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Publications (feel free to contact me for a pdf!)
Hammer, T.J., Le, E., Martin, A.N., Moran, N.A. The gut microbiota of bumblebees. Insectes Sociaux 68, 287-301. (Link)
Silva Cerqueira, A.E., Hammer, T.J., Moran, N.A., Cristiano Santana, W., Megumi Kasuya, M.C., Canêdo da Silva, C. 2021. Extinction of anciently associated gut bacterial symbionts in a clade of stingless bees. The ISME Journal 15, 2813–2816. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Le, E., Moran, N.A. 2021. Thermal niches of specialized gut symbionts: the case of social bees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288, 20201480. (Link)
Hammer, T.J. , De Clerck-Floate, R., Tooker, J.F., Price, P.W., Miller, D.G., Connor, E.F. 2021. Are bacterial symbionts associated with gall induction in insects? Arthropod-Plant Interactions 15, 1-12. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Dickerson, J.C., McMillan, W.O., Fierer, N. 2020. Heliconius butterflies host characteristic and phylogenetically structured adult-stage microbiomes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 86, e02007-20. (Link)
Danielsson, R., Lucas, J., Dahlberg, J., Ramin, M., Agenäs, S., Bayat, A., Tapio, I., Hammer, T.J., Roslin, T. 2019. Compound- and context-dependent effects of antibiotics on greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. Royal Society Open Science 6, 182049. (Link)
Moran, N., Ochman, H., Hammer, T.J. 2019. Evolutionary and ecological consequences of gut microbial communities. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 50, 451-475. (Link)
Keiser, C.N., Hammer, T.J., Pruitt, J.N. 2019. Social spider webs harbor largely consistent bacterial communities across broad spatial scales. Biology Letters 15, 20190436. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Moran, N. 2019. Links between metamorphosis and symbiosis in holometabolous insects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 374, 20190068. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Sanders, J.N., Fierer, N. 2019. Not all animals need a microbiome. FEMS Microbiology Letters 366, fnz117. (Link)
Press: Check out this great article in Quanta Magazine for an overview of "low- and no-microbiome animals"! I was also interviewed on This Week in Science (https://www.twis.org/) where I discussed the ideas we presented in this paper, as well as some of the research described below. Link to the podcast episode is here and the link to the YouTube video is here.
Ravenscraft, A., Berry, M., Hammer, T.J., Peay, K., Boggs, C. 2018. Structure and function of the bacterial and fungal gut microbiota of Neotropical butterflies. Ecological Monographs 89, e01346. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Janzen, D.H., Hallwachs, W., Jaffe, S.P., Fierer, N. 2017. Caterpillars lack a resident gut microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, 9641-9646. (Link)
Press: Nature News, Interview on Nature Podcasts, Interview with KGNU (Boulder-Denver Community Radio), Interview on Slightly Evolved Podcast, Biotechniques News, BacterioFiles Podcast (ASM), University of Colorado Press Release
My dissertation seminar for the University of Colorado's Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department, in which I discuss this research, is available on YouTube here.
Hammer, T.J., Fierer, N., Hardwick, B., Simojoki, A., Slade, E., Taponen, J., Viljanen, H., Roslin, T. 2016. Treating cattle with antibiotics affects greenhouse gas emissions, and microbiota in dung and dung beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 283, 20160150. (Link)
Press: New Scientist, Science Magazine, BBC News, NBC News, Huffington Post, ABC News
Planet, P.J., Parker, D., Cohen, T.S., Smith, H., Leon, J.D., Ryan, C., Hammer, T.J., Fierer, N., Chen, Emily I., Prince, A.S. 2016. Lambda interferon restructures the nasal microbiome and increases susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus superinfection. mBio 7, e01939-15. (Link)
Barberán, A., Hammer, T.J., Madden, A., Fierer, N. 2016. Microbes should be central to ecological education and outreach. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 17, 23-28. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Bowers, M.D. 2015. Gut microbes may facilitate insect herbivory of chemically defended plants. Oecologia 179, 1-14. (Link)
Check out my photo of a Citheronia lobesis caterpillar that was featured on the cover of this issue of Oecologia!
