Jessie A. Pelosi

This study uses herbarium specimens to analyze genetic variation in Lygodium japonicum during its invasion of North America, identifying Asia as the source and finding evidence of rapid adaptation and reduced non-coding diversity.

This study tests hypotheses about factors driving invasion success in non-native ferns, finding no phylogenetic clustering, conserved climatic niches, smaller genomes in naturalized ferns, and higher ploidal levels in invaders.

This paper uses microsynteny analysis to resolve deep phylogenetic relationships in Cypriniform fishes, showing it outperforms sequence-based methods in resolving contentious nodes.

The paper sequenced the genome of the mite Floracarus perrepae, revealing dynamic genome evolution and streamlining in eriophyoid mites, associated with non-genic elements.

The paper presents a near chromosome-level genome assembly for Centaurea melitensis, revealing structural variation and gene content.

The paper presents a near-chromosome genome assembly of a moth used in biological control of an invasive fern, revealing conserved genome structure and odorant receptor gene expansions linked to host specificity.

This study provides a genome and epigenomic analysis of the invasive fern Lygodium microphyllum, revealing differences between its gametophyte and sporophyte life phases and their responses to freezing stress.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale reference genome for Pectocarya recurvata, revealing a small genome size and potential autotetraploid origin.

The paper develops a chromosome-scale reference genome and genetic map for yellow starthistle, identifies QTLs associated with invader traits, and finds structural variants and paleolog enrichment linked to invasion-related adaptations.