Zachariah Gompert
Biology
Professor and Associate Department Head

Contact Information
Office Location: LSB 343Phone: (435) 797-9463
Email: zach.gompert@usu.edu
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Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Lucas, L., Gompert, Z., (2026). Student designed experiments fill knowledge gaps about caterpillar-ant symbiosis.. Advances in Biology Laboratory Education, 46
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Adaptation repeatedly uses complex structural variation. Science
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Adaptive epigenetic divergence can facilitate ecological speciation. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 292:2055
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Admixture affects the rate and repeatability of experimental adaptation to a stressful environment in Callosobruchus maculatus. Molecular Ecology, e17809.
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Chromosomal Rearrangements Might Play a Central Role in Adaptation. Molecular Ecology, 34:22, e70159.
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Ecology not genetic covariance explains correlated trait divergence during speciation. Molecular Ecology, e17818.
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Estimation of genome-wide coupling in rattlesnake hybrids provides insight into the process of speciation and its progress. Nature Communications, 16:1, 10242.
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Extensive Admixture Among Karst-Obligate Salamanders Reveals Evidence of Recent Divergence and Gene Exchange Through Aquifers. Ecology and Evolution, 15:1, e70785.
- Gompert, Z., (2025). High quality diet enhances immune response and affects gene expression during viral infection in an insect herbivore. Molecular Ecology, e17694.
- Gompert, Z., (2025). Linking DNA Methylation to Localised Genetic Differentiation in Timema cristinae Stick Insects. Molecular Ecology, e70049.
- Gompert, Z., (2024). A Next Generation of Hierarchical Bayesian Analyses of Hybrid Zones Enables Model-Based Quantification of Variation in Introgression in R. Ecology and Evolution, 14:11, e70548.
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Considerable genetic diversity and structure despite endemism and limited ecological specialization in the Hayden’s ringlet, Coenonympha haydenii. . Molecular Ecology, e17310.
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Divergent dynamics of sexual and habitat isolation at the transition between stick insect populations and species. Nature Communications, 15, 2273 .
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Editorial overview: Global change biology (2023)—Novel perspectives on futures, mechanisms, and the human element of insect conservation in the Anthropocene. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 62:C
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Evolution repeats itself in replicate long-term studies in the wild. Science Advances, 10:21, eadl3149.
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Genetic variation within a stick-insect species associated with community-level traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, voae034.
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Insect conservation, technological traps, and the fading arts of natural history and field ecology. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 101261.
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Sexual selection promotes reproductive isolation in barn swallows. Science, 386:6727, eadj8766.
- Gompert, Z., (2024). Thirty-six years of butterfly monitoring, snow cover, and plant productivity reveal negative impacts of warmer winters and increased productivity on montane species. Global Change Biology, 30:1, e17044.
- Gompert, Z., (2023). A stabilizing eco-evolutionary feedback loop in the wild. Current Biology, 33:15, 3272--3278.
- Gompert, Z., (2023). Complex evolutionary processes maintain an ancient chromosomal inversion. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120:25, e2300673120.
- Gompert, Z., (2023). Disruptive selection and the evolution of discrete color morphs in Timema stick insects. Science Advances, 9:13, eabm8157.
- Gompert, Z., (2023). DNA methylation differences between stick insect ecotypes. Molecular Ecology, 32:24, 6809--6823.
- Gompert, Z., (2023). Early-warning signals of impending speciation. Evolution, 77:6, 1444--1457.
- Gompert, Z., (2023). Quantitative Analyses of Coupling in Hybrid Zones. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, 15:12, a041434.
- Lucas, L.K, Gompert, Z., (2023). Population genomic evidence of selection on structural variants in a natural hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology, 32:6, 1497-1514. doi: 10.1111/mec.16469
- Shastry, V., Bell, K., Buerkle, C.A, Fordyce, J., Forister, M., Gompert, Z., Lebeis, S., Lucas, L., Marion, Z., Nice, C., (2022). A continental-scale survey of Wolbachia infections in blue butterflies reveals evidence of interspecific transfer and invasion dynamics. G3, doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkac213
- Gompert, Z., Saley, T., Philbin, C., Yoon, S.A, Perry, E., Sneck, M., Harrison, J., Buerkle, C.A, Fordyce, J., Nice, C., Dodson, C., Lebeis, S., Lucas, L., Forister, M.L, (2022). Additive genetic effects in interacting species jointly determine the outcome of caterpillar herbivory. PNAS, doi: 119:e2206052119
- Zhang, L., Chaturvedi, S., Nice, C., Lucas, L., Gompert, Z., (2022). Population genomic evidence of selection on structural variants in a natural hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology, doi: 10.1111/mec.16469
- Gompert, Z., Springer, A., Brady, M., Chaturvedi, S., Lucas, L., (2021). Genomic time-series data show that gene flow maintains high genetic diversity levels despite substantial genetic drift in a butterfly species.. Molecular Ecology, doi: 10.1111/mec.16111
- Messina, F.J, Lish, A.M, Gompert, Z., (2021). Disparate genetic variants associated with distinct components of cowpea resistance to the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 134, 2749-2766.
