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V. G. Twort

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Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 3 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Signals of positive selection in Palearctic bat species coexisting with a fungal pathogen

V. G. Twort, V. N. Laine, F. Whiting-Fawcett, F. Ito dos Santos, T. Lilley, K. Field

The paper identifies 38 genes under positive selection in Eurasian bats, likely due to historical pressure from white-nose syndrome, which may explain their tolerance to the fungal pathogen.

bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

One Method to Sequence Them All? Comparison between Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) and Target Enrichment (TE) of museum specimens from the moth families Epicopeiidae and Sematuridae (Lepidoptera)

E. Call, V. G. Twort, M. Espeland, N. Wahlberg

This study compares whole-genome sequencing (WGS) and target enrichment (TE) methods for sequencing degraded DNA from museum moth specimens, finding WGS recovers more data and supports phylogenetic relationships.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The unresolved phylogenomic tree of butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera): assessing the potential causes and consequences

J. Rota, V. G. Twort, A. Chiocchio, C. Pena, C. W. Wheat, L. Kaila, N. Wahlberg

The paper assesses unresolved phylogenetic relationships in butterflies and moths using a large dataset, finding discordant results due to compositional bias and insufficient taxon sampling.

bioRxiv · Apr 9, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Museomics of a rare taxon: placing Whalleyanidae in the Lepidoptera Tree of Life

V. G. Twort, J. Minet, C. W. Wheat, N. Wahlberg

The paper uses whole genome sequencing of museum specimens to place the Whalleyanidae in the Lepidoptera tree of life, finding it sister to Callidulidae and supporting its placement in the Calliduloidea superfamily.

bioRxiv · Aug 18, 2020Evolutionary Biology