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List of works by J. William O. Ballard

A candidate complex approach to study functional mitochondrial DNA changes: sequence variation and quaternary structure modeling of Drosophila simulans cytochrome c oxidase

scientific article published on 5 March 2008

Alpha-synuclein transmission and mitochondrial toxicity in primary human foetal enteric neurons in vitro

scientific article published on 12 September 2013

Assessing bioenergetic functions from isolated mitochondria in Drosophila melanogaster

scientific article published on 08 June 2016

Canfam_GSD: De novo chromosome-length genome assembly of the German Shepherd Dog (Canis lupus familiaris) using a combination of long reads, optical mapping, and Hi-C

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Cellular and population level processes influence the rate, accumulation and observed frequency of inherited and somatic mtDNA mutations.

scientific article

Chromosome-length genome assembly and structural variations of the primal Basenji dog (Canis lupus familiaris) genome

scientific article published on 16 March 2021

Colonization of perspex strips by larvae of Austrosimulium bancrofti (Taylor) near Ipswich, Queensland

Comparative analysis of mitochondrial genotype and aging

scientific article published on 12 October 2007

Comparative genomics of mitochondrial DNA in members of the Drosophila melanogaster subgroup.

scientific article published in July 2000

Conservation implications for dingoes from the maternal and paternal genome: Multiple populations, dog introgression, and demography

scientific article published on 19 October 2017

Cost of a naturally occurring two-amino acid deletion in cytochrome c oxidase subunit 7A in Drosophila simulans.

scientific article published in October 2010

Diet adaptation in dog reflects spread of prehistoric agriculture

scientific article

Diet influences the intake target and mitochondrial functions of Drosophila melanogaster males.

scientific article

Dietary Macronutrient Management to Treat Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease

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Dietary management and physical exercise can improve climbing defects and mitochondrial activity in Drosophila melanogaster parkin null mutants

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Differences in trap-finding behaviour of two populations of Austrosimulium bancrofti (Taylor) (Diptera: Simuliidae) in eastern Australia

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Differential fitness of mitochondrial DNA in perturbation cage studies correlates with global abundance and population history in Drosophila simulans

scientific article published on 01 June 2004

Differential survival and reproductive performance across three mitochondrial lineages in Melita plumulosa following naphthalene exposure

scientific article published on 22 June 2013

Distributional Evidence for Cospeciation between Neotropical Bats and their Bat Fly Ectoparasites

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Divergence of mitochondrial dna is not corroborated by nuclear dna, morphology, or behavior in Drosophila simulans

scientific article

Drosophila mitotypes determine developmental time in a diet and temperature dependent manner

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Drosophila simulans as a novel model for studying mitochondrial metabolism and aging.

scientific article

Dynamics of double and single Wolbachia infections in Drosophila simulans from New Caledonia.

scientific article

Early life benefits and later life costs of a two amino acid deletion in Drosophila simulans

scientific article published on 28 December 2010

Elucidating biogeographical patterns in Australian native canids using genome wide SNPs.

scientific article published on 11 June 2018

Epigallocatechin-3-gallate induces oxidative phosphorylation by activating cytochrome c oxidase in human cultured neurons and astrocytes

scientific article published on 09 January 2016

Evidence of recent population expansion in the field cricket Teleogryllus commodus

scientific article published in 2010

Exogenous Factors May Differentially Influence the Selective Costs of mtDNA Mutations

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Expression of cytoplasmic incompatibility in Drosophila simulans and its impact on infection frequencies and distribution of Wolbachia pipientis.

scientific article

Factors influencing silhouette-trap captures of the blackfly Austrosimulium bancrofti (Taylor) (Diptera: Simuliidae) in the Australian Capital Territory

scientific article published in September 1989

Females with a mutation in a nuclear-encoded mitochondrial protein pay a higher cost of survival than do males in Drosophila.

scientific article

Functional conservatism among Drosophila simulans flies experiencing different thermal regimes and mitochondrial DNA introgression.

scientific article published in December 2010

Genetic and life-history trait variation of the amphipod Melita plumulosa from polluted and unpolluted waterways in eastern Australia.

scientific article published on 30 June 2008

Genotype to phenotype: Diet-by-mitochondrial DNA haplotype interactions drive metabolic flexibility and organismal fitness

scientific article published on 06 November 2018

High divergence among Drosophila simulans mitochondrial haplogroups arose in midst of long term purifying selection.

scientific article

Influence of two Wolbachia strains on population structure of East African Drosophila simulans

scientific article

Intraspecific variation in survival and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation in wild-caught Drosophila simulans.

scientific article published in June 2006

Is mitochondrial DNA a strictly neutral marker?

scientific article

Lifespan and reproduction in Drosophila: New insights from nutritional geometry.

scholarly article

Linking phylogenetics with population genetics to reconstruct the geographic origin of a species.

scientific article published on September 2004

Linking the mitochondrial genotype to the organismal phenotype

scientific article published on 19 March 2010

Liver aging and pseudocapillarization in a Werner syndrome mouse model.

scientific article

Low protein to carbohydrate ratio diet delays onset of Parkinsonism like phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster parkin null mutants.

scientific article published on 6 October 2016

MONITORING BLACKFLY (DIPTERA: SIMULIIDAE) PESTS

scientific article published in August 1992

Macronutrient balance, reproductive function, and lifespan in aging mice.

scientific article

Metabolomics shows the Australian dingo has a unique plasma profile

Mitochondria, the gut microbiome and ROS

scientific article published on 15 August 2020

Mitochondrial DNA variants in Drosophila melanogaster are expressed at the level of the organismal phenotype.

scientific article published on 5 July 2011

Mitochondrial DNA variants influence mitochondrial bioenergetics in Drosophila melanogaster.

