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T. J. Colston

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Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 3 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:machine learning (classical)· 1

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R. A. Pyron· 2 shared W. Jetz· 2 shared A. Catenazzi· 1 shared A. Channing· 1 shared A. D. Leache· 1 shared A. Hillers· 1 shared A. M. Bauer· 1 shared A. Ohler· 1 shared

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R. A. Pyron

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Commensal protists in reptiles display flexible host range and adaptation to ectothermic hosts

E. R. Gerrick, L. B. DeSchepper, C. M. Mechler, L.-M. Joubert, F. Dunker, T. J. Colston, M. R. Howitt

The paper investigates parabasalid protists in reptiles, finding they have a flexible host range and adapt to temperature changes, but cold temperatures negatively affect their transcriptomes.

bioRxiv · May 25, 2023Microbiology

A phylogeny-informed characterisation of global tetrapod traits addresses data gaps and biases

M. R. Moura, K. Ceron, J. J. M. Guedes, R. Chen-Zhao, Y. V. Sica, J. Hart, W. Dorman, J. M. Portmann, P. Gonzalez del Pliego, A. Ranipeta, A. Catenazzi, F. Werneck, L. F. Toledo, N. S. Upham, J. F. R. Tonini, , W. Jetz

The paper creates a comprehensive tetrapod trait database using phylogeny-informed imputation, revealing data gaps and biases in trait distribution across species.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2023Ecology

Phylogenetic and Spatial Distribution of Evolutionary Isolation and Threat in Turtles and Crocodilians (Non-Avian Archosauromorphs)

T. J. Colston, P. Kulkarni, W. Jetz, R. A. Pyron

The paper assesses threat status and evolutionary distinctiveness of turtles and crocodilians using phylogenetic analysis and machine learning, finding extinction risk increases with evolutionary distinctiveness and geographic factors.

bioRxiv · Apr 13, 2019Evolutionary Biology

Sexual Dichromatism Drives Diversification Within a Major Radiation of African Amphibians

D. M. Portik, R. C. Bell, D. C. Blackburn, A. M. Bauer, C. D. Barratt, W. R. Branch, M. Burger, A. Channing, T. J. Colston, W. Conradie, J. M. Dehling, R. C. Drewes, R. Ernst, E. Greenbaum, V. Gvozdik, , J. A. McGuire

The paper investigates the evolutionary origins of sexual dichromatism in African reed frogs and finds that dichromatic lineages have double the diversification rate of monochromatic ones.

bioRxiv · Jul 22, 2018Evolutionary Biology