- Lucas, L., Hunter, F.K, Gompert, Z., (2020). Effect of Three Classroom Research Experiences on Science Attitudes. Journal on Empowering Teaching Excellence, 4:2
- Forister, M.L, Philbin, C.S, Marion, Z.H, Buerkle, C.A, Dodson, C.D, Fordyce, J.A, Forister, G.W, Lebeis, S.L, Lucas, L., Nice , C.C, Gompert, Z., (2020). Predicting patch occupancy reveals the complexity of host range expansion. Science Advances, 6, doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abc6852
- Chaturvedi , S., Lucas, L., Buerkle, C.A, Fordyce, J.A, Forister, M.L, Nice, C.C, Gompert, Z., (2020). Recent hybrids recapitulate ancient hybrid outcomes. Nature Communications, 11, doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15641-x
- Springer, A., Messina, F.J, Gompert, Z., (2020). Measuring the effect of environmental stress on inbreeding depression alone obscures the relative importance of inbreeding-stress interactions on overall fitness in Callosobruchus maculatus. Evolutionary Applications, 13, 2597-2609.
- Messina, F.J, Lish, A.M, Springer, A., Gompert, Z., (2020). Colonization of marginal host plants by seed beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): effects of geographic source and genetic admixture. Environmental Entomology, 49, 938-946.
- Rego, A., Chaturvedi, S., Springer, A., Lish, A.M, Barton, C.L, Kapheim, K.M, Messina, F.J, Gompert, Z., (2020). Combining experimental evolution and genomics to understand how seed beetles adapt to a marginal host plant. Genes, 11, 400.
- Gompert, Z., Brady, M., Chalyavi, F., Saley, T.C, Philbin, C., Tucker, M.J, Forister, M., Lucas, L., (2019). Genomic evidence of genetic variation with pleiotropic effects on caterpillar fitness and plant traits in a model legume. Molecular Ecology, 28, 2967-2985. doi: 10.1111/mec.15113
- Messina, F.J, Lish, A.M, Gompert, Z., (2019). Components of cowpea resistance to the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 112, 2418-2424.
- Rego, A., Messina, F.J, Gompert, Z., (2019). Dynamics of genomic change during evolutionary rescue in the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus. Molecular Ecology, 28, 2136-2154.
- Messina, F.J, Lish, A.M, Gompert, Z., (2018). Variable responses to novel hosts by populations of the seed beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Bruchinae). Environmental Entomology, 47, 1194-1202.
- Lucas, L., Nice, C., Gompert, Z., (2018). Genetic constraints on wing pattern variation in Lycaeides butterflies: a case study on mapping complex, multifaceted traits in structured populations.. Molecular Ecology Resources, 18:4, 892-907.
- Schilling, M.P, Gompert, Z., Li, F., Windham, M.D, Wolf, P.G, (2018). Admixture, evolution, and variation in reproductive isolation in the Boechera puberula clade. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18:1, 61.
- Chaturvedi, S., Lucas, L., Nice, C.C, Fordyce, J.A, Forister, M.L, Gompert, Z., (2018). The predictability of genomic changes underlying a recent host shift in Melissa blue butterflies,. Molecular Ecology, 27, 2651-2666.
- Chaturvedi, S., Rego, A., Lucas, L., Gompert, Z., (2017). Sources of variation in the gut microbial community of Lycaeides melissa caterpillars. Scientific Reports, 7:1, doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-11781-1
- Kingston, S.E, Parchman, T.L, Gompert, Z., Buerkle, C.A, Braun, M.J, (2017). Heterogeneity and concordance in locus-specific differentiation and introgression between species of towhees. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 30:3, 474-485. doi: 10.1111/jeb.13033
- Nosil, P., Feder, J.L, Flaxman, S.M, Gompert, Z., (2017). Tipping points in the dynamics of speciation. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 0001, doi: 10.1038/s41559-016-0001
- Messina, F.J, Gompert, Z., (2017). Evolution of host acceptance and its reversibility in a seed beetle. Ecological Entomology, 42, 42-50.
