Robert Michael Waterhouse

The paper identifies a conserved transcriptomic pattern in isopod moulting and shows the posterior limbs exhibit a transcriptomic chimera during the intramoult phase.

The paper investigates gene family evolution across Pancrustacea, finding that transitions to metamorphic development are associated with gene family expansions and functional convergence.

This study presents a comparative genomic analysis of arthropod moulting machinery across four subphyla to understand evolutionary dynamics of key gene families.

The paper analyzes moulting gene expression across five pancrustacean species to identify conserved and lineage-specific gene modules, revealing an inverse hourglass pattern in temporal expression.

TaxonMatch integrates taxonomic data from heterogeneous databases by reconciling synonyms and resolving inconsistencies to create unified taxonomic structures.

The paper uses whole genome sequencing to analyze genetic differentiation and plasticity in sympatric morphs of Arctic charr across multiple lakes, revealing a polygenic basis and varying levels of reproductive isolation.

This paper uses machine learning to extract arthropod trait data from literature, creating a database to support biodiversity research.

This study investigates chemosensory mechanisms in mosquito larvae, identifying functional variation in odorant receptors and mapping sensory neuron projections to understand competitive advantages in invasive species.

The paper analyzes genetic differentiation and adaptive evolution of buff-tailed bumblebees in Asia and Europe, identifying genetic markers associated with environmental adaptation.

This study manually annotates and refines gene models of the Toll pathway in 19 anopheline and 2 culicine mosquito genomes, revealing evolutionary constraints and radiation patterns.

The paper presents a scalable pipeline for reference genome assembly and evaluation, demonstrating its effectiveness across 51 vertebrate species using Galaxy.

This study constructs the first pan-genome of Asian honeybees using long-read sequencing and identifies structural variations linked to environmental adaptation.

The paper sequences and annotates the genomes of two sand fly species, identifying genes related to vector biology and population structure to aid in leishmaniasis control.

CrowdGO improves gene function annotations by combining machine learning with semantic similarity to produce consensus Gene Ontology terms with high precision and recall.

Taxonbridge merges GBIF and NCBI taxonomies to create consistent, deduplicated custom taxonomies for extant and extinct species.

The paper presents an automated workflow to assess genome assembly quality and taxonomic coverage using BUSCO datasets, creating a resource for evaluating biodiversity genomic data.

GO-Figure! is an open-source Python tool that generates semantic similarity scatterplots of GO term lists to aid in visualizing and comparing functional enrichment results.

RADSex is a computational workflow for analyzing RAD-Seq data to identify sex determination systems, uncovering new sex-specific markers in fish species.

The paper presents the first genome sequence for a thysanopteran insect, providing insights into its biology and evolution as a crop pest.

The paper characterizes bumblebee genomes across 17 species to identify genetic variation linked to ecological and behavioral traits, revealing insights into genome structure, evolution, and adaptation.

The paper examines the relationship between social organization and lineage-specific microRNAs in bees, finding that novel miRNAs may coevolve with genes but do not significantly influence social evolution.

This study profiles 3D genome organization in five Anopheles mosquito species, identifying long-range looping interactions conserved over 100 million years and distinct from known chromatin mechanisms.

The paper develops a hemocyte-specific promoter tool in Anopheles gambiae to study immune functions and pathogen interactions in malaria mosquitoes.

The paper analyzes gene and protein domain content changes across 76 arthropod genomes to understand evolutionary patterns and their association with phenotypic adaptations.

The paper improves Anopheles genome assemblies using comparative genomics methods and experimental data, resulting in more contiguous and chromosomally anchored assemblies.

This paper reports the genome of Campodea augens, a dipluran hexapod, and identifies genomic features related to its regenerative abilities and sensory adaptations.

This study provides insights into the biology of the stable fly by combining genome sequencing, microbiome analysis, and RNA-seq to identify genes related to reproduction, host interactions, and pest control.

The paper presents the milkweed bug genome and comparative analyses to study molecular evolution and feeding ecology in Hemiptera.

The paper presents a comparative genomic analysis of six Glossina species, identifying genetic features related to their unique biology and vectorial capacity.

The paper presents a draft genome assembly of the alkali bee and identifies genes under selection and population genetic patterns.