Scholars@Duke
L. Ryan Baugh

L. Ryan Baugh

Professor of Biology
Biology
Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-4129
4314 French Family Science Center, Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708

Featured Works

Liquid-culture protocols for synchronous starvation, growth, dauer formation, and dietary restriction of <i>Caenorhabditis elegans</i>.

Journal article STAR protocols · March 2021 Featured Publication Standard laboratory culture of Caenorhabditis elegans utilizes solid growth media with a bacterial food source. However, this culture method limits control of food availability and worm population density, factors that impact many life-history trait ... Full text Open Access Cite

Selfing is the safest sex for Caenorhabditis tropicalis.

Journal article eLife · January 2021 Featured Publication Mating systems have profound effects on genetic diversity and compatibility. The convergent evolution of self-fertilization in three Caenorhabditis species provides a powerful lens to examine causes and consequences of mating system transitions. Amo ... Full text Cite

Starvation Responses Throughout the Caenorhabditiselegans Life Cycle.

Journal article Genetics · December 2020 Featured Publication Caenorhabditis elegans survives on ephemeral food sources in the wild, and the species has a variety of adaptive responses to starvation. These features of its life history make the worm a powerful model for studying developmental, behavioral, and m ... Full text Cite