I am an evolution biologist broadly interested in understanding how natural populations evolve under different environmental conditions. Current research foci in my lab include amphibian (largely frog) genetics/genomics, invasive species genetics, and adaptation in fruit flies.

Room: 304, Environment Centre Wales, School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University

Website: https://comeaultlab.wordpress.com/

Email: a.comeault@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382631

Blue Sky: @aaronc-research.bsky.social

• Profesiynol: Fellow (FHEA)
  2022

Evolution | Genomics | Adaptation | Speciation | Host-Microbe Interactions.

We ask questions in these areas using experimental, population sampling, and genomic approaches, and use drosophilid flies, amphibians, and their microbes as models.

2025

• CyhoeddwydPlastic responses to past environments shape adaptation to novel selection pressures
  Coates, S., Comeault, A., Wood, D. P., Fay, M. F., Creer, S., Osborne, O., Dunning, L. T. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 30 Ion 2025, Yn: PNAS. 122, 5, e2409541122.
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2024

• CyhoeddwydAncestral neural circuits potentiate the origin of a female sexual behavior in Drosophila
  Li, M., Chen, D. S., Junker, I. P., Szorenyi, F. I., Chen, G. H., Berger, A. J., Comeault, A. A., Matute, D. R. & Ding, Y., 28 Hyd 2024, Yn: Nature Communications. 15, 1, t. 9210
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• CyhoeddwydGenome Assembly of the Dyeing Poison Frog Provides Insights into the Dynamics of Transposable Element and Genome-Size Evolution
  Dittrich, C., Hoelzl, F., Smith, S., Fouilloux, C. A., Parker, D. J., O'Connell, L. A., Knowles, L. S., Hughes, M., Fewings, A., Morgan, R., Rojas, B. & Comeault, A. A., 5 Meh 2024, Yn: Genome Biology and Evolution. 16, 6
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• CyhoeddwydSingle-fly genome assemblies fill major phylogenomic gaps across the Drosophilidae Tree of Life
  Kim, B. Y., Gellert, H. R., Church, S. H., Suvorov, A., Anderson, S. S., Barmina, O., Beskid, S. G., Comeault, A. A., Crown, K. N., Diamond, S. E., Dorus, S., Fujichika, T., Hemker, J. A., Hrcek, J., Kankare, M., Katoh, T., Magnacca, K. N., Martin, R. A., Matsunaga, T., Medeiros, M. J., Miller, D. E., Pitnick, S., Schiffer, M., Simoni, S., Steenwinkel, T. E., Syed, Z. A., Takahashi, A., Wei, K.H.-C., Yokoyama, T., Eisen, M. B., Kopp, A., Matute, D., Obbard, D. J., O'Grady, P. M., Price, D. K., Toda, M. J., Werner, T. & Petrov, D. A., 18 Gorff 2024, Yn: PLoS Biology. 22, 7, t. e3002697
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• E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffuToward the integration of speciation research
  Stankowski, S., Cutter, A. D., Satokangas, I., Lerch, B. A., Rolland, J., Smadja, C. M., Marzal, J. C. S., Cooney, C. R., Feulner, P. G. D., Domingos, F. M. C. B., North, H. L., Yamaguchi, R., Butlin, R. K., Wolf, J. B. W., Coughlan, J., Heidbreder, P., Hernandez-Guttierrez, R., Barnard-Kubow, K. B., Peede, D., Rancilhac, L., Salvador, R. B., Thompson, K. A., Stacy, E. A., Moyle, L. C., Garlovsky, M. D., Maulana, A., Kantelinen, A., Cacho, N. I., Schneemann, H., Dominguez, M., Dopman, E. B., Lohsa, K., Rometsch, S. J., Comeault, A., Merrill, R. M., Scordato, E. S. C., Singhal, S., Parssinen, V., Lackey, A. C. R., Kumar, S., Meier, J. I., Barton, N., Fraisse, C., Ravinet, M. & Kulumni, J., 16 Chwef 2024, (E-gyhoeddi cyn argraffu) Yn: Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society. 3, 1
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2022

• CyhoeddwydPhylogenetic climatic niche conservatism in sandflies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) and their relatives
  D'Agostino, E. R. R., Vivero, R., Romero, L., Bejarano, E., Hurlbert, A. H., Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., 1 Hyd 2022, Yn: Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution. 76, 10, t. 2361-2374
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• CyhoeddwydWidespread introgression across a phylogeny of 155 Drosophila genomes
  Suvorov, A., Kim, B. Y., Wang, J., Armstrong, E. E., Peede, D., D'Agostino, E. R. R., Price, D. K., Waddell, P., Lang, M., Courtier-Orgogozo, V., David, J. R., Petrov, D., Matute, D. R., Schrider, D. R. & Comeault, A., 10 Ion 2022, Yn: Current Biology. 32, 1, t. 111-123
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2021

