Harniman, R, TJS Merritt, LJ Chapman, D. Lesbarreres, ML Martinez 2013 Population differentiation of the African cyprinid Barbus neumayeri across dissolved oxygen regimes Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1002/ece3.561 pdf

Auld, R, M Myre, NCS Mykytczuk, LG Leduc, TJS Merritt 2013 Characterization of the microbial acid mine drainage microbial community using culturing and direct sequencing techniques. Journal of Microbial Methods 93: 108-115. 

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Auld, R, JM Quattro, TJS Merritt 2012 Molecular evolution of teleost neural isozymes. Journal of Molecular Evolution 75:198-213. 

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Rzezniczak, TZ, TE Lum, R Harniman, TJS Merritt 2012 A combination of structural and cis-regulatory factors drive biochemical differences in Drosophila melanogaster malic enzyme. Biochemical Genetics 50: 823-837. pdf

Rzezniczak, TZ and TJS Merritt 2012 Interactions of NADP-reducing enzymes across varying environmental conditions: a model of biological complexity. G3 Gene, Genomes, Genetics 2: 1613-1623. pdf

Paula, MT, AP Zemolin, AP Vargas, RM Golombieski, ELS Loreto, AP Saidelles, RS Picoloto, EMM. Flores, AB Pereira, JBT Rocha, TJS Merritt, JL Franco, and T Posser 2012 Effects of Hg(II) Exposure on MAPK Phosphorylation and Antioxidant System in D. melanogaster. Environmental Toxicology DOI: 10.1002/tox.21788. pdf

Babin-Fenske, JJ, TJS Merritt, JM Gunn, T Walsh, and D Lesbarreres 2012 Phylogenetic analysis of Hyalella colonization in lakes recovering from acidification and metal contamination. Canadian Journal of Zoology 90:624-629. pdf

Lum, T.E. and T.J.S. Merritt 2011 Non-classical Regulation of Transcription: Interchromosomal-interactions at the Malic Enzyme Locus of Drosophila melanogaster Genetics 189: 837-849. pdf

Rzezniczak, T.Z., L. Douglas, J.H. Watterson, and T.J.S. Merritt 2011 Paraquat administration in Drosophila for use in metabolic studies of oxidative stress. Analytical Biochemistry 419:345-347. pdf

Bernard, K.E., T.L. Parkes, and T.J.S. Merritt 2011 A Model of Oxidative Stress Management: Moderation of Carbohydrate Metabolizing Enzymes in SOD1-Null Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS ONE. 6:e24518. pdf

Merritt, T.J.S., Douglas, L. Rzeznickzak, and J.H. Watterson. 2011 Rapid and Simple Analysis of Paraquat in Tissue Homogenate by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Analytical Methods 419:345-347. pdf

Yang, C-S, M.J. Thomenius, E. C. Gan, W. Tang, C. D. Freel, T.J.S. Merritt, L. K. Nutt, and S. Kornbluth. 2010 Metabolic regulation of Drosophila apoptosis through inhibitory phosphorylation of Dronc. The EMBO Journal 29: 2715-2723. pdf

Merritt, T.J.S, Kuczynski, K, E. Sezgin, C-T Zhu, S. Kumagai and W. F. Eanes. 2009 Quantifying Interactions within the NADP(H) Network in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 182: 564-574.  pdf

Eanes, W. F., T. J. S. Merritt, J. M. Flowers, S. Kumagai, C.-T. Zhu.  2009 Direct evidence that genetic variation in glycerol-3-phosphate and malate dehydrogenase genes (Gpdh and Mdh1) affects adult ethanol tolerance in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics 181: 607-614. pdf

Eanes, W. F., T. J. S. Merritt, J. M. Flowers, S. Kumagai, E. Sezgin, C.-T. Zhu.  2006 Flux Control and excess capacity in the enzymes of glycolysis and their relationship to flight metabolism in Drosophila melanogaster. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. USA 103: 19413-19418. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S., E. Sezgin, C. T. Zhu, and W. F. Eanes. 2006 Triglyceride pools, flight, and genetic variation at the Gpdh locus in Drosophila melanogaster.  Genetics 172: 293-304. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S., D. D. Duvernell, and W. F. Eanes. 2005 Natural and synthetic alleles provide complementary insights into the nature of selection acting on the Men polymorphism of Drosophila melanogaster.  Genetics 171: 1707-1718. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S., C. R. Young, R. G. Vogt, R. C. Wilkerson, and J. M. Quattro. 2005. Intron retention identifies a malarial vector within the Anopheles (Nyssorhynchus) albitaris complex (Diptera: Culicidae).  Molecular Phylogeneitcs and Evolution 35(3): 719-724. pdf

Matzkin†, L. M., T .J. S. Merritt†, C. T. Zhu, and W. F. Eanes. 2005. The structure and population genetics of the breakpoints associated with cosmopolitan inversion In(3R)Payne in Drosophila melanogaster.  Genetics 170: 1143-1152.  † This is a jointly first authored paper with Dr. Matzkin. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S. and J. M. Quattro. 2003. Evolution of the vertebrate cytosolic malate dehydrogenase gene family: Duplication and divergence in actinopterygian fish. Journal of Molecular Evolution 56(3): 265-276. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S. and J. M. Quattro. 2002. Negative charge correlates with neural expression in vertebrate aldolase isozymes. Journal of Molecular Evolution 55(6): 674-683. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S. and J. M. Quattro. 2001. Evidence for a period of directional selection following gene duplication in a neurally-expressed locus of triosephosphate isomerase. Genetics 159(2): 689-697. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S., L. Shi, M. C. Chase, M. A. Rex, R. J. Etter, and J. M. Quattro. 1998. "Universal" cytochrome b primers facilitate intraspecific comparisons in Molluscan taxa. Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology 7: 7-11. pdf

Merritt, T. J. S., S. LaForest, G. D. Prestwich, J. M. Quattro, and R. G. Vogt. 1998. Patterns of gene duplication in Lepidopteran pheromone binding proteins. Journal of Molecular Evolution 46: 272-276. pdf