Duane D. McKenna

From 338 beetle genomes, eight ancestral linkage groups were inferred; rearrangement rates vary widely, peaking in major radiations, and the X chromosome dates to Holometabola's ancestor.

The paper generates whole genome assemblies for two Curculio weevil species and annotates their genomes, revealing expanded repetitive elements for comparative genomic studies.

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of Belidae weevils to show how their host plant shifts and dispersal were influenced by Gondwana breakup and angiosperm rise.

The paper analyzes gene and protein domain content changes across 76 arthropod genomes to understand evolutionary patterns and their association with phenotypic adaptations.