scientific article published on 24 June 2012

Mitochondrial DNA variation is associated with measurable differences in life-history traits and mitochondrial metabolism in Drosophila simulans.

scientific article published in July 2007

Mitochondrial genotype affects fitness in Drosophila simulans

scientific article

Mitochondrial haplotype divergences affect specific temperature sensitivity of mitochondrial respiration.

scientific article published on 3 October 2012

Mitotype Interacts With Diet to Influence Longevity, Fitness, and Mitochondrial Functions in Adult Female Drosophila

scientific article published on 30 November 2018

Naturally occurring mitochondrial DNA haplotypes exhibit metabolic differences: insight into functional properties of mitochondria

scientific article published on 21 May 2012

Paternal transmission of mitochondrial DNA as an integral part of mitochondrial inheritance in metapopulations of Drosophila simulans

scientific article

Physiological adaptations to reproduction. II. Mitochondrial adjustments in livers of lactating mice

scientific article published on 25 April 2013

Population cytogenetics of Austrosimulium bancrofti (Diptera: Simuliidae) in eastern Australia

scientific article published in June 1991

Quaternary protein modeling to predict the function of DNA variation found in human mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase

scientific article published on 10 January 2013

Regulation of mitochondrial genome inheritance by autophagy and ubiquitin-proteasome system: implications for health, fitness, and fertility

scientific article

Review: can diet influence the selective advantage of mitochondrial DNA haplotypes?

scientific article

Review: quantifying mitochondrial dysfunction in complex diseases of aging.

scientific article published on 29 March 2012

Sequential evolution of a symbiont inferred from the host: Wolbachia and Drosophila simulans.

scientific article

Sex differences in survival and mitochondrial bioenergetics during aging in Drosophila

scientific article published on 24 August 2007

Sex-specific influences of mtDNA mitotype and diet on mitochondrial functions and physiological traits in Drosophila melanogaster

scientific article

Starvation resistance is positively correlated with body lipid proportion in five wild caught Drosophila simulans populations.

scientific article published on 26 July 2008

Stearic acid supplementation in high protein to carbohydrate (P:C) ratio diet improves physiological and mitochondrial functions of Drosophila melanogaster parkin null mutants

scientific article published on 11 December 2017

Sympatric Drosophila simulans flies with distinct mtDNA show age related differences in mitochondrial metabolism

scientific article

Sympatric Drosophila simulans flies with distinct mtDNA show difference in mitochondrial respiration and electron transport.

scientific article published on 15 November 2006

Temporal and geographical genetic variation in the amphipod Melita plumulosa (Crustacea: Melitidae): Link of a localized change in haplotype frequencies to a chemical spill

scientific article

Tetracycline treatment influences mitochondrial metabolism and mtDNA density two generations after treatment in Drosophila.

scientific article

The Australian dingo is an early offshoot of modern breed dogs

scientific article published on 22 April 2022

The Australian dingo: untamed or feral?

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The Effects of Dietary Macronutrient Balance on Skin Structure in Aging Male and Female Mice.

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The Influence of Macronutrients on Splanchnic and Hepatic Lymphocytes in Aging Mice

scientific article published on 21 October 2014

The Ratio of Macronutrients, Not Caloric Intake, Dictates Cardiometabolic Health, Aging, and Longevity in Ad Libitum-Fed Mice

scientific article published on 01 March 2020

The Relationship Between Dietary Macronutrients and Hepatic Telomere Length in Aging Mice

scientific article published on 01 March 2018

The effects of temperature and diet on age grading and population age structure determination in Drosophila.

scientific article published on 24 July 2013

The incomplete natural history of mitochondria

scientific article (publication date: April 2004)

The mechanisms mediating the antiepileptic effects of the ketogenic diet, and potential opportunities for improvement with metabolism-altering drugs.

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The mitochondrial genome: mutation, selection and recombination.

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The ratio of macronutrients, not caloric intake, dictates cardiometabolic health, aging, and longevity in ad libitum-fed mice

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Thermal sensitivity of mitochondrial functions in permeabilized muscle fibers from two populations of Drosophila simulans with divergent mitotypes.

scientific article published on 30 March 2011

Thermal sensitivity of mitochondrial metabolism in two distinct mitotypes of Drosophila simulans: evaluation of mitochondrial plasticity

scientific article published in May 2010

Towards understanding the evolutionary dynamics of mtDNA

scientific article published on 07 October 2020

Unraveling selection in the mitochondrial genome of Drosophila.

scientific article published on November 1994

Uptake and mitochondrial dysfunction of alpha-synuclein in human astrocytes, cortical neurons and fibroblasts

scientific article

Using near-infrared spectroscopy to resolve the species, gender, age, and the presence of Wolbachia infection in laboratory-reared Drosophila.

scientific article

Validation of manometric microrespirometers for measuring oxygen consumption in small arthropods.

scientific article published on 19 June 2008

What can symbiont titres tell us about co-evolution of Wolbachia and their host?

scientific article published on March 2014

What maintains noncytoplasmic incompatibility inducing Wolbachia in their hosts: a case study from a natural Drosophila yakuba population.

scientific article

Wolbachia Associations with Insects: Winning or Losing Against a Master Manipulator

article by Claudia C. Correa & J. W. O. Ballard published 19 January 2016 in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Wolbachia gonadal density in female and male Drosophila vary with laboratory adaptation and respond differently to physiological and environmental challenges.

scientific article

Working harder to stay alive: metabolic rate increases with age in Drosophila simulans but does not correlate with life span.

scientific article published on 22 July 2007

Yin and Yang of mitochondrial ROS in Drosophila

scientific article published on 08 February 2020