Scott Hotaling

This study examines how elevation affects snow algal blooms and their impact on albedo reduction across two mountain ranges.

The paper investigates how temperature and pressure influenced the evolution of antifreeze proteins (AFPs) in polar and deep sea fishes, showing that AFP III copy number expands under low temperature but decreases with depth.

The paper tests how nitrogen and phosphorus ratios affect snow algae growth and finds that phosphorus is more critical than nitrogen for bloom productivity.

The paper analyzes repetitive elements across 601 insect species, revealing challenges in repeat annotation and the benefits of long-read sequencing.

The paper reveals extensive allelic variation in silk genes across insect and spider species using long-read sequencing, highlighting convergent patterns in structural protein-coding genes.

This study compares genome assemblies using highly accurate PacBio HiFi reads versus longer but less accurate Oxford Nanopore reads, finding HiFi significantly improves contiguity and accuracy in both plants and animals.

This study uses HiFi long-read sequencing to assemble repetitive heavy fibroin genes in moth and caddisfly genomes, demonstrating its effectiveness for such challenging regions.

This study uses long-read sequencing to generate a high-quality genome assembly for an Antarctic eelpout and identifies genomic adaptations to polar environments.

The paper assesses the current state of animal genome sequencing, highlighting disparities in taxonomic and geographic representation and assembly quality.

The paper analyzes 601 insect genome assemblies, highlighting taxonomic bias, assembly quality, and the impact of long-read sequencing technologies on contiguity.

The paper highlights the underrepresentation of aquatic insects in genomic research and calls for increased genomic resources to better understand their biology and ecological importance.

The paper presents de novo assemblies of the nuclear and mitochondrial genomes of the meltwater stonefly Lednia tumana, providing foundational resources for studying its evolution and conservation.

The paper uses RAD-seq to analyze population structure in two aquifer species, finding similar connectivity despite differences in dispersal capabilities and life histories.