 13987. 10.1038/s41598-022-17937-y
40. McGaughran A, Liggins L, Marske KA, Dawson MD, Schiebelhut LM, Lavery S, Knowles L, Moritz C, Riginos C (2022). Comparative phylogeography in the genomic age: opportunities and challenges. Journal of Biogegoraphy, 49, 2130-2144. 10.1111/jbi.14481
39. De Araujo Barbosa V, Graham S, Smith B, Hogg I, McGaughran A (2022). Assessing population genetic structure of three New Zealand stream insects using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers. Genome, 65, 427-441.10.1139/gen-2022-0021.
38. Leaver M, Moreno E, Kayhan M, McGaughran A, Rödelsperger C, Sommer RJ, Hyman AA. (2022) Adaptation to environmental temperature in divergent clades of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Evolution, 76, 1660-1673. 10.1111/evo.14520
37. McGaughran A, Mori E, Quilodrán CS (2021). Editorial: The genomics of biological invasion. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9, 810817. 10.3389/fevo.2021.810817
36. North HL, McGaughran A, Jiggins C (2021). Insights into invasive species from whole-genome resequencing. Molecular Ecology, 30, 6289-6308. 10.1111/mec.15999
35. McGaughran A, Laver R, Fraser C (2021). Evolutionary responses to warming. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 36, 591-600. 10.1016/j.tree.2021.02.014
34. Apirajkamol NB, James B, Gordon KHJ, Walsh TK, McGaughran A (2020). Oxidative stress delays development and alters gene expression in the agricultural pest moth, Helicoverpa armigera. Ecology and Evolution, 10, 5680-5693. 10.1002/ece3.6308
33. McGaughran A (2020). Effects of sample age on data quality from targeted sequencing of museum specimens: what are we capturing in time? BMC Genomics, 21, 188. 10.1186/s12864-020-6594-0
32. McGill BJ, Chase JM, Hortal J, Overcast I, Rominger AJ, Rosindell J, Borges PAV, Emerson BC, Etienne R, Hickerson MJ, Mahler DL, Massol F, McGaughran A, Neves P, Parent C, Patiño J, Ruffley M, Wagner CE, Gillespie R (2019). Unifying macroecology and macroevolution to answer fundamental questions about biodiversity. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 28, 1925-1936. 10.1111/geb.13020
31. McGaughran A, Terauds A, Convey P, Fraser CI (2019). Genome-wide SNP data reveals improved evidence for Antarctic glacial refugia and dispersal of terrestrial invertebrates. Molecular Ecology, 28, 4941-4957. 10.1111/mec.15269
30. Walsh TK, Perera O, Anderson C, Gordon K, Czepak C, McGaughran A, Zwick A, Hackett D, Tay WT (2019). Mitochondrial DNA genome resources of five major Helicoverpa pest species from the Old and New Worlds (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Ecology and Evolution, 9, 2933-2944. 10.1002/ece3.4971
29. Walsh TK, Jouβen N, Tian K, McGaughran A, Anderson CJ, Qiu X, Ahn S-J, Bird L, Pavlidi N, Vontas J, Ryu J, Rasool A, Barony Macedo I, Tay WT, Zhang Y, Whitehouse MEA, Sylvie PJ, Downes S, Nemec L, Heckel DG (2018). Multiple recombination events between two cytochrome P450 loci contribute to global pyrethroid resistance in Helicoverpa armigera. PLoS ONE, 13, e0197760. 10.1371/journal.pone.0197760
28. Moon KL, Dann P, Chown SL, McGaughran A, Fraser CI (2018). Penguin ectoparasite panmixia suggests extensive host movement within a colony. The Auk: Ornithological Advances, 135, 657-668. 10.1642/AUK-17-226.1
27. Pearce S, Clarke D, East P, Elfekih S, Gordon K, Jermiin L, McGaughran A, Oakeshott J, Papanikolaou A, Omaththage PP, et al (2017). Genomic innovations, transcriptional plasticity and gene loss underlying the evolution and divergence of two highly polyphagous and invasive Helicoverpa pest species. BMC Biology, 15, 63. 10.1186/s12915-017-0402-6
26. Morgan K, McGaughran A, Rödelsperger C, Sommer RJ (2017). Variation in rates of spontaneous male production within the nematode species Pristionchus pacificus supports an adaptive role for males and outcrossing. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 17, 57. 10.1186/s12862-017-0873-7
25. Anderson CJ, Tay WT, McGaughran A, Gordon K, Walsh TK (2016). Population structure and gene flow in the global pest, Helicoverpa armigera. Molecular Ecology, 25, 5296-5311. 10.1111/mec.13841
24. Fraser C, McGaughran A, Chuah A, Waters J (2016). The importance of replicating genomic analyses to verify phylogenetic signal for recently-evolved lineages. Molecular Ecology, 25, 3686-3695. 10.1111/mec.13708
23. McGaughran A, Rödelsperger C, Grimm D, Meyer JM, Moreno E, Morgan K, Leaver M, Serobyan V, Rakitsch B, Borgwardt KM, Sommer RJ (2016). Genomic profiles of diversification and genotype-phenotype association in island nematode lineages. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 33, 2257-2272. 10.1093/molbev/msw093
22. Moreno E, McGaughran A, Zimmerc M, Sommer RJ (2016). Oxygen-induced social behaviours in Pristionchus pacificus have a distinct evolutionary history and genetic regulation from Caenorhabditis elegans. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283, 20152263. 10.1098/rspb.2015.2263
21. McGaughran A (2015). Integrating a population genomics focus into biogeographic and macroecological research. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: Biogeography and Macroecology, 3, 132. 10.3389/fevo.2015.00132
