Group publications
- Peterson, G. I., Masel, J. (in prep). Quantitative prediction of molecular clock acceleration at short timescales.
- Griswold, C. K., Masel, J. (submitted). The strength of selection against the yeast prion PSI+.
- Griswold, C. K., Masel, J. (in prep). Complex adaptations drive the evolution of the capacitor PSI+, even with realistic rates of yeast sex.
- Lancaster, A. K., Bardill, J. P., True, H. L., Masel, J. (submitted). The evolution of epigenetic inheritance systems in the presence of irreversible genetic mimics.
- Masel, J. (2007). A Bayesian model of quasi-magical thinking can explain observed co-operation in the public good game. J. Econ. Behav. Organ., 64, 216-231. (PDF) (doi)
- King, O. D., Masel, J. (2007). The evolution of bet-hedging adaptations to rare scenarios. Theor Pop Biol, 72, 560-575. (PDF) (doi)
- Maughan, H., Masel, J., Birky Jr, C. W., Nicholson, W. L. (2007). The roles of mutation accumulation and selection in loss of sporulation in experimental populations of Bacillus subtilis. Genetics, 177(2), 937-48. (PubMed) (doi)
- Giacomelli, M. G., Hancock, A. S., Masel, J. (2007). The conversion of 3′ UTRs into coding regions. Mol Biol Evol, 24(2), 457-64. (PDF) (PubMed) (doi)
- Masel, J., King, O. D., Maughan, H. (2007). The loss of adaptive plasticity during long periods of environmental stasis. Am Nat, 169(1), 38-46. (PubMed) (doi)
- Masel, J., Maughan, H. (2007). Mutations leading to loss of sporulation ability in Bacillus subtilis are sufficiently frequent to favor genetic canalization. Genetics, 175(1), 453-7. (PubMed) (doi)
- Masel, J. (2006). Cryptic genetic variation is enriched for potential adaptations. Genetics, 172(3), 1985-91. (PDF) (PubMed) (doi)
- Maughan, H., Callicotte, V., Hancock, A., Birky Jr, C. W., Nicholson, W. L., Masel, J. (2006). The population genetics of phenotypic deterioration in experimental populations of Bacillus subtilis. Evolution, 60(4), 686-95. (PubMed)
- Masel, J. (2005). Evolutionary capacitance may be favored by natural selection. Genetics, 170(3), 1359-71. (PDF) (PubMed) (doi)