Michael Pointer

9PUBLICATIONS
11CO-AUTHORS
Speciation and extinctionHost-parasite interactionsTree improvement (incl. selection and breeding)Animal systematics and taxonomyBiogeography and phylogeography
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Publications (9)

|Sep 08, 2026
Sexual selection purges mutation load, but not overall genetic diversity, decreasing vulnerability to extinction.

|Apr 16, 2026
Divergent Selection on Dispersal Targets Chemosensory and Neuronal Genes in Tribolium castaneum.

|Nov 11, 2025
Does genetic rescue disrupt local adaptation? An experimental test using thermally adapted Tribolium castaneum lines.

George West, Michael D Pointer, Will J Nash

|Jan 29, 2025
Sexual selection matters in genetic rescue, but productivity benefits fade over time: a multi-generation experiment to inform conservation.

George West, Michael Pointer, Will Nash

|Nov 18, 2024
Traits Underlying Experimentally Evolved Dispersal Behavior in Tribolium castaneum.

Michael D Pointer, Lewis G Spurgin, Ramakrishnan Vasudeva

|May 02, 2024
Tests of evolutionary and genetic rescue using flour beetles, Tribolium castaneum, experimentally evolved to thermal conditions.

Rebecca Lewis, Michael D Pointer, Lucy Friend

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Frequent Collaborators

6 joint publications

Lewis G Spurgin

6 joint publications

David S Richardson

4 joint publications

Mark McMullan

3 joint publications

Rebecca Lewis