20. McGaughran A, Morgan K (2014). Population genetics and the La Réunion case study. In: Nematology Monographs and Perspectives; Pristionchus pacificus – a nematode model for comparative and evolutionary biology. BRILL publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 197-219. Chapter DOI: 10.1163/9789004260306_009
19. Meyer JM, Rödelsperger C, Eichholz K, Tillmann U, Cembella A, McGaughran A, John U (2015). Transcriptomic characterisation and genomic glimpse into the toxigenic dinoflagellate Azadinium spinosum, with emphasis on polyketide synthase genes. BMC Genomics, 16, 27. 10.1186/s12864-014-1205-6
18. McGaughran A, Sommer RJ (2014). Natural variation in cold tolerance in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus: the role of genotype and environment. Biology Open, 3, 832-838. 10.1242/bio.20148888
17. McGaughran A, Morgan K, Sommer RJ (2014). Environmental variables explain genetic structure in a beetle-associated nematode. PLoS ONE, 9, e87317. 10.1371/journal.pone.0087317
16. Morgan K*, McGaughran A*, Ganeshan S, Herrmann M, Sommer RJ (2014). Landscape and oceanic barriers shape dispersal and population structure in the island nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 112, 1-15. 10.1111/bij.12255 *Equal authors
15. Sommer RJ, McGaughran A (2013). The nematode Pristionchus pacificus as a model system for integrative studies in evolutionary biology. Molecular Ecology, 22, 2380-2393. 10.1111/mec.12286
14. McGaughran A, Morgan K, Sommer RJ (2013). Unravelling the evolutionary history of the nematode Pristionchus pacificus: from lineage diversification to island colonisation. Ecology and Evolution, 3, 667-675. 10.1002/ece3.495
13. McGaughran A, Morgan K, Sommer RJ (2013). Natural variation in chemosensation: lessons from an island nematode. Ecology and Evolution, 3, 5209-5224. 10.1002/ece3.902
12. Morgan K, McGaughran A, Villante L, Herrmann M, Rochat J, Sommer RJ (2012). Multi-locus analysis of Pristionchus pacificus on La Réunion Island reveals an evolutionary history shaped by multiple introductions, constrained dispersal events, and rare out-crossing. Molecular Ecology, 21, 250–266. 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2011.05382.x
11. McGaughran A, Stevens MI, Hogg ID, Carapelli A (2011). Extreme glacial legacies: a synthesis of the Antarctic springtail phylogeographic record. Insects, 2, 62-82. 10.3390/insects2020062
10. McGaughran A, Hogg ID, Convey P (2011). Extended ecophysiological analysis of Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni (Collembola): flexibility in life history strategy and population response. Polar Biology, 34, 1713-1725. 10.1007/s00300-011-1001-6
09. McGaughran A, Stevens MI, Holland BR (2010). Biogeography of circum-Antarctic springtails. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 57, 48-58. 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.06.003
08. McGaughran A, Holland BR (2010). Testing the effect of metabolic rate on DNA variability at the intra-specific level. PLoS ONE, 5, e9686. 10.1371/journal.pone.0009686
07. McGaughran A, Convey P, Stevens MI, Chown SL (2010). Metabolic rate, genetic and microclimate variation among springtail populations from sub-Antarctic Marion Island. Polar Biology, 33, 909-918. 10.1007/s00300-010-0767-2
06. McGaughran A, Redding GP, Stevens MI, Convey P (2010). Temporal and spatial metabolic rate variation in the Antarctic springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni. Journal of Insect Physiology, 56, 57-64. 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2009.09.003
05. McGaughran A, Torricelli G, Carapelli A, Frati F, Stevens MI, Convey P, Hogg ID (2010). Contrasting phylogeographic patterns for springtails reflect different evolutionary histories between the Antarctic Peninsula and continental Antarctica. Journal of Biogeography, 37, 103-119. 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2009.02178.x
04. McGaughran A, Redding GP, Stevens MI, Convey P (2009). Temporal metabolic rate variation in a continental Antarctic springtail. Journal of Insect Physiology, 55, 130-135. 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2008.10.009
03. McGaughran A, Hogg ID, Stevens MI (2008). Patterns of population genetic structure for springtails and mites in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 46, 606-618. 10.1016/j.ympev.2007.10.003
02. Stevens MI, Frati F, McGaughran A, Spinsanti G, Hogg ID (2007). Phylogeographic structure suggests multiple glacial refugia in northern Victoria Land for the endemic Antarctic springtail Desoria klovstadi (Collembola, Isotomidae). Zoologica Scripta, 36, 201-212. 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00271.x
01. McGaughran A, Hogg ID, Stevens MI, Chadderton WL, Winterbourn MJ (2006). Genetic divergence of three freshwater isopod species from southern New Zealand: evidence for Pliocene dispersal. Journal of Biogeography, 33, 23-30. 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2005.01338.x