Jay F. Storz
School of Biological Sciences
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68588

E-mail: jstorz2@unl.edu


The primary focus of my research is the genetic basis of adaptive evolutionary change. One of the main goals is to understand the role of selection in shaping patterns of adaptive genetic variation in natural populations. On a more macroevolutionary timescale, we are investigating the differential gain and loss of genes from homologous gene families as a source of functional variation among the genomes of different species. Research in my lab integrates molecular population genetics, molecular evolution, comparative genomics, and experimental studies of protein function.

Lab homepage: http://www.biosci.unl.edu/faculty/Storz/index.html

2009

Gene Duplication and the Resolution of Adaptive Conflict, Jay F. Storz

2008

Evidence for contrasting modes of selection at interacting globin genes in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), R. Campos, Jay F. Storz, and N. Ferrand

Molecular evolution of cytochrome b in high- and low-altitude deer mice (genus Peromyscus), E.J. Gering, J. C. Opazo, and Jay F. Storz

Rapid Rates of Lineage-Specific Gene Duplication and Deletion in the α-Globin Gene Family, Federico G. Hoffmann, Juan C. Opazo, and Jay F. Storz

New Genes Originated via Multiple Recombinational Pathways in the β-Globin Gene Family of Rodents, Frederico Hoffmann, Juan Opazo, and Jay F. Storz

Genomic evidence for independent origins of β-like globin genes in monotremes and therian mammals, Juan C. Opazo, Federico G. Hoffmann, and Jay F. Storz

Differential loss of embryonic globin genes during the radiation of placental mammals, Juan C. Opazo, Federico Hoffmann, and Jay F. Storz

Adaptive Functional Divergence among Triplicated α-Globin Genes in Rodents, Jay F. Storz, Federico G. Hoffmann, Juan C. Opazo, and Hideaki Moriyama

Effects of Spatially Varying Selection on Nucleotide Diversity and Linkage Disequilibrium: Insights From Deer Mouse Globin Genes, Jay F. Storz and John K. Kelly

2007

The αD-Globin Gene Originated via Duplication of an Embryonic α-Like Globin Gene in the Ancestor of Tetrapod Vertebrates, Federico G. Hoffmann and Jay F. Storz

HEMOGLOBIN FUNCTION AND PHYSIOLOGICAL ADAPTATION TO HYPOXIA IN HIGH-ALTITUDE MAMMALS, Jay F. Storz

Complex Signatures of Selection and Gene Conversion in the Duplicated Globin Genes of House Mice, Jay F. Storz, Monica Baze, Jessica L. Waite, Federico G. Hoffmann, Juan C. Opazo, and Jack P. Hayes

THE STUDY OF ADAPTATION AND SPECIATION IN THE GENOMIC ERA, Jay F. Storz and Hopi E. Hoekstra

Supporting Information for "The Molecular Basis of High-Altitude Adaptation in Deer Mice", Jay F. Storz, Stephen J. Sabatino, Federico G. Hoffmann, Eben J. Gering, Hideaki Moriyama, Nuno Ferrand, Bruno Monteiro, and Michael W. Nachman

The Molecular Basis of High-Altitude Adaptation in Deer Mice, Jay F. Storz, Stephen J. Sabatino, Federico G. Hoffmann, Eben J. Gering, Hideaki Moriyama, Nuno Ferrand, Bruno Monteiro, and Michael W. Nachman

2006

Evolutionary Dynamics of the Short-Nosed Fruit Bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Pteropodidae): Inferences from the Spatial Scale of Genetic and Phenotypic Differentiation, Jay F. Storz, Hari R. Bhat, Johnson Balasingh, P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, and Thomas H. Kunz

2005

Nonrandom dispersal and local adaptation, Jay F. Storz

Using genome scans of DNA polymorphism to infer adaptive population divergence, Jay F. Storz

2004

Estimation of genetically effective breeding numbers using a rejection algorithm approach, Uma Ramakrishnan, Jay F. Storz, Barbara L. Taylor, and Russell Lande

Natural Selection Drives Altitudinal Divergence at the Albumin Locus in Deer Mice, Peromyscus Maniculatus, Jay F. Storz and Jean M. Dubach

Genome Scans of DNA Variability in Humans Reveal Evidence for Selective Sweeps Outside of Africa, Jay F. Storz, Bret A. Payseur, and Michael W. Nachman

2003

Natural Selection on Protein Polymorphism in the Rodent Genus Peromyscus: Evidence from Interlocus Contrasts, Jay F. Storz and Michael W. Nachman

2002

Contrasting Patterns of Divergence in Quantitative Traits and Neutral DNA Markers: Analysis of Clinal Variation, Jay F. Storz

Testing for Genetic Evidence of Population Expansion and Contraction: An Empirical Analysis of Microsatellite DNA Variation Using a Hierarchical Bayesian Model, Jay F. Storz and Mark Beaumont

Genetic Evidence for Long-Term Population Decline in a Savannah Dwelling Primate: Inferences from a Hierarchical Bayesian Model, Jay F. Storz, Mark A. Beaumont, and Susan C. Alberts

Genetic Effective Size of a Wild Primate Population: Influence of Current and Historical Demography, Jay F. Storz, Uma Ramakrishnan, and Susan C. Alberts

2001

Clinal variation in body size and sexual dimorphism in an Indian fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), Jay F. Storz, J. Balasingh, Hari Bhat, P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, D. Paramanantha Swami Doss, A. Antony Prakash, and Thomas H. Kunz

Genetic Consequences of Polygyny and Social Structure in an Indian Fruit Bat, Cynopterus sphinx. I. Inbreeding, Outbreeding, and Population Subdivision, Jay F. Storz, Hari Bhat, and Thomas Kunz

Genetic Consequences of Polygyny and Social Structure in an Indian Fruit Bat, Cynopterus sphinx. II. Variance in Male Mating Success and Effective Population Size, Jay F. Storz, Hari Bhat, and Thomas H. Kunz

Determinants of Effective Population Size for Loci with Different Modes of Inheritance, Jay F. Storz, U. Ramakrishnan, and S. C. Alberts

2000

Variation at tri- and tetranucleotide repeat microsatellite loci in the fruit bat genus Cynopterus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), Jay F. Storz

Dispersion and site fidelity in a tent-roosting population of the short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) in southern India, Jay F. Storz, J. Balasingh, P. Thiruchenthil Nathan, K. Emmanuel, and Thomas H. Kunz

Social structure of a polygynous tent-making bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Megachiroptera), Jay F. Storz, Hari Bhat, and Thomas H. Kunz

1999

Genetic Consequences of Mammalian Social Structure, Jay F. Storz

Cynopterus sphinx, Jay F. Storz and Thomas H. Kunz

1997

Selective Feeding by Phyllostomid Fruit Bats in a Subtropical Montane Cloud Forest, David Herníndez-Conrique, Luis Iñiguez-Dávalos, and Jay F. Storz