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Simon Käfer

Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgORCID 0000-0003-3270-8348Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Ecology· 1 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Organism:multiple species· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Benjamin J. ParkeriD· 2 shared Paula Rozo-LópeziD· 2 shared Aintzane Cariñanos Ruiz· 1 shared Alicia Sophie Pages· 1 shared Barbara S. DroletiD· 1 shared Hana TebelmanniD· 1 shared Joseph TorresiD· 1 shared McKayla M. MartiniD· 1 shared

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2023-2025 · peak 2/yr

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Evolutionary BiologyApplied and Environmental MicrobiologyPeer-reviewedOct 30, 2025

Heritable viral symbionts in the family Iflaviridae are widespread among aphids

Paula Rozo-López, Viviana Torres, Joseph Torres…·Benjamin J. Parker

The paper identifies widespread heritable iflaviruses in aphids, showing they are transmitted vertically and co-localize with bacterial symbionts in bacteriocytes.

2 citations

metagenomicsstatistical model

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EcologybioRxivPreprintMay 8, 2025

Dogs gone wild: habitat use and ecological impacts of feral dogs in sub-Antarctic Chile

Hana Tebelmann, Alicia Sophie Pages, Simon Käfer…·Udo Gansloßer

This study assesses the spatial distribution and ecological impacts of feral dogs on Navarino Island, finding significant habitat overlap with guanacos and negative associations with upland geese.

1 citation

multiple speciesstatistical model

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintMay 23, 2023

Untangling an insect virome from its endogenous viral elements

Paula Rozo-López, William T. Brewer, Simon Käfer…·Benjamin J. Parker

The paper identifies an endogenous viral element in the potato aphid genome, showing that RNAseq can misidentify viruses due to homology with transcribed elements.

DOI 10.1101/2023.05.23.541933

bulk RNA-seqstatistical model

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