Publications 
(*** undergraduate coauthor)
In Preparation
  • Brewer, M.S. & C.N. Balakrishnan. (in prep). COATS: Creating Orthologous Alignments from Transcriptome Sequences, software for phylogenetics and population genomics.
  • Brewer, M.S., T. Lamb, P.E. Moler, C.T. Magsig ***, & E.M. Scott*** A return to monotypy: deconstructing species boundaries in the endemic Floridian beetle genus Peltotrupes (Coleoptera: Geotrupidae).
  • Brewer, M.S., A.A. Patel***, & F.A. Issa. (in prep). Social hierarchy associated differential expression in brain tissue of the red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii).
  • Cole, T.J. & M.S. Brewer. (in prep) Toxify: a deep learning approach to classify animal venom proteins.
  • Esposito, L.A., M.S. Brewer, & R.G. Gillespie. (in prep). Comparative venomics of Centruroides scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones: Buthidae).
  • Cole, T.J., P.A. Zobel-Thropp, G.J. Binford, R.G. Gillespie, & M.S. Brewer. (in prep). The evolution of venom proteins in the spiders with emphasis on an adaptive radiation of Hawaiian Tetragnatha spiders (Araneae: Tetragnathidae).

Submitted & In Review
  • Roesch Goodman, K., S. Prost, K. Bi, M.S. Brewer, R.G. Gillespie. (submitted). Musical chairs between host and geography drives early adaptive radiation of Hawaiian planthoppers. Molecular Ecology.
  • Van Dam, M.H., A.J. Rominger, & M.S. Brewer. (in revision). Environmental niche trackers and nice adapters revealed through fine scale phenological niche modeling. Journal of Biogeography.

Peer-reviewed Articles
  1. Davis Armstrong, N.M., W.M. Chen, M.S. Brewer, S.R. Williams, M.M. Sale, B.B. Worrall, & Keene, K.L., 2018. Epigenome-wide analyses identify two novel associations with recurrent stroke in the Vitamin Intervention for Stroke Prevention clinical trial. Frontiers in genetics, 9, p.358.
  2. Cotoras, D.D., K. Bi, M.S. Brewer, D.R. Lindberg, S. Prost, & R.G. Gillespie. (2018). Co-occurrence of ecologically similar species of Hawaiian spiders reveals critical early phase of adaptive radiation. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18(1), 100.
  3. Zobel-Thropp, P.A., E.A. Bulger***, M.H.J. Coredes, G.J. Binford, R.G. Gillespie, & M.S. Brewer. (2018). Sexually dimorphic venom proteins in long-jawed orb-weaving spiders (Tetragnatha) with potential roles in sexual interactions. PEERJ, 6: e4691.
  4. Lamb, T., T.C. Justice, M.S. Brewer, P.E. Moler, H. Hopkins, and J.E. Bond. (2018). A biogeographic profile of the sand cockroach Arenivaga floridensis and its bearing on origin hypotheses for Florida scrub biota. Evolution and Ecology, 8(11): 5254-5266.
  5. Gillespie, R.G., S.P. Benjamin, M.S. Brewer, M.A.J. Rivera, G.K. Roderick. (2018). Repeated Diversification of Ecomorphs In Hawaiian Stick Spiders. Current Biology, 28(6): 941-947.
  6. Rodriguez, J, T.H. Jones, P. Sierwald, P.E. Marek, W.A. Shear, M.S. Brewer, K.M. Kocot, & J.E. Bond. (2018). Step-wise evolution of complex chemical defenses in millipedes: a phylogenomic approach. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 3209.
  7. Cole, T.J. & M.S. Brewer. (2018). FUSTr: a tool to find gene Families Under Selection in Transcriptomes. PEERJ, 6, e4234.
  8. Gillespie, R.G., M.S. Brewer, & G.K. Roderick. (2017). Ancient biogeography of generalist predators on remote oceanic islands. Journal of Biogeography, 44(5): 1098-1109.
  9. Claridge, E.M., R.G. Gillespie, M.S. Brewer, & G.K. Roderick. (2017). Stepping-stones across space and time: repeated radiation of Pacific flightless broad-nosed weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Entiminae: Rhyncogonus). Journal of Biogeography, 44(4): 784-796.
  10. Liu, D., M.S. Brewer, S. Chen, W. Hong, & Y. Zhu. (2017). Transcriptomic signatures for ovulation in vertebrates. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 247: 74-86.
  11. Cotoras, D.D., M.S. Brewer, P.J.P. Croucher, G.S. Oxford, D.R. Lindberg, & R.G. Gillespie (2017). Convergent evolution in the colour polymorphism of Selkirkiella spiders (Theridiidae) from the South American temperate rainforest. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 120(3): 649-663.
  12. Tuttle, E.M., A.O. Bergland, M.L. Korody, M.S. Brewer, D.J. Newhouse, P. Minx, M. Stager, A. Betuel, Z.A. Cheviron, W.C. Warren, R.A. Gonser, & C.N. Balakrishnan. (2016). Divergence and functional degradation of a sex chromosome-like supergene. Current Biology, 26(3): 344- 350.
