# Faculty ## expand\_more [### Brian D. Farrell ](/people/brian-d-farrell)Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Curator of Entomology in the Museum of Comparative Zoology My lab and I work on the evolution of interactions between different kinds of tiny consumers, especially beetles and other arthropods, and their much larger hosts, such as plants or large animals. We use phylogenetics to understand the directions, rate... ![Brian Farrell smiling, with plants in background and foreground](/sites/g/files/omnuum6366/files/styles/hwp_4_5__690x865/public/farrell/files/bdf_plants.jpg?itok=g__phlHQ) ## Recent Lab Publications Download 4 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1615491&content_filter%5B1%5D=1609861&content_filter%5B2%5D=1605271&content_filter%5B3%5D=1596321&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1615491&content_filter%5B1%5D=1609861&content_filter%5B2%5D=1605271&content_filter%5B3%5D=1596321&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1615491&content_filter%5B1%5D=1609861&content_filter%5B2%5D=1605271&content_filter%5B3%5D=1596321&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1615491&content_filter%5B1%5D=1609861&content_filter%5B2%5D=1605271&content_filter%5B3%5D=1596321&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1615491&content_filter%5B1%5D=1609861&content_filter%5B2%5D=1605271&content_filter%5B3%5D=1596321&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1615491&content_filter%5B1%5D=1609861&content_filter%5B2%5D=1605271&content_filter%5B3%5D=1596321&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1615491&content_filter%5B1%5D=1609861&content_filter%5B2%5D=1605271&content_filter%5B3%5D=1596321&&format=ris) ### 2024 McKenna D, Farrell B, Marvaldi A, Oberprieler RG, Li X. [Phylogenomics of palynophagous pine cone weevils (Coleoptera: Cimberididae) recovers the monophyly of Cimberidini and Doydirhynchini and reveals the paraphyly of Cimberis](/publications/phylogenomics-palynophagous-pine-cone-weevils-coleoptera-cimberididae-recovers). European Journal of Entomology. 2024;121:435–442. McKenna D, Farrell B, Marvaldi A, Oberprieler RG, Li X. [Phylogenomics of palynophagous pine cone weevils (Coleoptera: Cimberididae) recovers the monophyly of Cimberidini and Doydirhynchini and reveals the paraphyly of Cimberis](/publications/phylogenomics-palynophagous-pine-cone-weevils-coleoptera-cimberididae-recovers). European Journal of Entomology. 2024;121:435–442. - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://eje.cz/artkey/eje-202401-0047_phylogenomics-of-palynophagous-pine-cone-weevils-coleoptera-cimberididae-recovers-the-monophyly-of-cimberidi.php) The beetle family Cimberididae (pine cone weevils) consists of one extant subfamily, Cimberidinae, and two tribes, Cimberidini and Doydirhynchini, both limited in distribution to the Northern Hemisphere. Cimberidini comprise the genera *Acromacer* Kuschel, ... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://eje.cz/artkey/eje-202401-0047_phylogenomics-of-palynophagous-pine-cone-weevils-coleoptera-cimberididae-recovers-the-monophyly-of-cimberidi.php) Kawahara A, Miller D, Solis A, Farrell B. [Charles Mitter (1948–2024) Evolutionary Biologist, Consortium Builder, and Leader in Insect Evolutionary Biology](/publications/charles-mitter-1948%E2%80%932024-evolutionary-biologist-consortium-builder-and-leader). American Entomologist. 2024;70(3):58. Kawahara A, Miller D, Solis A, Farrell B. [Charles Mitter (1948–2024) Evolutionary Biologist, Consortium Builder, and Leader in Insect Evolutionary Biology](/publications/charles-mitter-1948%E2%80%932024-evolutionary-biologist-consortium-builder-and-leader). American Entomologist. 2024;70(3):58. - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmae051) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmae051) Boeger W, Valim M, Zaher H, Rafael J, Forzza R, Percequillo A, Serejo C, Garraffoni A, Santos A, Pereira T, et al. [Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: Setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil](/publications/cat%C3%A1logo-taxon%C3%B4mico-da-fauna-do-brasil-setting-baseline-knowledge-animal-0). Zoologia (Curitiba). 2024;41:e24005. doi:10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24005 Boeger W, Valim M, Zaher H, Rafael J, Forzza R, Percequillo A, Serejo C, Garraffoni A, Santos A, Pereira T, et al. [Catálogo Taxonômico da Fauna do Brasil: Setting the baseline knowledge on the animal diversity in Brazil](/publications/cat%C3%A1logo-taxon%C3%B4mico-da-fauna-do-brasil-setting-baseline-knowledge-animal-0). Zoologia (Curitiba). 2024;41:e24005. doi:10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24005 - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24005) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1590/S1984-4689.v41.e24005) Chong K, Grahn A, Perl C, Sumner-Rooney L. [Allometry and ecology shape eye size evolution in spiders](/publications/allometry-and-ecology-shape-eye-size-evolution-spiders). Current Biology. 2024;34:3178–3188.e5. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.06.020 Chong K, Grahn A, Perl C, Sumner-Rooney L. [Allometry and ecology shape eye size evolution in spiders](/publications/allometry-and-ecology-shape-eye-size-evolution-spiders). Current Biology. 2024;34:3178–3188.e5. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.06.020 - add\_circle\_outline do\_not\_disturb\_on Abstract - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224008042) Summary Eye size affects many aspects of visual function, but eyes are costly to grow and maintain. The allometry of eyes can provide insight into this trade-off, but this has mainly been explored in species that have two eyes of equal size. By contrast... - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982224008042) [ More publications arrow\_circle\_right ](/publications)