Search Results - "Challis, Richard J."

Genomic islands of speciation separate cichlid ecomorphs in an East African crater lake by Malinsky, Milan, Challis, Richard J., Tyers, Alexandra M., Schiffels, Stephan, Terai, Yohey, Ngatunga, Benjamin P., Miska, Eric A., Durbin, Richard, Genner, Martin J., Turner, George F.

“…The genomic causes and effects of divergent ecological selection during speciation are still poorly understood. Here we report the discovery and detailed…”
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Field cricket genome reveals the footprint of recent, abrupt adaptation in the wild by Pascoal, Sonia, Risse, Judith E., Zhang, Xiao, Blaxter, Mark, Cezard, Timothee, Challis, Richard J., Gharbi, Karim, Hunt, John, Kumar, Sujai, Langan, Emma, Liu, Xuan, Rayner, Jack G., Ritchie, Michael G., Snoek, Basten L., Trivedi, Urmi, Bailey, Nathan W.

“…Evolutionary adaptation is generally thought to occur through incremental mutational steps, but large mutational leaps can occur during its early stages. These…”
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A Role for MORE AXILLARY GROWTH1 (MAX1) in Evolutionary Diversity in Strigolactone Signaling Upstream of MAX2 by Challis, Richard J., Hepworth, Jo, Mouchel, Céline, Waites, Richard, Leyser, Ottoline

“…Strigolactones (SLs) are carotenoid-derived phytohormones with diverse roles. They are secreted from roots as attractants for arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and…”
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Mitochondrial barcodes are diagnostic of shared refugia but not species in hybridizing oak gallwasps by NICHOLLS, JAMES A., CHALLIS, RICHARD J., MUTUN, SERAP, STONE, GRAHAM N.

“…Mitochondrial DNA barcodes provide a simple taxonomic tool for systematic and ecological research, with particular benefit for poorly studied or species‐rich…”
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GenomeHubs: simple containerized setup of a custom Ensembl database and web server for any species by Challis, Richard J., Kumar, Sujai, Stevens, Lewis, Blaxter, Mark

“…Abstract As the generation and use of genomic datasets is becoming increasingly common in all areas of biology, the need for resources to collate, analyse and…”
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Differential var gene transcription in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from patients with cerebral malaria compared to hyperparasitaemia by Kyriacou, Helen M., Stone, Graham N., Challis, Richard J., Raza, Ahmed, Lyke, Kirsten E., Thera, Mahamadou A., Koné, Abdoulaye K., Doumbo, Ogobara K., Plowe, Christopher V., Rowe, J. Alexandra

“…The Plasmodium falciparum variant erythrocyte surface antigens known as PfEMP1, encoded by the var gene family, are thought to play a crucial role in malaria…”
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Phylogeny and DNA barcoding of inquiline oak gallwasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) of the Western Palaearctic by Ács, Zoltán, Challis, Richard J., Bihari, Péter, Blaxter, Mark, Hayward, Alexander, Melika, George, Csóka, György, Pénzes, Zsolt, Pujade-Villar, Juli, Nieves-Aldrey, José-Luis, Schönrogge, Karsten, Stone, Graham N.

“…We examine phylogenetic relationships within the Synergus complex of herbivorous inquiline gallwasps (Hymenoptera; Cynipidae; Synergini) associated with…”
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A high-coverage draft genome of the mycalesine butterfly Bicyclus anynana by Nowell, Reuben W., Elsworth, Ben, Oostra, Vicencio, Zwaan, Bas J., Wheat, Christopher W., Saastamoinen, Marjo, Saccheri, Ilik J., van’t Hof, Arjen E., Wasik, Bethany R., Connahs, Heidi, Aslam, Muhammad L., Kumar, Sujai, Challis, Richard J., Monteiro, Antónia, Brakefield, Paul M., Blaxter, Mark

“…The mycalesine butterfly Bicyclus anynana, the “Squinting bush brown,” is a model organism in the study of lepidopteran ecology, development, and evolution…”
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phylogeographical clade trade: tracing the impact of human-mediated dispersal on the colonization of northern Europe by the oak gallwasp Andricus kollari by STONE, GRAHAM N, CHALLIS, RICHARD J, ATKINSON, RACHEL J, CSÓKA, GYÖRGY, HAYWARD, ALEX, MELIKA, GEORGE, MUTUN, SERAP, PREUSS, SONJA, ROKAS, ANTONIS, SADEGHI, EBRAHIM, SCHÖNROGGE, KARSTEN

“…Human dispersal of organisms is an important process modifying natural patterns of biodiversity. Such dispersal generates new patterns of genetic diversity…”
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Longitudinal range expansion and cryptic eastern species in the western Palaearctic oak gallwasp, Andricus coriarius by CHALLIS, RICHARD J, MUTUN, SERAP, NIEVES-ALDREY, JOSE-LUIS, PREUSS, SONJA, ROKAS, ANTONIS, AEBI, ALEXANDRE, SADEGHI, EBRAHIM, TAVAKOLI, MAJID, STONE, GRAHAM N

“…The oak gallwasp Andricus coriarius is distributed across the Western Palaearctic from Morocco to Iran. It belongs to a clade of host-alternating Andricus…”
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A Role for MORE AXILLARY GROWTH1 (MAX1) in Evolutionary Diversity in Strigolactone Signaling Upstream of MAX21[C][W][OA] by Challis, Richard J., Hepworth, Jo, Mouchel, Céline, Waites, Richard, Leyser, Ottoline

“…Phylogenetic and functional analysis of strigolactone pathway genes across the plant kingdom suggests considerable promiscuity in events upstream allowing for…”
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