• CyhoeddwydGenomic signatures of admixture and selection are shared among populations of Zaprionus indianus across the western hemisphere
  Comeault, A., Kautt, A. F. & Matute, D. R., Rhag 2021, Yn: Molecular Ecology. 30, 23, t. 6193-6210 18 t.
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• CyhoeddwydHighly contiguous assemblies of 101 drosophilid genomes
  Kim, B. Y., Wang, J., Miller, D. E., Barmina, O., Delaney, E. K., Thompson, A., Comeault, A., Peede, D., D'Agostino, E. R., Pelaez, J., Aguilar, J. M., Haji, D., Matsunaga, T., Armstrong, E., Zych, M., Ogawa, Y., Stamenković-Radak, M., Jelić, M., Savić Veselinović, M., Tanasković, M., Erić, P., Gao, J.-J., Katoh, T. K., Toda, M. J., Watabe, H., Watada, M., Davis, J. S., Moyle, L., Manoli, G., Bertolini, E., Koštál, V., Hawley, R. S., Takahashi, A., Jones, C. D., Price, D. K., Whiteman, N. K., Kopp, A., Matute, D. R. & Petrov, D. A., 19 Gorff 2021, Yn: Elife. 10, e66405.
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• CyhoeddwydRapid Parallel Adaptation to Anthropogenic Heavy Metal Pollution
  Papadopulos, A. S. T., Helmstetter, A. J., Osborne, O., Comeault, A., Wood, D., Straw, E. A., Mason, L., Fay, M. F., Parker, J., Dunning, L. T., Foote, A., Smith, R. J. & Lighten, J., Medi 2021, Yn: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 9, t. 3724-3736 13 t.
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• CyhoeddwydTemperature-dependent competitive outcomes between the fruit flies Drosophila santomea and Drosophila yakuba
  Comeault, A. & Matute, D. R., Maw 2021, Yn: American Naturalist. 197, 3, t. 312-323 12 t.
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2020

• CyhoeddwydConservation genomic analysis reveals ancient introgression and declining levels of genetic diversity in Madagascar's hibernating dwarf lemurs
  Williams, R. C., Blanco, M. B., Poelstra, J. W., Hunnicutt, K. E., Comeault, A. & Yoder, A. D., Ion 2020, Yn: Heredity. 124, 1, t. 236-251
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• CyhoeddwydGenetic diversity and thermal performance in invasive and native populations of African fig flies
  Comeault, A., Wang, J., Tittes, S., Isbell, K., Ingley, S., Hurlbert, A. & Matute, D., 28 Chwef 2020, Yn: Molecular Biology and Evolution.
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• CyhoeddwydRapid and Predictable Evolution of Admixed Populations Between Two Drosophila Species Pairs
  Matute, D. R., Comeault, A., Earley, E., Serrato-Capuchina, A., Peede, D., Monroy-Eklund, A., Huang, W., Jones, C. D., Mackay, T. F. C. & Coyne, J. A., 1 Ion 2020, Yn: Genetics. 214, 1, t. 211-230 20 t.
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2018

• CyhoeddwydA Maladaptive Combination of Traits Contributes to the Maintenance of a Drosophila Hybrid Zone
  Cooper, B. S., Sedghifar, A., Nash, W. T., Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., 30 Awst 2018, Yn: Current Biology. 28, 18, t. 2940-2947
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• CyhoeddwydGenetic divergence and the number of hybridizing species affect the path to homoploid hybrid speciation
  Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., 25 Medi 2018, Yn: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 39, t. 9761-9766
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• CyhoeddwydThe genomic and ecological context of hybridization affects the probability that symmetrical incompatibilities drive hybrid speciation
  Comeault, A., Maw 2018, Yn: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 5, t. 2926-2937 12 t.
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2017

• CyhoeddwydA nonrandom subset of olfactory genes is associated with host preference in the fruit fly Drosophila orena
  Comeault, A. A., Serrato-Capuchina, A., Turissini, D. A., McLaughlin, P. J., David, J. R. & Matute, D. R., Meh 2017, Yn: Evolution Letters. 1, 2, t. 73-85 13 t.
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• CyhoeddwydTransitions between phases of genomic differentiation during stick-insect speciation
  Riesch, R., Muschick, M., Lindtke, D., Villoutreix, R., Comeault, A. A., Farkas, T. E., Lucek, K., Hellen, E., Soria-Carrasco, V., Dennis, S. R., de Carvalho, C. F., Safran, R. J., Sandoval, C. P., Feder, J., Gries, R., Crespi, B. J., Gries, G., Gompert, Z. & Nosil, P., 17 Chwef 2017, Yn: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1, 4, t. 82
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2016

• CyhoeddwydColor phenotypes are under similar genetic control in two distantly related species of Timema stick insect
  Comeault, A. A., Carvalho, C. F., Dennis, S., Soria-Carrasco, V. & Nosil, P., 21 Meh 2016, Yn: Evolution. 70, 6, t. 1283-96 14 t.
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• CyhoeddwydCorrelated evolution of male and female reproductive traits drive a cascading effect of reinforcement in Drosophila yakuba
  Comeault, A. A., Venkat, A. & Matute, D. R., 27 Gorff 2016, Yn: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 283, 1835
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• CyhoeddwydReinforcement's incidental effects on reproductive isolation between conspecifics
  Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., Ebr 2016, Yn: Current zoology. 62, 2, t. 135-143 9 t.
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2015

• CyhoeddwydSelection on a Genetic Polymorphism Counteracts Ecological Speciation in a Stick Insect
  Comeault, A. A., Flaxman, S. M., Riesch, R., Curran, E., Soria-Carrasco, V., Gompert, Z., Farkas, T. E., Muschick, M., Parchman, T. L., Schwander, T., Slate, J. & Nosil, P., 3 Awst 2015, Yn: Current Biology. 25, 15, t. 1975-1981
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2014

• CyhoeddwydStick insect genomes reveal natural selection's role in parallel speciation
  Soria-Carrasco, V., Gompert, Z., Comeault, A. A., Farkas, T. E., Parchman, T. L., Johnston, J. S., Buerkle, C. A., Feder, J. L., Bast, J., Schwander, T., Egan, S. P., Crespi, B. J. & Nosil, P., 16 Mai 2014, Yn: Science. 344, 6185, t. 738-42 5 t.
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• Fellowship placement: Male-male competition and host range evolution in an herbivorous leaf-footed bug

  01/12/2022 – 16/08/2024 (Wedi gorffen)

• The role of structural variants in driving genome evolution during biological invasions

  21/03/2022 – 01/08/2022 (Wedi gorffen)