J. Jaenike | |
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Born | John Jaenike 20 March 1949 |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Princeton University |
Known for | Red Queen hypothesis, mushroom-feeding Drosophila |
Awards | The trypanosomatid parasite Jaenimonas drosophilae is named in Jaenike's honor |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Ecology, Evolutionary biology |
Institutions | University of Arizona, University of Rochester |
Academic advisors | Henry S. Horn Robert H. MacArthur |
John Jaenike is an ecologist and evolutionary biologist, and currently a professor at the University of Rochester New York. Jaenike was an early proponent of the Red Queen hypothesis, using the idea to explain the maintenance of sex.[1] Jaenike is also known for his extensive work on mushroom-feeding Drosophila and the evolution of their inherited bacterial symbionts Wolbachia and Spiroplasma poulsonii.[2][3]
In 2015, the trypanosomatid parasite Jaenimonas drosophilae was named in Jaenike's honour.[4]