Sam Ebdon

The paper quantifies the faster-X effect in globular springtails by analyzing whole-genome resequencing and RNA-Seq data, finding stronger purifying and positive selection on X-linked genes.

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.

This study tracks hybrid fitness in Tetranychus urticae over 50 generations, showing initial incompatibilities resolve and hybrids gain adaptive potential in novel environments.

The paper reconstructs ancestral linkage groups in 340 dipteran genomes to study chromosome evolution, finding conserved groups in Nematoceran lineages and chromosomal fissions in Brachycera.

The paper investigates chromosomal evolution in sedges and rushes, finding evidence of polycentromeres and their impact on genome rearrangement rates and segregation patterns.

This study generates chromosome-scale genome assemblies of germline restricted chromosomes (GRCs) in fungus gnats and finds they evolve dynamically with gene-rich content under strong purifying selection.

The paper investigates long-term gene flow barriers in hybridising swallowtail butterflies using whole-genome sequencing data, finding that regions of low recent hybridisation are enriched for long-term barriers to divergence.