M. Meegaskumbura

Wall-following: phylogenetic context of an enhanced behaviour in stygomorphic Sinocyclocheilus (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) cavefishes

This study examines wall-following behavior in Sinocyclocheilus cavefish, finding that eyeless species exhibit enhanced behavior compared to sighted ones, with phylogenetic patterns linking behavior intensity to subterranean adaptation.

Emerging Threat of Ranavirus: Prevalence, Genetic Diversity, and Climatic Drivers of Ranavirus (Family Iridoviridae) in ectothermic vertebrates of Asia

This study investigates ranavirus prevalence, genetic diversity, and climatic drivers in ectothermic vertebrates in southern China, identifying key infection patterns and transmission risks.

A frog adaptive radiation: Ecomorphological evolution in Old-World shrub frogs (Rhacophoridae: Pseudophilautus)

This study identifies five ecomorphological categories in Pseudophilautus shrub frogs, showing body size and specific traits correlate with habitat type and that ecomorphs evolved multiple times in response to climate changes.

Habitat correlates of cave-dwelling: A radiation-scale analysis of skin traits and comparative transcriptomics of the Sinocyclocheilus cavefish

This study identifies habitat-related transcriptional differences in skin traits of Sinocyclocheilus cavefish using comparative transcriptomics and RNA-seq.

New climatically specialized lineages of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis and their sub-lethal effects on amphibians establish the Asiatic origins of the pathogen

This study identifies new Bd lineages in China and finds sub-lethal effects on amphibians, supporting Asiatic origins of the pathogen.

Climatic niche evolution of infectious diseases driving amphibian declines

This study shows that amphibian pathogens are intensifying their impact as their climatic niches evolve, with implications for global amphibian declines.

Sensory convergence in the world s largest cavefish diversification: patterns of neuromast evolution, distribution and associated behaviour in Sinocyclocheilus

This study examines neuromast evolution and distribution in Sinocyclocheilus cavefish, finding asymmetry and convergence in cave-adapted species with distinct wall-following behaviours.

Adapting to novel environments together: evolutionary and ecological correlates of the bacterial microbiome of the worlds largest cavefish diversification

This study examines how habitat and phylogeny shape gut microbiomes in Sinocyclocheilus cavefish, finding habitat is the main driver, with captivity homogenizing microbiomes across species.

Evolving in the darkness: phylogenomics of Sinocyclocheilus cavefishes highlights recent diversification and cryptic diversity

This study uses RADseq to analyze the phylogenetics of Sinocyclocheilus cavefishes, identifying six major clades, 19 known species, and two cryptic species, with recent diversification linked to geological events.

Drivers of an epic radiation: the role of climate and islands in species diversification and reproductive-mode evolution of Old-World tree frogs

This study investigates the diversification and reproductive-mode evolution of Old-World tree frogs, identifying climate and island effects as key drivers of speciation and niche adaptation.

A contribution to the larval amphibian microbiome: characterization of bacterial microbiome of Ichthyophis bannanicus (Order: Gymnophiona) and comparison with the other two amphibian orders

This study characterizes the gut and skin microbiomes of Ichthyophis bannanicus larvae and compares them to other amphibian orders, finding distinct microbial communities with limited gut-skin overlap.

Evolution in Sinocyclocheilus cavefish is marked by rate shifts, reversals and origin of novel traits

This study analyzes the evolutionary patterns of Sinocyclocheilus cavefish, identifying rate shifts, trait reversals, and novel traits in their morphological evolution.