- Gompert, Z., (2016). Bayesian inference of selection in a heterogeneous environment from genetic time-series data. Molecular ecology, 25:1, 121–134.
- Lucas, L., Gompert, Z., Gibson, J.R, Bell, K.L, Buerkle, C.A, Nice, C.C, (2016). Pervasive gene flow across critical habitat for four narrowly endemic, sympatric taxa. Freshwater Biology, 61, 933-946.
- Mohammadi, S., Gompert, Z., Gonzalez, J., Takeuchi, H., Mori, A., Savitzky, A., (2016). Toxin-resistant isoforms of Na+/K+-ATPase in snakes do not closely track dietary specialization on toads. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 283:1842, 20162111. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2016.2111
- Gompert, Z., Egan, S.P, Barrett, R., Feder, J., Nosil, P., (2016). Multilocus approaches for the measurement of selection on correlated genetic loci. Molecular Ecology, doi: 10.1111/mec.13867
- Gompert, Z., Messina, F.J, (2016). Genomic evidence that resource-based trade-offs limit host-range expansion in a seed beetle. Evolution, 70:6, 1249–1264 .
- Gompert, Z., Buerkle, A., (2016). What, if anything, are hybrids: enduring truths and challenges associated with population structure and gene flow. Evolutionary Applications, 9:7, 909-923. doi: 10.1111/eva.12380
- Gompert, Z., (2016). A continuous correlated beta process model for genetic ancestry in admixed populations. PLOS ONE, 11, e0151047. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151047
- Harrison, J.G, Gompert, Z., Fordyce, J.A, Buerkle, A.C, Grinstead, R., Jahner, J.P, Mikel, S., Nice, C.C, Santamaria, A., Forister, M.L, (2016). The many dimensions of diet breadth: chemical, genetic, behavioral, and physiological perspectives on the interaction between a native herbivore and an exotic host. PLOS ONE, 11:2, e0147971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147971
- Gompert, Z., Jahner, J.P, Scholl, C.F, Wilson, J.S, Lucas, L., Soria-Carrasco, V., Fordyce, J.A, Nice, C.C, Buerkle, C.A, Forister, M.L, (2015). The evolution of novel host use is unlikely to be constrained by trade-offs or a lack of genetic variation. Molecular ecology, 24:11, 2777–2793.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L., Buerkle, C.A, Forister, M.L, Fordyce, J.A, Nice, C.C, (2014). Admixture and the organization of genetic diversity in a butterfly species complex revealed through common and rare genetic variants. Molecular Ecology, 23:18, 4555–4573.
- Gompert, Z., A Comeault, A., Farkas, T.E, Feder, J.L, Parchman, T.L, Buerkle, C.A, Nosil, P., (2014). Experimental evidence for ecological selection on genomevariation in the wild. Ecology Letters, 17:3, 369–379. doi: 10.1111/ele.12238
- Comeault, A., Soria-Carrasco, V., Gompert, Z., Farkas, T., Buerkle, C., Parchman, T., Nosil, P., (2014). Genome-wide association mapping of phenotypic traits subject to a range of intensities of natural selection in Timema cristinae. The American Naturalist, 183:5, 711-727.
- Soria-Carrasco, V., Gompert, Z., Comeault, A.A, Farkas, T.E, Parchman, T.L, Johnston, J.S, Buerkle, C.A, Feder, J.L, Bast, J., Schwander, T., Egan, S.P, Crespi, B.J, Nosil, P., (2014). Stick Insect Genomes Reveal Natural Selection’s Role in Parallel Speciation. Science, 344:6185, 738-742. doi: 10.1126/science.1252136
- Lindtke, D., Gompert, Z., Lexer, C., Buerkle, C.A, (2014). Unexpected ancestry of Populus seedlings from a hybrid zone implies a large role for postzygotic selection in the maintenance of species. Molecular Ecology, 23:17, 4316–4330. doi: 10.1111/mec.12759
- Gompert, Z., Buerkle, C.A, (2013). Analyses of genetic ancestry enable key insights for molecular ecology. Molecular Ecology, 22:21, 5278–5294.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L.K, Nice, C.C, Buerkle, C.A, (2013). Genome divergence and the genetic architecture of barriers to gene flow between Lycaeides idas and L. melissa. Evolution, 67:9, 2498–2514.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L., Nice, C.C, Buerkle, C.A, (2013). Genome divergence and the genetic architecture of barriers to gene flow between Lycaeides idas and L. melissa. Evolution, 67:9, 2498–2514.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L.K, Nice, C.C, A Fordyce, J., Buerkle, C.A, Forister, M.a, (2013). Geographically multifarious phenotypic divergence during speciation. Ecology & Evolution, 3:3, 595–613.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L., Nice, C.C, Fordyce, J.A, Alex Buerkle, C., Forister, M.L, (2013). Geographically multifarious phenotypic divergence during speciation. Ecology and Evolution, 3:3, 595–613.