Hammer, T.J., Dickerson, J., Fierer, N. 2015. Evidence-based recommendations on storing and handling specimens for analyses of insect microbiota. PeerJ 3:e1190. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Van Bael, S.A. 2015. An endophyte-rich diet increases ant predation on a specialist herbivorous insect. Ecological Entomology 40, 316-321. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., McMillan, W.O., Fierer, N. 2014. Metamorphosis of a butterfly-associated bacterial community. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086995. (Link)
Press: University of Colorado Press Release, Boulder Daily Camera
Hammer, T.J., Hata, C., Nieh, J.C. 2009. Thermal learning in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 3928-3934. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Le, E., Martin, A.N., Moran, N.A. The gut microbiota of bumblebees. Insectes Sociaux 68, 287-301. (Link)
Silva Cerqueira, A.E., Hammer, T.J., Moran, N.A., Cristiano Santana, W., Megumi Kasuya, M.C., Canêdo da Silva, C. 2021. Extinction of anciently associated gut bacterial symbionts in a clade of stingless bees. The ISME Journal 15, 2813–2816. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Le, E., Moran, N.A. 2021. Thermal niches of specialized gut symbionts: the case of social bees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288, 20201480. (Link)
Hammer, T.J. , De Clerck-Floate, R., Tooker, J.F., Price, P.W., Miller, D.G., Connor, E.F. 2021. Are bacterial symbionts associated with gall induction in insects? Arthropod-Plant Interactions 15, 1-12. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Dickerson, J.C., McMillan, W.O., Fierer, N. 2020. Heliconius butterflies host characteristic and phylogenetically structured adult-stage microbiomes. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 86, e02007-20. (Link)
Danielsson, R., Lucas, J., Dahlberg, J., Ramin, M., Agenäs, S., Bayat, A., Tapio, I., Hammer, T.J., Roslin, T. 2019. Compound- and context-dependent effects of antibiotics on greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. Royal Society Open Science 6, 182049. (Link)
Moran, N., Ochman, H., Hammer, T.J. 2019. Evolutionary and ecological consequences of gut microbial communities. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 50, 451-475. (Link)
Keiser, C.N., Hammer, T.J., Pruitt, J.N. 2019. Social spider webs harbor largely consistent bacterial communities across broad spatial scales. Biology Letters 15, 20190436. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Moran, N. 2019. Links between metamorphosis and symbiosis in holometabolous insects. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 374, 20190068. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Sanders, J.N., Fierer, N. 2019. Not all animals need a microbiome. FEMS Microbiology Letters 366, fnz117. (Link)
Press: Check out this great article in Quanta Magazine for an overview of "low- and no-microbiome animals"! I was also interviewed on This Week in Science (https://www.twis.org/) where I discussed the ideas we presented in this paper, as well as some of the research described below. Link to the podcast episode is here and the link to the YouTube video is here.
Ravenscraft, A., Berry, M., Hammer, T.J., Peay, K., Boggs, C. 2018. Structure and function of the bacterial and fungal gut microbiota of Neotropical butterflies. Ecological Monographs 89, e01346. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Janzen, D.H., Hallwachs, W., Jaffe, S.P., Fierer, N. 2017. Caterpillars lack a resident gut microbiome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, 9641-9646. (Link)
Press: Nature News, Interview on Nature Podcasts, Interview with KGNU (Boulder-Denver Community Radio), Interview on Slightly Evolved Podcast, Biotechniques News, BacterioFiles Podcast (ASM), University of Colorado Press Release
My dissertation seminar for the University of Colorado's Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department, in which I discuss this research, is available on YouTube here.
Hammer, T.J., Fierer, N., Hardwick, B., Simojoki, A., Slade, E., Taponen, J., Viljanen, H., Roslin, T. 2016. Treating cattle with antibiotics affects greenhouse gas emissions, and microbiota in dung and dung beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 283, 20160150. (Link)
Press: New Scientist, Science Magazine, BBC News, NBC News, Huffington Post, ABC News
Planet, P.J., Parker, D., Cohen, T.S., Smith, H., Leon, J.D., Ryan, C., Hammer, T.J., Fierer, N., Chen, Emily I., Prince, A.S. 2016. Lambda interferon restructures the nasal microbiome and increases susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus superinfection. mBio 7, e01939-15. (Link)
Barberán, A., Hammer, T.J., Madden, A., Fierer, N. 2016. Microbes should be central to ecological education and outreach. Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education 17, 23-28. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Bowers, M.D. 2015. Gut microbes may facilitate insect herbivory of chemically defended plants. Oecologia 179, 1-14. (Link)
Check out my photo of a Citheronia lobesis caterpillar that was featured on the cover of this issue of Oecologia!
Hammer, T.J., Dickerson, J., Fierer, N. 2015. Evidence-based recommendations on storing and handling specimens for analyses of insect microbiota. PeerJ 3:e1190. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., Van Bael, S.A. 2015. An endophyte-rich diet increases ant predation on a specialist herbivorous insect. Ecological Entomology 40, 316-321. (Link)
Hammer, T.J., McMillan, W.O., Fierer, N. 2014. Metamorphosis of a butterfly-associated bacterial community. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0086995. (Link)
Press: University of Colorado Press Release, Boulder Daily Camera
Hammer, T.J., Hata, C., Nieh, J.C. 2009. Thermal learning in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Journal of Experimental Biology 212, 3928-3934. (Link)