Monica M. Sheffer

The paper reports the genome of Candidatus Argioplasma dusa, a spider symbiont, and finds it has a small genome with limited biosynthetic capabilities, suggesting an endosymbiotic lifestyle.

The paper examines how insect size responses to climate change vary with elevation and seasonal timing, finding size shifts linked to temperature changes and life history strategies.

The paper identifies sex chromosomes in the spider Argiope bruennichi using cytogenetic and genomic methods and develops RT-qPCR sex markers.

The paper presents a chromosome-level genome assembly of Callionymus lyra using long-read and short-read sequencing, resulting in a high-quality reference genome.