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Peter Funch

Aarhus UniversityORCID 0000-0002-0184-1552Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Diurnal rhythms with sunrise-induced oscular contractions suggest photosensitivity in the demosponge Halichondria panicea

Josephine Goldstein, Sarah B. Flensburg, Anders L. Garm, Peter Funch

The study observes light-induced diurnal rhythms in oscular contractions of Halichondria panicea, suggesting photosensitivity in a nerveless sponge.

bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

The house spider genome reveals an ancient whole-genome duplication during arachnid evolution

Evelyn E. Schwager, Prashant P. Sharma, Thomas H. Clarke, Daniel J. Leite, Torsten Wierschin, Matthias Pechmann, Yasuko Akiyama‐Oda, Lauren A. Esposito, Jesper Bechsgaard, Trine Bilde, Alexandra D. Buffry, Hsu Chao, Huyen Dinh, HarshaVardhan Doddapaneni, Shannon Dugan, , Alistair P. McGregor

The paper analyzes the house spider genome to identify an ancient whole-genome duplication shared by spiders and scorpions, distinct from horseshoe crab duplications.

BMC Biology · Jul 17, 2017Peer-reviewedGenomics