M. Fernanda Palominos

Parallel and non-parallel features of adaptive radiation in Yucatan pupfishes

This study compares adaptive radiations in two pupfish populations, finding limited genetic parallelism and highlighting the role of de novo mutations in driving rapid diversification.

Adaptive radiation along ecological and morphological lines of least resistance in Cyprinodon pupfishes

The paper examines how pre-existing genetic constraints in generalist populations may limit adaptive divergence in two Caribbean Cyprinodon pupfish radiations, finding congruence between intraspecific variance and interspecific divergence axes.

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.

The West African lungfish secretes a living cocoon during aestivation with uncertain antimicrobial function

The paper investigates the structure and function of the aestivation cocoon in West African lungfish, finding no antimicrobial activity in the cocoon tissue.

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.

The olfactory organ is a unique site for resident neutrophils in the brain

This study identifies the olfactory organ as the only brain region containing resident neutrophils and reveals its unique lymphatic vasculature and immune response to damage.