58吃瓜

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, 58吃瓜

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

Email: a.comeault@bangor.ac.uk

Phone: +44 (0) 1248 382631

Blue Sky: @aaronc-research.bsky.social

• Professional: Fellow (FHEA)
  2022

Teaching:

• Module Organiser and Lecturer in 鈥�Research Experience in Zoology (贰狈厂-2002)鈥�
• Module Organiser and Lecturer in 鈥�Insect Behaviour and Evolution (贰狈厂-3412)鈥�
• Module Organiser and Lecturer in 鈥�Genetics and the Conservation of Small Populations (贰狈厂-4404)鈥�
• Contributing lecturer in: Practical And Field Skills For Biological Scientists (ENS-1403); Introduction to Primatology (ENS-2402); Dissertations in Biological Sciences (BSX-3070); Molecular Ecology and Evolution (BSX-3139); Life in a Changing Climate (BSX-3150)

Supervision:

I supervise research students at the Undergraduate, Postgraduate Taught, and Postgraduate Research levels.

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

• E-pub ahead of print
  Torres-S谩nchez, M., Goutte, S., Christoph聽Liedtke, H., Allain, S. R., Ahammed, M. S., Calatayud, N., Comeault, A., Elmer, K., Eterovick, P., Gilbert, E., Guayasamin, J., Hern谩ndez-Poveda, M., Kotharambath, R., Lechuga聽Paredes, P., Mahapatra, C., Mulder, K., Nadaline, J., Najafi-Majd, E., Pollet, N. & Rubio, A. & 10 others, Sachslehner, A., Sanz-Sobrino, L., Siu-Ting, K., Snead, A., Strowbridge, N., Espregueira聽Themudo, G., Barreto, D., Wogan, G. U., Wollenberg聽Valero, K. & Genomics Consortium, T. A., 22 May 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Amphibia-Reptilia. p. 1-19 19 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Comeault, A. A., Orta, A. H., Fidler, D. B., Nunn, T., Ellison, A. R., Anspach, T. A. & Matute, D. R., 22 Jul 2025, In: mSystems. 10, 7, e0002725.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Coates, S., Comeault, A., Wood, D. P., Fay, M. F., Creer, S., Osborne, O., Dunning, L. T. & Papadopulos, A. S. T., 4 Feb 2025, In: PNAS. 122, 5, e2409541122.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2024

• Published
  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 Oct 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, p. 9210
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  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 Jun 2024, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 16, 6
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  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. & 18 others, 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 Jul 2024, In: PLoS Biology. 22, 7, p. e3002697
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• E-pub ahead of print
  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. & 25 others, 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 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Evolutionary Journal of the Linnean Society. 3, 1
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Review article 鈥� peer-review

2022

• Published
  D'Agostino, E. R. R., Vivero, R., Romero, L., Bejarano, E., Hurlbert, A. H., Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., 1 Oct 2022, In: Evolution: International Journal of Organic Evolution. 76, 10, p. 2361-2374
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  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 Jan 2022, In: Current Biology. 32, 1, p. 111-123
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2021

• Published
  Comeault, A., Kautt, A. F. & Matute, D. R., Dec 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 23, p. 6193-6210 18 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  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., Stamenkovi膰-Radak, M., Jeli膰, M., Savi膰 Veselinovi膰, M. & Tanaskovi膰, M. & 19 others, Eri膰, P., Gao, J.-J., Katoh, T. K., Toda, M. J., Watabe, H., Watada, M., Davis, J. S., Moyle, L., Manoli, G., Bertolini, E., Ko拧t谩l, V., Hawley, R. S., Takahashi, A., Jones, C. D., Price, D. K., Whiteman, N. K., Kopp, A., Matute, D. R. & Petrov, D. A., 19 Jul 2021, In: Elife. 10, e66405.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  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., Sept 2021, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38, 9, p. 3724-3736 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Comeault, A. & Matute, D. R., Mar 2021, In: American Naturalist. 197, 3, p. 312-323 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2020

