Jeffrey R. Thompson

This paper introduces Mespilia globulus as a new sea urchin model with rapid development and tractability for genomic and developmental studies, showing a conservative gene repertoire and no heteromorphic sex chromosomes.

This study evaluates the impact of relaxed clock models on total-evidence dated phylogenetics using echinoid data, showing their influence on divergence times and macroevolutionary inferences.

The paper investigates molecular patterning in sea stars to determine if their body plan retains similarities with deuterostomes, finding no ectodermal territory expressing bilaterian trunk genetic programs.

This study analyzes the embryonic development and anatomy of bipinnaria larvae in Asterias rubens, revealing three centers of neuronal complexity and providing insights into evolutionary conservation.

The paper studies skeletal growth in juvenile sea urchins to understand the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying body plan development and evolution.