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G. Rivas-Torres

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Research Focus:benchmarking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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J. Cerca· 2 shared A. MacLeod· 1 shared A. Rivera-Colon· 1 shared A. Suh· 1 shared A. Varela-Jaramillo· 1 shared B. B. Tiamiyu· 1 shared B. Petersen· 1 shared C. Kosawang· 1 shared

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Iguanas from above: Citizen scientists provide reliable counts of endangered Galapagos marine iguanas from drone imagery

A. Varela-Jaramillo, C. Winkelmann, G. Rivas-Torres, J. M. Guayasamin, S. Steinfartz, A. MacLeod

This study evaluates citizen scientists' ability to count Galapagos marine iguanas from drone images, finding high accuracy with proper aggregation methods and image quality filtering.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2024 · PreprintZoology

Darwin's Overlooked Radiation: genomic evidence points to the early stages of a radiation in the Galapagos prickly pear cactus (Opuntia, Cactaceae)

F. Zapata, J. Cerca, D. McCarney, C. L. Henriquez, B. B. Tiamiyu, J. McCormack, K. R. Reckling, J. A. Chaves, G. Rivas-Torres

The paper presents genomic evidence of early radiation stages in Galapagos prickly pear cacti, highlighting geographic structure and candidate loci associated with adaptation.

bioRxiv · Oct 3, 2023Evolutionary Biology

The genomic basis of the plant island syndrome in Darwin's giant daisies

J. Cerca, B. Petersen, J. M. Lazaro Guevara, A. Rivera-Colon, S. Birkeland, J. Vizueta, S. Li, J. Loureiro, C. Kosawang, P. Jaramillo Diaz, G. Rivas-Torres, M. Fernandez-Mazuecos, P. Vargas, R. McCauley, G. Petersen, , M. D. Martin

This study characterizes the genomic basis of the plant island syndrome in Darwin's giant daisies by analyzing the genome of Scalesia atractyloides, identifying subgenomes, polyploidization events, and genes under selection.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2022Evolutionary Biology