Vanessa Muhl

Long-term small effective population size, inbreeding, and a recessive lethal haplotype drive premature death in the endangered Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis)

The paper investigates how long-term small population size and inbreeding contribute to premature death in Devils Hole pupfish using genomic and phenotypic data.

Diurnality reconfigures circadian network dynamics in the suprachiasmatic nucleus

This study compares SCN network dynamics in diurnal and nocturnal mice, finding species-specific differences in molecular clock rhythms and spatial timing organization.

Tissue-specific transcriptomics uncovers novel craniofacial genes underlying jaw divergence in specialist pupfishes

The paper identifies novel craniofacial genes associated with jaw divergence in pupfishes by comparing tissue-specific transcriptomes of developing jaws and caudal tails.

Jaw size variation is associated with a novel craniofacial function for galanin receptor 2 in an adaptive radiation of pupfishes

The paper identifies a novel role for galr2 in craniofacial development and jaw elongation in pupfishes by linking genetic variation to phenotypic differences.