Kate Laura Sanders

Regional history outweighs phylogeny in shaping recent demographic trajectories of Indo-West Pacific sea snakes

This study shows that regional history, not phylogeny or range size, primarily shapes demographic changes in Indo-West Pacific sea snakes over the last 200 thousand years.

Genome-wide parallelism in divergence and diversity across three Hydrophis sea snake species

This study examines genomic divergence and diversity in three Hydrophis sea snake species, finding shared demographic patterns and linked selection, with chemosensory genes showing elevated diversity.

Seascape genomics reveals shared spatial genetic structure in three co-occurring sea snakes

The paper uses genomic data to reveal shared and distinct genetic structures among three sea snake species across different geographic regions, highlighting conservation implications.

Morphology and distribution of a new scale mechanoreceptor type in olive-headed sea snakes (Hydrophis major)

The paper identifies and characterizes a new type of scale mechanoreceptor in olive-headed sea snakes using advanced imaging techniques.

Dynamic Expansions and Retinal Expression of Spectrally Distinct Short-Wavelength Opsin Genes in Sea Snakes.

This study investigates SWS1 opsin gene expansion and expression in sea snakes, revealing multiple copy number transitions and spectral subtype divergence in marine lineages.

Retention of the full visual opsin repertoire in Australia's cryptozoic lizards

The paper examines opsin gene retention and selection pressures in Australian scincid lizards to understand visual adaptations in fossorial and surface species.

Horizontal transfer and subsequent explosive expansion of a DNA transposon in sea kraits (Laticauda)

The paper describes horizontal transfer of the Harbinger-Snek DNA transposon into sea kraits and its rapid genomic expansion, contributing to adaptation to an amphibious-marine lifestyle.