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L. Ballesteros-Mejia

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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D. Gey· 2 shared I. J. Kitching· 2 shared R. Rougerie· 2 shared A. Amarillo-Suarez· 1 shared A. Cruaud· 1 shared C. Gonzalez· 1 shared C. Lopez-Vaamonde· 1 shared C. M. Leon-Ramos· 1 shared

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D. Gey

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Deadly and venomous Lonomia caterpillars are more than the two usual suspects

C. Gonzalez, L. Ballesteros-Mejia, J. M. Diaz-Diaz, D. M. Toro-Vargas, A. Amarillo-Suarez, D. Gey, C. M. Leon-Ramos, M. Arias, E. Tovar, N. Rivera, L. S. Buitrago, R. H. Pinto-Moraes, I. S. Sano Martins, T. Decaëns, M. A. Gonzalez, , R. Rougerie

The paper reevaluates the taxonomy and venom risks of Lonomia caterpillars, identifying 60 species and seven potentially dangerous ones, urging further research on venom diversity and treatment strategies.

bioRxiv · Sep 6, 2022Ecology

Phylogenomics Illuminates the Evolutionary History of Wild Silkmoths in Space and Time (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)

R. Rougerie, A. Cruaud, P. Arnal, L. Ballesteros-Mejia, F. L. Condamine, T. Decaens, M. Elias, D. Gey, P. D. N. Hebert, I. J. Kitching, S. Lavergne, C. Lopez-Vaamonde, J. Murienne, Y. Cuenot, S. Nidelet, J.-Y. Rasplus

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of wild silkmoths using phylogenomic data, revealing a Neotropical origin and two Old World colonization events, along with taxonomic rearrangements.

bioRxiv · Mar 29, 2022Evolutionary Biology