Andrew J. Crawford

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I provides high-quality reference genomes for 816 species, enabling evolutionary and conservation insights across vertebrates.

This study uses genomic data to investigate rapid speciation in four endemic Atelopus species in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, finding recent divergence without gene flow and suggesting topography and ecological factors drove speciation.

The paper identifies the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta as a new large-scale Bd-free amphibian refuge, highlighting its vulnerability to imminent chytrid fungus invasion.

This paper introduces a field-deployable eDNA metabarcoding workflow that generates reference sequences to improve biodiversity monitoring in understudied ecosystems.

This paper describes a new frog species, Epipedobates currulao, named after a Colombian musical genre, and provides morphological, acoustic, and genetic distinctions from related species.

The paper introduces the Amphibian Genomics Consortium to address gaps in amphibian genomic resources and promote international collaboration for research and conservation.

The paper evaluates 51 amphibian genomes to assess their utility for functional genomics, finding variation in quality, high transposable element content, and conserved synteny despite divergence.

The paper benchmarks DNA preservation methods for long-read and long-range sequencing across vertebrates, finding that optimal methods vary by taxa, tissue, and application.

This study uses population genetic analysis to delimit species and assess landscape effects on genetic divergence in Rheobates frogs, finding that local environments, not geographic barriers, drive divergence.