- Nice, C.C, Gompert, Z., Fordyce, J.A, Forister, M.L, Lucas, L.K, Buerkle, C.A, (2013). Hybrid speciation and independent evolution in lineages of alpine butterflies. Evolution, 67:4, 1055–1068.
- Nice, C.C, Gompert, Z., Fordyce, J.A, Forister, M.L, Lucas, L., Buerkle, C.A, (2013). Hybrid speciation and independent evolution in lineages of alpine butterflies. Evolution, 67:4, 1055–1068.
- Buerkle, C.A, Gompert, Z., (2013). Population genomics based on low coverage sequencing: how low should we go?. Molecular Ecology, 22:11, 3028–3035.
- Alberici da Barbiano, L., Gompert, Z., Aspbury, A.S, Gabor, C.R, Nice, C.C, (2013). Population genomics reveals a possible history of backcrossing and recombination in the gynogenetic fish Poecilia formosa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 110:34, 13797–13802.
- Forister, M.L, Scholl, C.F, Jahner, J.P, Wilson, J.S, A Fordyce, J., Gompert, Z., Narala, D.R, Buerkle, C.A, Nice, C.C, (2013). Specificity, rank preference, and the colonization of a non-native host plant by the Melissa blue butterfly. Oecologia, 172:1, 177–188.
- Parchman, T.L, Gompert, Z., Braun, M.J, Brumfield, R.T, Mcdonald, D.B, J A C Uy, , Zhang, G., Jarvis, E.D, A Schlinger, B., A Buerkle, C., (2013). The genomic consequences of adaptive divergence and reproductive isolation between species of manakins. Molecular Ecology, 22:12, 3304–3317.
- Gompert, Z., A Buerkle, C., (2012). bgc: Software for Bayesian estimation of genomic clines. Molecular Ecology Resources, 12:6, 1168–1176.
- Nosil, P., Parchman, T.L, Feder, J.L, Gompert, Z., (2012). Do highly divergent loci reside in genomic regions affecting reproductive isolation? A test using next-generation sequence data in Timema stick insects. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 12, 164.
- Parchman, T.L, Gompert, Z., Mudge, J., Schilkey, F.D, Benkman, C.W, Buerkle, C.A, (2012). Genome-wide association genetics of an adaptive trait in lodgepole pine. Molecular Ecology, 21:12, 2991–3005.
- Nosil, P., Gompert, Z., Farkas, T.E, A Comeault, A., Feder, J.L, Buerkle, C.A, Parchman, T.L, (2012). Genomic consequences of multiple speciation processes in a stick insect. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 279:1749, 5058–5065.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L.K, Nice, C.C, A Fordyce, J., Forister, M.L, Buerkle, C.A, (2012). Genomic regions with a history of divergent selection affect fitness of hybrids between two butterfly species. Evolution, 66:7, 2167–2181.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L., Nice, C.C, Fordyce, J.A, Forister, M.L, Buerkle, C.A, (2012). Genomic regions with a history of divergent selection affect fitness of hybrids between two butterfly species. Evolution, 66:7, 2167–2181.
- Gompert, Z., Parchman, T.L, Buerkle, C.A, (2012). Genomics of isolation in hybrids. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 367:1587, 439–450.
- Gompert, Z., (2012). Population genomics as a new tool for wildlife management. Molecular Ecology, 21:7, 1542–1544.
- A Fordyce, J., Gompert, Z., Forister, M.L, Nice, C.C, (2011). A hierarchical Bayesian approach to ecological count data: A flexible tool for ecologists. PloS ONE, 6:11, e26785.
- Gompert, Z., Buerkle, C.A, (2011). A hierarchical Bayesian model for next-generation population genomics. Genetics, 187:3, 903–917.
