The number of publicly available parasitic worm genome sequences has increased
dramatically in the past three years, and research interest in helminth functional genomics is …

In the wake of constant improvements in sequencing technologies, numerous insect
genomes have been sequenced. Currently, 1219 insect genome‐sequencing projects have …

Reconstruction of target genomes from sequence data produced by instruments that are
agnostic as to the species-of-origin may be confounded by contaminant DNA. Whether …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is an important evolutionary force shaping prokaryotic and
eukaryotic genomes. HGT-acquired genes have been sporadically reported in insects, a …

Motivation Accurate and dense linkage maps are useful in family-based linkage and
association studies, quantitative trait locus mapping, analysis of genome synteny and other …

Evolutionary variation in the wing pigmentation of butterflies and moths offers striking
examples of adaptation by crypsis and mimicry. The cortex locus has been independently …

Wnt signaling members are involved in the differentiation of cells associated with eyespot
and band color patterns on the wings of butterflies, but the identity and spatio-temporal …

Characterizing and quantifying genome size variation among organisms and understanding
if genome size evolves as a consequence of adaptive or stochastic processes have been …

Repeated evolution can provide insight into the mechanisms that facilitate adaptation to
novel or changing environments. Here we study adaptation to altitude in two tropical …

Crambidae is a group of moths with more than 10,000 species occurring worldwide that
evolved diverse morphological and ecological habits. They can be best recognized by …