S. Robin

Identification of a viral gene essential for the genome replication of a domesticated endogenous virus in ichneumonid parasitoid wasps

This study identifies a viral gene, U16, essential for genome replication of an ichnovirus in ichneumonid wasps, showing its role in DNA amplification and virion production.

Masculinization of the X-chromosome in aphid soma and gonads

The paper examines X-chromosome masculinization in aphid tissues, finding male-biased genes are more frequent on the X and duplicated X genes show higher male bias, supporting sexual conflict resolution through gene duplication.

Joint species distributions reveal the combined effects of host plants, abiotic factors and species competition as drivers of species abundances in fruit flies

The paper uses joint species distribution modeling and network inference to show host plants are the main driver of fruit fly abundances, followed by climate factors and competition.

The Poisson-lognormal model as a versatile framework for the joint analysis of species abundances

This paper introduces the Poisson-lognormal model for joint species abundance analysis, demonstrating its versatility in ecological studies through various applications.

Temporal patterns in Ixodes ricinus microbial communities: an insight into tick-borne microbe interactions

The paper analyzes temporal dynamics of microbial communities in Ixodes ricinus ticks using high-throughput sequencing and identifies interactions between symbionts and pathogens.

Prior hypotheses or regularization allow inference of diversification histories from extant timetrees

The paper investigates the implications of multiple congruent models with different diversification dynamics but equal likelihood for empirical trees, concluding they do not invalidate hypothesis-driven or data-driven approaches.

Microbial association networks give relevant insights into plant pathobiomes

The paper uses microbial association networks to explore plant pathobiomes, finding that some inferred associations correspond to ecological interactions confirmed by co-culture experiments.

Divergent selection causes whole genome differentiation without physical linkage among the targets in Spodoptera frugiperda (Noctuidae)

This study identifies divergent selection as a sufficient cause for whole genome differentiation in Spodoptera frugiperda without requiring physical linkage among differentiating loci.

Inference of Adaptive Shifts for Multivariate Correlated Traits

This paper introduces a method to detect adaptive shifts in multivariate correlated traits across phylogenetic trees, showing improved performance over existing methods.