C. M. Whittington

Gene expression phylogenies and ancestral transcriptome reconstruction resolves major transitions in the origins of pregnancy

This study uses ancestral transcriptome reconstruction to trace the evolution of pregnancy in vertebrates, finding that maternal gene expression correlates with placental invasion and suggesting an early origin of hemochorial placentation in eutherians.

Exercise training in a color-polymorphic lizard reveals differential effects of mating tactics and color morphs on telomere, body condition and growth dynamics

The paper examines how exercise affects telomere dynamics, body condition, and growth in color-polymorphic lizards, finding differential impacts based on mating tactics and color morphs.