Moran, Rachel
individual record
Assistant Professor
Positions:
- Assistant Professor, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
selected publications
Academic Articles11
- Moran, R. L., von Ende, C. N., & King, B. H. Seasonal colour and antipredator behaviour in Etheostoma (Percidae).. Journal of Fish Biology. 84(4), 1188-1194.
- Moran, R. L., Catchen, J. M., & Fuller, R. C. Genomic Resources for Darters (Percidae: Etheostominae) Provide Insight into Postzygotic Barriers Implicated in Speciation.. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE). 37(3), 711-729.
- Warren, W. C., Boggs, T. E., Borowsky, R., Carlson, B. M., Ferrufino, E., Gross, J. B., ... Rohner, N. A chromosome-level genome of Astyanax mexicanus surface fish for comparing population-specific genetic differences contributing to trait evolution.. Nature Communications. 12(1), 1447.
- Moran, R. L., Richards, E. J., Ornelas-Garca, C. P., Gross, J. B., Donny, A., Wiese, J., ... McGaugh, S. E. Selection-driven trait loss in independently evolved cavefish populations.. Nature Communications. 14(1), 2557.
- O'Gorman, M., Thakur, S., Imrie, G., Moran, R. L., Choy, S., Sifuentes-Romero, I., ... Kowalko, J. E. Pleiotropic function of the oca2 gene underlies the evolution of sleep loss and albinism in cavefish.. Current Biology. 31(16), 3694-3701.e4.
Repository Documents / Preprints5
- Reid, B. N., Moran, R. L., Kopack, C. J., & Fitzpatrick, S. W. Rapture-ready darters: choice of reference genome and genotyping method (whole-genome or sequence capture) influence population genomic inference in Etheostoma.
- Moran, R. L., & Fuller, R. C. Male-driven reinforcement and cascade reinforcement in darters.
- Moran, R. L., Zhou, M., Catchen, J. M., & Fuller, R. C. Hybridization and postzygotic isolation promote reinforcement of male mating preferences in a diverse group of fishes with traditional sex roles.
- Moran, R. L., & Fuller, R. C. Agonistic character displacement of genetically based male color patterns across darters.
- Moran, R. L., Soukup, R. M., Zhou, M., & Fuller, R. C. Egg viability decreases rapidly with time since ovulation in the rainbow darter: implications for the costs of choosiness.
recent teaching activities
- BIOL451 Bioinformatics Instructor
- BIOL491 Hnr-research Instructor
- BIOL491 Research Instructor
- BIOL681 Sem: Biology Of Sex Instructor
- BIOL681 Seminar: Speciation Instructor
Email
rlmoran@tamu.edu
First Name
Rachel
Last Name
Moran