Emma Y. Roback

Cave evolution on repeat: reuse of the same genomic regions across lineages but not across traits in Astyanax mexicanus

The paper investigates genetic repeatability in cavefish traits using QTL mapping, finding shared genomic regions for eye loss but less repeatability for sleep and metabolic traits.

A pangenome framework uncovers the role of deletions in repeated evolution of cave-derived traits

The paper identifies recurrent deletions in cavefish genomes linked to adaptive traits, showing their role in repeated evolution through positive selection.

SWIF-TE: identifying novel transposable element insertions from short read data

SWIF-TE identifies novel transposable element insertions from short read data with high efficiency and precision.

Genes Underlying Adaptive Physiological Shifts Among Hibernating Mammals

The paper identifies genes under selection and evolutionary convergence in hibernating mammals using metabolomic data and bioinformatic analyses.

Long-term hybridization in a karst window reveals the genetic basis of eye loss in cavefish

The paper identifies a specific SNP in Cx50 linked to eye loss in cavefish using a hybrid population from a karst window.

Astyanax mexicanus surface and cavefish chromosome-scale assemblies for trait variation discovery

This paper presents chromosome-scale assemblies of Astyanax mexicanus surface and cave populations to study genetic basis of adaptation to cave environments.