  13. Rominger, A.J., K.R. Goodman, J.Y. Lim, ***E.E. Armstrong, L.E. Becking, G.M. Bennett, M.S. Brewer, D.D. Cotoras, C.P. Ewing, J. Harte, N.D. Martinez, P.M. O'Grady, D.M. Percy, D.K. Price, G.K. Roderick, K.L. Shaw, F.S. Valdovinos, D.S. Gruner, & R.G. Gillespie. (2015). Community assembly on isolated islands: macroecology meets evolution. Global Ecology and Biogeography, early view.
  14. Brewer, M.S., R.A. Carter, P.J.P. Croucher, & R.G. Gillespie. (2014). Shifting habitats, morphology and selective pressures: developmental polyphenism in an adaptive radiation of Hawaiian spiders. Evolution, 69-1: 162-178.
  15. ***Yim, K. M.S. Brewer, C.T. Miller, & R.G. Gillespie. (2014). Comparative transcriptome analysis of maturity-associated color change in Hawaiian spiders. Journal of Heredity, 105(Special Issue): 771-781.
  16. Brewer, M.S., D.D. Cotoras, P.J.P. Croucher, & R.G. Gillespie. (2014). New sequencing technologies, the development of genomics tools, and their applications in evolutionary arachnology. Journal of Arachnology, 42: 1-5.
  17. Hamilton, C.A., B.E. Hendrixson, M.S. Brewer, & J.E. Bond. (2014). An evaluation of sampling effects on multiple DNA barcoding methods leads to an integrative approach for delimiting species: a case study in the North American tarantula genus Aphonopelma (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 71: 79-93.
  18. Croucher, P.J.P., M.S. Brewer, G.S. Oxford, & R.G. Gillespie. (2013). De novo characterization of the gene-rich transcriptomes of two color-polymorphic spiders, Theridion grallator and Theridion californicum (Araneae: Theridiidae), with special reference to pigment genes. BMC Genomics, 14:862.
  19. Brewer, M.S. & J.E. Bond. (2013). Ordinal-level phylogenomics of the arthropod class Diplopoda (millipedes) based on an analysis of 221 nuclear protein-coding loci generated using next- generation sequence analyses. PLoS ONE, 8(11): e79935.
  20. Brewer, M.S. & G.E. Gardner. (2013). Teaching Hardy-Weinburg population genetics and introducing students to evolution: a real-time, active learning exercise using classroom response devices. American Biology Teacher, 75(7): 476-479.
  21. Balakrishnan, C.N., C. Chapus, M.S. Brewer, & D.F. Clayton. (2013). Brain transcriptome of the violet-eared waxbill Uraeginthus granatina and recent evolution in the songbird genome. Open Biology, 3(9).
  22. Brewer, M.S., L. Swafford, C.L. Spruill, & J.E. Bond. (2013). Arthropod phylogenetics in light of three novel millipede (Myriapoda: Diplopoda) mitochondrial genomes with comments on the appropriateness of mitochondrial genome sequence data when investigating deep relationships. PLoS ONE, 8(7): e68005.
  23. Brewer, M.S., P. Sierwald, & J.E. Bond. (2012). Millipede taxonomy after 250 years: classification and taxonomic practices in a mega-diverse yet understudied arthropod group. PLoS ONE, 7(5): e37240.
  24. Brewer, M.S., C.L. Spruill, ***N.S. Rao, & J.E. Bond. (2012). Phylogenetics of the millipede genus Brachycybe Wood, 1864 (Diplopoda: Platydesmida: Andrognathidae): patterns of deep evolutionary history and recent speciation. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 64: 232- 242.
  25. Brewer, M.S., P. Sierwald, & J.E. Bond. (2011). A generic homonym concerning chordeumatid millipedes (Arthropoda: Diplopoda) and ophellid worms (Annelida: Polycheata). Zootaxa, 2744: 65-68.
  26. ***Bailey, A.L., M.S. Brewer, B.E. Hendrixson, & J.E. Bond. (2010). Phylogeny and classification of the trapdoor spider genus Myrmekiaphila (Araneae: Cyrtaucheniidae): an integrative approach to evaluating taxonomic hypotheses. PLoS One, 5(9), e12744.
  27. Fet, V., M.E. Soleglad, M.S. Brewer, D.P.A. Neff & M.L. Norton. (2006). Vestigial serrula in scorpion genera Paravaejovis, Paruroctonus, Smeringurus and Vejovoidus (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius, 49, pp. 1–20.
  28. Fet, V., M.E. Soleglad & M.S. Brewer. (2006). Laterobasal aculear serrations (LAS) in scorpion family Vaejovidae (Scorpiones: Chactoidea). Euscorpius, 45, pp. 1–19.
  29. Fet, V., M.E. Soleglad, M.S. Brewer, D.P.A. Neff & M.L. Norton. (2006). Constellation array in scorpion genera Paruroctonus, Smeringurus, Vejovoidus, and Paravaejovis (Scorpiones: Vaejovidae). Euscorpius, 41, pp. 1–15.
  30. Fet, V., M.S. Brewer, M. E. Soleglad & D.P.A. Neff. (2006). Constellation array: a new sensory structure in scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones). Boletín de la Sociedad Entomologica Aragonesa, 38: 269–278.