- Forister, M.L, Gompert, Z., A Fordyce, J., Nice, C.C, (2011). After 60 years, an answer to the question: what is the Karner blue butterfly?. Biology Letters, 7:3, 399–402.
- Forister, M.L, Gompert, Z., Nice, C.C, Forister, G.W, A Fordyce, J., (2011). Ant association facilitates the evolution of diet breadth in a lycaenid butterfly. Proceedings of the Royal Society, 278:1711, 1539–1547.
- Gompert, Z., Buerkle, C.A, (2011). Bayesian estimation of genomic clines. Molecular Ecology, 20:10, 2111–2127.
- Gompert, Z., Willmott, K., Elias, M., (2011). Heterogeneity in predator micro-habitat use and the maintenance of Mullerian mimetic diversity. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 281:1, 39–46.
- Merrill, R.M, Gompert, Z., Dembeck, L.M, Kronforst, M.R, McMillan, W.O, Jiggins, C.D, (2011). Mate preference across the speciation continuum in a clade of mimetic butterflies. Evolution, 65:5, 1489–1500.
- A Buerkle, C., Gompert, Z., Parchman, T.L, (2011). The n=1 constraint in population genomics. Molecular Ecology, 20:8, 1575–1581.
- Gompert, Z., Forister, M.L, A Fordyce, J., Nice, C.C, Williamson, R.J, Buerkle, C.A, (2010). Bayesian analysis of molecular variance in pyrosequences quantifies population genetic structure across the genome of Lycaeides butterflies. Molecular Ecology, 19:12, 2455–2473.
- Gompert, Z., Buerkle, C.A, (2010). introgress: a software package for mapping components of isolation in hybrids. Molecular Ecology Resources, 10:2, 378–384.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L.K, Fordyce, J.A, Forister, M.L, Nice, C.C, (2010). Secondary contact between Lycaeides idas and L. melissa in the Rocky Mountains: extensive admixture and a patchy hybrid zone. Molecular Ecology, 19:15, 3171–3192.
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L., Fordyce, J.A, Forister, M.L, Nice, C.C, (2010). Secondary contact between Lycaeides idas and L. melissa in the Rocky Mountains: extensive admixture and a patchy hybrid zone. Molecular ecology, 19:15, 3171–3192.
- Teeter, K.C, Thibodeau, L.M, Gompert, Z., Buerkle, C.A, Nachman, M.W, Tucker, P.K, (2010). The variable genomic architecture of isolation between hybridizing species of house mice. Evolution, 64:2, 472–485.
- Gompert, Z., Buerkle, C.A, (2009). A powerful regression-based method for admixture mapping of isolation across the genome of hybrids. Molecular Ecology, 18:6, 1207–1224.
- Nice, C.C, Gompert, Z., Forister, M.L, A Fordyce, J., (2009). An unseen foe in arthropod conservation efforts: The case of Wolbachia infections in the Karner blue butterfly. Biological Conservation, 142:12, 3137–3146.
- Lucas, L.K, Gompert, Z., Ott, J.R, Nice, C.C, (2009). Geographic and genetic isolation in spring-associated Eurycea salamanders endemic to the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Conservation Genetics, 10:5, 1309–1319.
- Lucas, L., Gompert, Z., Ott, J.R, Nice, C.C, (2009). Geographic and genetic isolation in spring-associated Eurycea salamanders endemic to the Edwards Plateau region of Texas. Conservation Genetics, 10:5, 1309–1319.
- Forister, M.L, Nice, C.C, A Fordyce, J., Gompert, Z., (2009). Host range evolution is not driven by the optimization of larval performance: the case of Lycaeides melissa (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) and the colonization of alfalfa. Oecologia, 160:3, 551–561.
- Elias, M., Gompert, Z., Willmott, K., Jiggins, C., (2009). Phylogenetic community ecology needs to take positive interactions into account: insights from colorful butterflies.. Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2:2, 113–116.
- A W Nolte, , Gompert, Z., A Buerkle, C., (2009). Variable patterns of introgression in two sculpin hybrid zones suggest that genomic isolation differs among populations. Molecular Ecology, 18:12, 2615–2627.
- Forister, M.L, Nice, C.C, A Fordyce, J., Gompert, Z., Shapiro, A.M, (2008). Considering evolutionary processes in the use of single-locus genetic data for conservation, with examples from the Lepidoptera. Journal of Insect Conservation, 12:1, 37–51.