• Published
  Williams, R. C., Blanco, M. B., Poelstra, J. W., Hunnicutt, K. E., Comeault, A. & Yoder, A. D., Jan 2020, In: Heredity. 124, 1, p. 236-251
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Comeault, A., Wang, J., Tittes, S., Isbell, K., Ingley, S., Hurlbert, A. & Matute, D., 28 Feb 2020, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  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 Jan 2020, In: Genetics. 214, 1, p. 211-230 20 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2018

• Published
  Cooper, B. S., Sedghifar, A., Nash, W. T., Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., 30 Aug 2018, In: Current Biology. 28, 18, p. 2940-2947
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., 25 Sept 2018, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 115, 39, p. 9761-9766
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Comeault, A., Mar 2018, In: Ecology and Evolution. 8, 5, p. 2926-2937 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2017

• Published
  Comeault, A. A., Serrato-Capuchina, A., Turissini, D. A., McLaughlin, P. J., David, J. R. & Matute, D. R., Jun 2017, In: Evolution Letters. 1, 2, p. 73-85 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  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 Feb 2017, In: Nature Ecology and Evolution. 1, 4, p. 82
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2016

• Published
  Comeault, A. A., Carvalho, C. F., Dennis, S., Soria-Carrasco, V. & Nosil, P., 21 Jun 2016, In: Evolution. 70, 6, p. 1283-96 14 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Comeault, A. A., Venkat, A. & Matute, D. R., 27 Jul 2016, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 283, 1835
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review
• Published
  Comeault, A. A. & Matute, D. R., Apr 2016, In: Current zoology. 62, 2, p. 135-143 9 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2015

• Published
  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 Aug 2015, In: Current Biology. 25, 15, p. 1975-1981
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2014

• Published
  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 May 2014, In: Science. 344, 6185, p. 738-42 5 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal 鈥� Article 鈥� peer-review

2026

• 16 Jun 2026

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

2024

• 4 Nov 2024

  Activity: Oral presentation (Speaker)

• Nov 2024

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• Undergraduate student internship (funded by Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation).

  Jun 2024

  Activity: Hosting an academic visitor (Host)

• Littorina Group Meetings: Presented on "Differentiation among populations of L. fabalis on Anglesey, UK

  Jun 2024

  Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)

2023

• Discussion leader

  30 Mar 2023 鈥� 3 Apr 2023

  Activity: Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course (Speaker)

2022

• Dec 2022

  Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)

• 01/12/2022 鈥� 16/08/2024 (Finished)

• 21/03/2022 鈥� 01/08/2022 (Finished)

2026听听听听 Co-I: UKRI (BBSRC-NSF/BIO): 鈥淭ipping the balance of amphibian microbiome host immune interactions towards greater antifungal defences鈥� (1,205,069 GBP). PI: Dr O. Osborne. Co-Is: Dr A. Ellison (Bangor U.), Prof Leon Grayfer (George Washington U.), Prof Brian Gratwicke (Smithsonian).

2025听听听听 Co-I: The Malacological Society of London, Research Grant: 鈥淒NA sequence determination of barnacle-dwelling phenotypes of the gastropod Littorina saxatilis.鈥� (1,800 GBP). PI: Dr J. Grahame.

2024听听听听 Project Partner: NSF (Award Number 2423115): 鈥淢CA: Genomic architecture and landscape genomics of polytypism in a poison frog鈥� (285,014 USD). PI: Prof. Brice Noonan.

2024听听听听 PI: NERC Environmental Omics Facility, Independent multiomics pilot project competition (NEOF1724): 鈥淔unctional diversity among intertidal biofilms and the gut microbiomes of their molluscan grazers鈥� (14,770 GBP).

2022听听听听 PI: Royal Society (UK), Research Grant (RGS\R1\221323): 鈥淭he role of structural variants in driving genome evolution during biological invasions鈥� (19,914 GBP).

2021听听听听 PI: NERC Environmental Omics Facility de novo genome competition (LIMS#126459): 鈥淚nsights into the evolution of genome size and structure from the genome sequence of the Dyeing poison frog, Dendrobates tinctorius鈥� (31,745 GBP).