Publications
Urquhart-Cronish M., Angert, A.L., Otto, S.P., MacPherson, A. Density-dependent selection during range expansion affects expansion load in life-history traits. The American Naturist. Accepted
Clancy, E., MacPherson, A., Cheek, R.G., Mouton, J.C., Sillett T.S., Chalambor, C.K, Funk, W.C., Hohenlohe, P.A., Unraveling Adaptive Evolutionary Divergence at Microgeographic Scales. The American Naturalist Accepted
Peters, M.A.E., Mideo, N., MacPherson, A., The maintenance of genetic diversity under host-parasite coevolution in finite, structured populations, J. Evol. Biol.. Accepted
Liu, P., Song, Y., Colijn, C., MacPherson, A., The impact of sampling bias on viral phylogeographic reconstruction. PLoS Global Public Health. 2022
Wang S., Nalley M.J., Chatla K., Aldaimalani R., MacPherson A., Wei K., Corbett R., Mai D., Bachtrog D., Neo-sex chromosome evolution shapes sex-dependent asymmetrical introgression barrier. PNAS. 2022
MacPherson, A., Wang, S., Yamaguchi R., Rieseberg, L.H., Otto, S.P., Parental Population Range Expansion Before Secondary Contact Promotes Heterosis. The American Naturalist. 2022
MacPherson, A., Louca, S., McLaughlin A., Joy, J.B., Pennell, M.W., Unifying Phylogenetic Birth-Death Models in Epidemiology and Macroevolution. Systematic Biology. 2021
Louca, S., McLaughlin, A., MacPherson, A., Joy, J.B., Pennell, M.W., Fundamental identifiability limits in molecular epidemiology. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2021
Ph.D.
MacPherson, A.,Keeling M.J., Otto, S.P., Feedback between coevolution and epidemiology can help or hinder the maintenance of genetic variation in host‐parasite models. Evolution. 2021
Mathematica Files: A: Constant_Size, B: Ecological_Model, C: Epidemiological_Model
MacPherson, A.,Keeling M.J., Otto, S.P., Coevolution fails to maintain genetic variation in a host–parasite model with constant finite population size. Theoretical Population Bioology. 2020
Mathematica Files: A: Moran_Model, B: Seed_Dormancy, C: Wright_Fisher_model
MacPherson, A., Otto, S.P., Nuismer, S.L., Keeping pace with the Red Queen: Identifying the genetic basis of susceptibility to infectious disease. Genetics. 2018
Mathematica Files: A: CoGWAS
MacPherson, A., Otto, S.P., Joint coevolutionary-epidemiological models dampen Red Queen cycles and alter conditions for epidemics. Theoretical Population Biology. 2018
Mathematica Files: A: SIRS_Model, B: SEIRS_Model, C: Morand_Model
Masters & Undergraduate
MacPherson, A., Nuismer, S.L., Natural Selection and the probability of parallel genetic evolution from standing genetic variation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2017
MacPherson, A., Hohenlohe, P.A., Nuismer, S.L., Trait dimensionality explains widespread variation in local adaptation. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B. 2015
Nuismer, S.L., MacPherson, A., Rosenblum, E.B., Crossing the threshold: gene-flow, dominance and the critical level of standing genetic variation required for adaptation to novel environments. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 2012
Balemba, O.B., Stenkamp-Strahm, C.H., Cady, J., MacPherson, A., High-fat diet-induced neuropathy of enteric nervous system and the effect of Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine receptor agonist, DMAB-Anabaseine Dihydrochloride. Gastroenterology. 2011
Preprints
Toorians, M.E.M., MacPherson, A., Davies, T.J., Unravelling Transmission in Epidemiological Models and its Role in the Disease-Diversity Relationship.