- Elias, M., Gompert, Z., Jiggins, C., Willmott, K., (2008). Mutualistic interactions drive ecological niche convergence in a diverse butterfly community. PloS Biology, 6:12, 2642–2649.
- Gompert, Z., A Fordyce, J., Forister, M.L, Nice, C.C, (2008). Recent colonization and radiation of North American Lycaeides (Plebejus) inferred from mtDNA. Molecular Phylogenetics Evolution, 48:2, 481–490.
- Gompert, Z., Forister, M.L, A Fordyce, J., Nice, C.C, (2008). Widespread mito-nuclear discordance with evidence for introgressive hybridization and selective sweeps in Lycaeides. Molecular Ecology, 17:24, 5231–5244.
- Forister, M.L, A Fordyce, J., Nice, C.h, Gompert, Z., Shapiro, A.M, (2006). Egg morphology varies among populations and habitats along a suture zone in the Lycaeides idas-melissa species complex (Lepidoptera : Lycaenidae). Annals Entomological Society of America, 99:5, 933–937.
- Gompert, Z., A Fordyce, J., Forister, M.L, Shapiro, A.M, Nice, C.C, (2006). Homoploid hybrid speciation in an extreme habitat. Science, 314:5807, 1923–1925.
- Gompert, Z., Nice, C.C, A Fordyce, J., Forister, M.L, A M Shapiro, , (2006). Identifying units for conservation using molecular systematics: the cautionary tale of the Karner blue butterfly. Molecular Ecology, 15:7, 1759–1768.
- Crutsinger, G.M, Collins, M.D, ames A Fordyce, J., Gompert, Z., Nice, C.C, Sanders, N.J, (2006). Plant genotypic diversity predicts community structure and governs an ecosystem process. Science, 313:5789, 966–968.
- Gompert, Z., Climate and species traits give rise to complex phenological dynamics. Ecology
In-House Journal
- Lucas, L., Gompert, Z., (2011). The effect of climate change and habitat alteration on speciation in Lycaeides butterflies in the Greater Yellowstone Area. . The 10th Biennial Scientific Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem *
Professional Journal
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | MultiMedia
Software
- Gompert, Z., (2016). gbs2ploidy: Inference of Ploidy from (Genotyping-by-Sequencing) GBS Data. The Comprehensive R Archive Network (CRAN) *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Technical Reports
Research Reports
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L., (2016). Spatio-temporal ecological and evolutionary dynamics in natural butterfly populations (2015 field season). University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report *
- Gompert, Z., Lucas, L., (2015). Spatio-temporal ecological and evolutionary dynamics in natural butterfly populations (2014 field season). University of Wyoming National Park Service Research Center Annual Report *
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
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Teaching
BIOL 3020 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2025
BIOL 6325 - Bayesian Analysis of Biological Data, Fall 2024
BIOL 3020 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2024
BIOL 3070 - Computational Approaches to Biology, Fall 2023
BIOL 3020 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2023
BIOL 6050, 4050 - Evolutionary Genomics, Fall 2022
BIOL 3020 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2022
, Fall 2021
BIOL 3070 - Computational Approaches to Biology, Fall 2021
BIOL 3070 - Computational Approaches to Biology, Fall 2021
BIOL 5250 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2021
BIOL 4750, 6750 - Topics in Biology, Fall 2020
BIOL 6750, 4750 - Topics in Biology, Fall 2020
BIOL 5250 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2019
BIOL 6325 - Bayesian Analysis of Biological Data, Fall 2018
BIOL 5250 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2018
BIOL 4750, 6750 - Topics in Biology, Fall 2017
BIOL 5250 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2017
BIOL 4750, 6325 - Bayesian Analysis of Biological Data, Fall 2016
BIOL 5250 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2016
BIOL 4750, 6750 - Topics in Biology, Fall 2015
BIOL 5250 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2015
BIOL 4750,6750 - Topics in Biology (Topic), Fall 2014
BIOL 5250 - Evolutionary Biology, Spring 2014
BIOL 6750 - Topics in Biology, Spring 2014
Graduate Students Mentored
Alia Donley, Biology
Anthony Reis, Biology, August 2022
Bhagya Amarasinghe, Biology, August 2022
Brian Kissmer, Biology, August 2020
Amy Springer, Biology, August 2016 2024
Alexandre Rego, Biology, August 2016 - May 2020
Samridhi Chaturvedi, Biology, August 2014 2019
Tara Saley, Biology, August 2017 - January 2019
Alberto de Rosa, Biology, August 2014 - July 2015