Biological foundation models illuminate annotation blind spots in evolutionarily divergent genomes biorxiv.org
Chloroplast genome engineering of potato enables diterpene production without agronomic penalty biorxiv.org
The Chromosome-Scale Genome of Phyllanthus niruri Reveals Candidate Genes and a Putative Biosynthetic Framework for Phyllanthin Formation. biorxiv.org
Highly contiguous reference genome assembly of the endangered Orces blue whiptail Holcosus orcesi biorxiv.org
In silico restriction site analysis of whole genome sequences shows patterns caused by selection and sequence duplications biorxiv.org
Chromosome-level genome assemblies of the red algae Porphyra dioica and Porphyra linearis biorxiv.org
Pangenome reference assemblies reveal the variation and recent activity of human LINE-1 retrotransposons biorxiv.org
Canavanine-based assay for gross chromosomal rearrangements reveals genome instability hotspots and modulating genes in fission yeast biorxiv.org
A weighted multi-trait approach for heterotic grouping of maize inbred lines under Striga infestation and optimum environments biorxiv.org
Reproductive Trade-offs in Caribbean Corals: Plasticity Accelerates While Fragmentation Delays Reproductive Capacity biorxiv.org
Predator adaptation to single prey species yields positive specialization and multiple forms of diversification biorxiv.org
Allometric correlates of heat tolerance in birds: A test using quail breeds with extreme size variation biorxiv.org
Population genomics of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in Anopheles funestus reveals rapid evolution of the α9 and β2 subunits within a constrained gene family biorxiv.org
Large-scale genomic rearrangements are a potential explanation for reproductive isolation in the Pogonomyrmex dependent-lineage system biorxiv.org
Distribution and heritable shell differentiation among populations of the sole lymnaeid snail across freshwater habitats of southern Patagonia biorxiv.org
Historically Small Population Size Limits Purging of Deleterious Mutations in a Conservation-Reliant Species, the Kirtlands Warbler biorxiv.org
From species-area relationships to biodiversity risk assessment biorxiv.org Biodiversity is commonly summarized by macroecological mean patterns, most prominently the species-area relationship (SAR) linking habitat area to exp
How Demographic Noise Shapes Phenotypic Clusters in Environmental Gradients biorxiv.org Although resources are typically distributed continuously in space, species distributions often organize into discrete clusters.
Analyzing how habitat degradation drives extinction dynamics using physiologically-structured population models biorxiv.org Elucidating how habitat degradation facilitates extinction is critical for effective conservation efforts.
From protection to amplification: Imperfect chytridiomycosis prophylaxis increases infections in wild amphibians biorxiv.org Wildlife vaccination could become a powerful strategy to mitigate disease-induced biodiversity losses, yet many vaccines for wildlife diseases provide
Recreational climbing alters cliff soil chemistry and plant-associated fungal communities biorxiv.org
Evolution of allostery without shape shifting: Internal dynamics drives functional diversification of a transcriptional repressor superfamily biorxiv.org