Amanda Markee

The paper presents the first high-quality genomes of two webspinner species, revealing complex silk gene structures and gland morphology through genomics and CT imaging.

This study characterizes sericin gene evolution in the Luna moth, revealing gene duplications, repeat variation, and subfunctionalization across life stages and species.

This study investigates how scale insects evolved alternative sex determination systems by analyzing genomic changes across transitions from X-chromosomal sex determination to other systems.

The paper investigates sperm dimorphism in evergreen bagworm moths and finds no evidence of non-fertilizing sperm, proposing new hypotheses for its evolution and function.

The paper presents the de novo genome assembly of the hibiscus mealybug, Nipaecoccus viridis, and reports gene count and repetitive element composition.

This study identifies lineage-specific gene families in butterflies and moths, revealing dietary adaptations linked to plant detoxification and horizontal gene transfer.

The paper presents the genome sequence of the tuliptree scale insect, Toumeyella liriodendri, and uses it to study soft scale phylogeny and karyotype evolution.

This study uses HiFi long-read sequencing to assemble repetitive heavy fibroin genes in moth and caddisfly genomes, demonstrating its effectiveness for such challenging regions.