G. W. C. Thomas

Sperm competition intensity shapes divergence in both sperm morphology and reproductive genes across murine rodents

This study examines how sperm competition intensity influences sperm morphology and reproductive gene evolution across murine rodents, finding that smaller testes correlate with faster molecular evolution due to relaxed selection.

A comprehensive examination of Chelicerate genomes reveals no evidence for a whole genome duplication among spiders and scorpions

This study examines Chelicerate genomes to determine if whole genome duplications occurred in spiders and scorpions, finding no evidence for such events in their history.

The genomic landscape, causes, and consequences of extensive phylogenomic discordance in Old World mice and rats

This study investigates phylogenomic discordance in Old World mice and rats, finding that genetic linkage and selection influence phylogenetic patterns and that assuming a single species tree can lead to errors in detecting positive selection.

Paternal age in rhesus macaques is positively associated with germline mutation accumulation but not with measures of offspring sociability

This study estimates the de novo mutation rate in rhesus macaques and finds it is lower than in humans, but paternal age still correlates with increased mutations. No association is found between paternal age and offspring sociability.

Origins and long-term patterns of copy-number variation in rhesus macaques

This study examines CNV mutation patterns in rhesus macaques, finding low mutation rates, no age correlation, and more segregating deletions than duplications compared to humans.

Evolution of salivary glue genes in Drosophila species

The paper investigates the evolution of salivary glue genes in Drosophila species, finding rapid divergence in repeat regions and a new gene beyond those annotated in D. melanogaster.

Reproductive longevity predicts mutation rates in primates

The paper shows that paternal age determines de novo mutation rates in owl monkeys and proposes a model linking reproductive longevity to mutation rates across primates.

Gene-tree reconciliation with MUL-trees to resolve polyploidy events

This paper adapts gene-tree reconciliation algorithms to MUL-trees to accurately infer polyploidy events, parental lineages, and gene duplication/loss counts in allopolyploids.