2025

Stell, M., M. Sandoval, S. Ramirez, K. Darragh, S. Schulz. 2025. A Simplified Synthesis of HNDB (Albiducin A) and Calidiol A. Synlett, 10.1055/s-0043-1773535 [pdf] [resumen en español]

Darragh, K., S.R. Ramírez, K.M. Kay. 2025. The convergent evolution of hummingbird pollination results in repeated floral scent loss through gene downregulation. Mol. Biol. Evol. 42(2): msaf027 [pdf] [resumen en español]

Rice, M.M, S.J. Tumber-Dávila, M.D. Baiz, S.H. Cheng, K. Darragh, C.O. Estien, J.W. Hammond, D. Ignace, L. Khadempour, K.M. Gaynor, K.L. Mills, J.A. Smith, A.C. Moore. 2025. Terminology in ecology and evolutionary biology disproportionately harms marginalized groups. PLOS Biol.: e3002933. [pdf] [resumen en español]

2024

Guizar Amador, M.F.*, K. Darragh*, J. W. Liu, C. Dean, D. Bogarín, O. A. Pérez-Escobar, Z. Serracín, F. Pupulin, S. R. Ramírez, The Gongora gibba genome assembly provides new insights into the evolution of floral scent in male euglossine bee-pollinated orchids, G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 2024, jkae211 [pdf] [resumen en español]

Darragh, K., and S. R. Ramírez. 2024. The transcriptomic signature of adaptations associated with perfume collection in orchid bees. J. Evol. Bio. 37(2): 141-151. [pdf] [resumen en español]

Goffinet, A.*, K. Darragh*, N. Saleh, M.M. Ostwald, S.L. Buchmann, and S. R. Ramírez. 2023. Individual Variation in Male Pheromone Production in Xylocopa sonorina Correlates with size and Gland Color. J. Chem. Ecol., 1-10. [pdf] [resumen en español]

2023

K Darragh, TA Linden, SR Ramírez. (2023) Seasonal stability and species specificity of environmentally acquired chemical mating signals in orchid bees. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 36(4): 675-686. [pdf][resumen en español]

Cheng, S.J., K.M. Gaynor, A.C. Moore, K. Darragh, et al. (2023) Championing inclusive terminology in ecology and evolution. Trends in Ecology & Evolution,  j.tree.2022.12.011 [pdf][resumen en español]

2022

D Szczerbowski, S Ehlers, K Darragh, C Jiggins, S Schulz. (2022) Head and Tail Oxidized Terpenoid Esters from Androconia of Heliconius erato Butterflies. Journal of Natural products, doi.org/10.1021/acs.jnatprod.2c00300 [pdf] [resumen en español]

2021

S Ehlers… K Darragh, CD Jiggins, S Schulz. (2021) Identification and composition of clasper scent gland components of the butterfly Heliconius erato and its relation to mimicry. ChemBioChem, doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202100372 [pdf] [resumen en español]

K Darragh, D Nelson, SR Ramírez. (2021) The birth-and-death evolution of cytochrome P450 genes in bees. Genome Biology and Evolution, doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evab261 [pdf] [resumen en español]

K Darragh, A Orteu, et al. (2021) A novel terpene synthase controls differences in anti-aphrodisiac pheromone between closely related Heliconius butterflies. PLOS Biology, doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001022 [pdf] [resumen en español]

2020

K Byers*, K Darragh*, et al. (2020) Clustering of loci controlling species differences in male chemical bouquets of sympatric Heliconius butterflies. Ecology and Evolution, doi.org/ [pdf10.1002/ece3.6947 [pdf] [resumen en español]

K Darragh, G Montejo-Kovacevich, et al. (2020) Species specificity and intraspecific variation in the chemical profiles of Heliconius butterflies across a large geographic range. Ecology and Evolution, doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6079 [pdf] [resumen en español]

K Byers*, K Darragh*, et al. (2020) A major locus controls a biologically active pheromone component in Heliconius melpomene. Evolution, doi.org/10.1111/evo.13922 [pdf] [resumen en español]

MF González-Rojas, K Darragh, et al. (2020) Chemical signals act as the main reproductive barrier between sister and mimetic Heliconius butterflies. Proc. Biol. Sci., doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0587 [pdf] [resumen en español]

2019

K Darragh, K Byers, et al. (2019) Male pheromone composition depends on larval but not adult diet in Heliconius melpomene. Ecological Entomology, doi.org/10.1111/een.12716 [pdf] [resumen en español]

2017

K Darragh, S Vanjari, et al. (2017) Male sex pheromone components in Heliconius butterflies released by the androconia affect female choice. PeerJ, dio.org/10.7717/peerj.3953 [pdf] [resumen en español]

Gracias a Gabriela Montejo-Kovacevich, Anna Orteu, Carlos Otero, Sylvia Garza, Santiago Ramírez y Denise Yamhure Ramírez por ayudarme con las traducciones.