Blair P. Bentley

Phenological plasticity provides limited resilience to climate warming in a sea turtle species with temperature-dependent sex determination

This study shows that behavioral plasticity in green turtles cannot counteract climate warming's impact on sex ratios and hatchling survival, leading to potential feminization and population decline.

Assessing climate adaptation among Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) populations at the trailing edge

The paper assesses climate adaptation in Canada lynx populations at their southern trailing edge using genomic data, identifying adaptive loci and highlighting conservation risks.

Genomic indicators of risk and resilience in global leatherback turtle populations

The paper assesses genomic health in leatherback turtles, finding small-stable populations have lower diversity and higher inbreeding but show genetic resilience, suggesting potential recovery if threats are mitigated.

Adaptation to warm environments with a fast pace of life in a marine predatory snail

This study examines local adaptation in marine snails to temperature regimes, finding that low latitude populations exhibit faster growth and early reproduction, while high latitude populations grow slower but reach larger sizes later.

DNA methylation reveals evolved buffering responses to climate-driven sex ratio skew in sea turtles

The paper identifies DNA methylation markers in loggerhead turtles to show that temperature-based sex ratio models overestimate female production by up to 60.2%.

Haplotype-resolved reference genomes of the sea turtle clade unveil ultra-syntenic genomes with hotspots of divergence

The paper presents haplotype-resolved genomes for five sea turtle species, revealing conserved synteny and divergence hotspots linked to immune and sensory genes, and population expansion during the Pleistocene.

Differential sensory and immune gene evolution in sea turtles with contrasting demographic and life histories

The paper analyzes genomes of leatherback and green turtles to identify gene family expansions and demographic differences that may influence their ecological adaptations and conservation status.