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Katerina L. Zapfe

University of North Carolina at CharlotteORCID 0000-0002-5159-641XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Alex DornburgiD· 2 shared Aditt MahadikiD· 1 shared Bruno FrédérichiD· 1 shared Diego J. ElíasiD· 1 shared Elyse ParkeriD· 1 shared Gabriela M. HogueiD· 1 shared Gerard R NassariD· 1 shared Ian Birchler De AllendeiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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eDNA reveals urban habitat-specific sorting of a mixed regional fish fauna into distinct biodiversity and life-history assemblages

Katerina L. Zapfe, Elyse Parker, Diego J. Elías, Gabriela M. Hogue, Alex Dornburg

The paper uses eDNA data to show urban aquatic habitats sort mixed regional fish species into distinct biodiversity and life-history assemblages based on habitat characteristics.

bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2026 · PreprintEcology

Early Partitioning of Structural Paralog Diversity Shapes Immune Evolution Across Habitat Transitions in Gobiiform Fishes

Katerina L. Zapfe, Ian Birchler De Allende, Aditt Mahadik, Gerard R Nassar, Bruno Frédérich, Jeffrey A. Yoder, Alex Dornburg

The paper investigates the evolutionary history of Toll-like receptors in Gobiiformes, showing that early paralog diversification of TLR22 predates ecological transitions and enables functional tuning without major architectural changes.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology