Zheng Fan

This study identifies genomic and multi-omic changes associated with extreme female-biased sexual size dimorphism in spiders, focusing on gene copy number, chromatin regulation, and sex-specific expression patterns.

The paper identifies genomic signatures of convergent evolution in spiders that build funnel webs, highlighting shared genetic changes in genes related to nervous system function.

The paper identifies convergent genomic changes in diurnal spiders, showing shifts in selection on neural and visual genes and relaxed selection on phototransduction components across multiple independent transitions to diurnality.

This study investigates the genomic basis of eye number variation in spiders, finding conserved genes in eye development and distinct patterns of selection for eye reduction and loss.

This study identifies genomic adaptations in aquatic and semi-aquatic spiders through comparative genomics and integrative analyses, revealing genes involved in key physiological functions.