Q. K. Langdon

Genome evolution is surprisingly predictable after initial hybridization

The paper shows that local ancestry in hybrid swordtail fish populations is repeatable due to strong early selection, and this repeatability increases with deeper evolutionary divergence.

Genomic and ecological factors shaping specialism and generalism across an entire subphylum

The paper analyzes genomic, metabolic, and ecological data from nearly all Saccharomycotina yeast species to show that intrinsic genetic factors, not trade-offs or extrinsic factors, drive variation in niche breadth.

Complex hybridization between deeply diverged fish species in a disturbed ecosystem

The paper develops a tool for ancestry inference in three-way hybrids and reports a complex hybridization event between three swordtail fish species linked to anthropogenic disturbance.

Macroevolutionary diversity of traits and genomes in the model yeast genus Saccharomyces

The paper studies genetic and phenotypic diversity across 1,800 Saccharomyces strains, revealing insights into macroevolutionary processes and gene flow effects on traits.

Substrate, temperature, and geographical patterns among nearly 2,000 natural yeast isolates

The paper analyzes nearly 2,000 natural yeast isolates to identify geographic, substrate, and temperature patterns among yeast taxa.

A Lethal Genetic Incompatibility between Naturally Hybridizing Species in Mitochondrial Complex I

The paper identifies a lethal mitonuclear incompatibility in swordtail fish hybrids involving three Complex I genes, showing non-additive genetic effects and inter-species transfer of incompatibility.

Predictability and parallelism in the contemporary evolution of hybrid genomes

The paper examines repeatability in local ancestry across hybrid swordtail fish populations and identifies shared genomic regions under selection.

sppIDer: a species identification tool to investigate hybrid genomes with high-throughput sequencing

sppIDer identifies species and interspecies hybrids using high-throughput sequencing data by mapping reads to a combined reference genome and analyzing ploidy and genomic contribution.