Search Results - "Degnan, S. M."

Lipidomics of the sea sponge Amphimedon queenslandica and implication for biomarker geochemistry by Gold, D. A., O'Reilly, S. S., Watson, J., Degnan, B. M., Degnan, S. M., Krömer, J. O., Summons, R. E.

“…Demosponges are a rich natural source of unusual lipids, some of which are of interest as geochemical biomarkers. Although demosponges are animals, they often…”
Get full text

Evolution of RNA-Binding Proteins in Animals: Insights from Genome-Wide Analysis in the Sponge Amphimedon queenslandica by Kerner, Pierre, Degnan, Sandie M., Marchand, Lauriane, Degnan, Bernard M., Vervoort, Michel

“…RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are key players in various biological processes, most notably regulation of gene expression at the posttranscriptional level…”
Get full text

Highly polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Heron Reef population of the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina by Selvamani, Maria John P., Degnan, Sandie M., Paetkau, David, Degnan, Bernard M.

Get full text

Genetic Consequences of Sequential Founder Events by an Island-Colonizing Bird by Clegg, Sonya M., Degnan, Sandie M., Kikkawa, Jiro, Moritz, Craig, Estoup, Arnaud, Ian P. F. Owens

“…The importance of founder events in promoting evolutionary changes on islands has been a subject of long-running controversy. Resolution of this debate has…”
Get full text

The ets multigene family is conserved throughout the Metazoa by Degnan, Bernard M., Degnan, Sandie M., Naganuma, Takeshi, Morse, Daniel E.

“…This study provides the first empirical evidence for the conservation of the ets proto-oncogene transcription factor family throughout the Metazoa. Using the…”
Get full text

Microsatellite primers for studies of gene flow and mating systems in white-eyes (Zosterops) by Degnan, S M, Robertson, B C, Clegg, S M, Moritz, C C

“…The palaeotropical passerine family Zosteropidae (white-eyes) comprises some 85 species, 63 in the genus Zosterops. The family contains an extraordinary number…”
Get full text

The effect of larval age on morphology and gene expression during ascidian metamorphosis by Jacobs, Molly W., Degnan, Sandie M., Woods, Rick, Williams, Elizabeth, Roper, Kathrein E., Green, Kathryn, Degnan, Bernard M.

“…Metamorphosis is both an ecological and a developmental genetic transition that an organism undergoes as a normal part of ontogeny. Many organisms have the…”
Get full text

Microsatellite genotyping of individual abalone larvae: parentage assignment in aquaculture by Selvamani, M J, Degnan, S M, Degnan, B M

“…In aquaculture, microsatellite DNA markers are used to genotype parental broodstock, to assess fertilization success, and to maintain pedigree information for…”
Get full text

Expression of a Scr/Hox5 gene in the larval central nervous system of the gastropod Haliotis, a non-segmented spiralian lophotrochozoan by Giusti, Andrew F., Hinman, Veronica F., Degnan, Sandie M., Degnan, Bernard M., Morse, Daniel E.

“…SUMMARY Hox genes encode a set of evolutionarily conserved transcription factors that regulate anteroposterior patterning mechanisms in insects and vertebrates…”
Get full text

Genetic monogamy in the absence of paternity guards: the Capricorn silvereye, Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus, on Heron Island by Robertson, B. C.

“…We investigated the genetic mating system of a socially monogamous passerine bird, the Capricorn silvereye Zosterops lateralis chlorocephalus, on an island of…”
Get full text

The NK Homeobox Gene Cluster Predates the Origin of Hox Genes by Larroux, Claire, Fahey, Bryony, Degnan, Sandie M., Adamski, Marcin, Rokhsar, Daniel S., Degnan, Bernard M.

“…Hox and other Antennapedia (ANTP)-like homeobox gene subclasses—ParaHox, EHGbox, and NK-like—contribute to key developmental events in bilaterians [1–4]…”
Get full text

A hox/hom homeobox gene in sponges by Degnan, Bernard M., Degnan, Sandie M., Giusti, Andrew, Morse, Daniel E.

“…The hox/hom homeobox genes code for DNA-binding proteins that confer positional information during animal development; these genes have been found in a wide…”
Get full text

DNA fingerprinting for wildlife management by Degnan, S M

Get more information

A Mox homeobox gene in the gastropod mollusc Haliotis rufescens is differentially expressed during larval morphogenesis and metamorphosis by Degnan, Bernard M., Degnan, Sandie M., Fentenany, Gabriel, Morse, Daniel E.

“…We have isolated a homeobox-containing cDNA from the gastropod mollusc Haliotis rufescens that is most similar to members of the Mox homeobox gene class. The…”
Get full text

Genetic Variability and Population Differentiation Inferred from DNA Fingerprinting in Silvereyes (Aves: Zosteropidae) by Degnan, Sandie M.

“…This study evaluated DNA fingerprinting as a tool for estimating population genetic diversity and differentiation by comparing minisatellite variation in…”
Get full text

The origin of the pelagobenthic metazoan life cycle: what's sex got to do with it? by Degnan, Sandie M., Degnan, Bernard M.

“…The biphasic (pelagobenthic) life cycle is found throughout the animal kingdom, and includes gametogenesis, embryogenesis, and metamorphosis. From a tangled…”
Get full text

Heritability estimates for growth in the tropical abalone Haliotis asinina using microsatellites to assign parentage by Lucas, Tim, Macbeth, Michael, Degnan, Sandie M., Knibb, Wayne, Degnan, Bernard M.

“…The tropical abalone Haliotis asinina is a wild-caught and cultured species throughout the Indo-Pacific as well as being an emerging model species for the…”
Get full text

Phylogeography of Mitochondrial DNA in Two Species of White-Eyes in Australia by Degnan, Sandie M., Moritz, Craig

“…Variation was assessed among mitochondrial DNAs (mtDNAs) from geographically dispersed individuals of two species of white-eyes (Zosterops lutea and Z…”
Get full text

MICROEVOLUTION IN ISLAND FORMS: THE ROLES OF DRIFT AND DIRECTIONAL SELECTION IN MORPHOLOGICAL DIVERGENCE OF A PASSERINE BIRD by Clegg, Sonya M, Degnan, Sandie M, Moritz, Craig, Estoup, Arnaud, Kikkawa, Jiro, Owens, Ian P. F

“…Theory predicts that in small isolated populations random genetic drift can lead to phenotypic divergence; however this prediction has rarely been tested…”
Get full text

Microevolution In Island Forms: The Roles Of Drift And Directional Selection In Morphological Divergence Of A Passerine Bird by Clegg, S M, Degnan, S M, Moritz, C, Estoup, A, Kikkawa, J, Owens, IPF

“…Theory predicts that in small isolated populations random genetic drift can lead to phenotypic divergence; however this prediction has rarely been tested…”
Get full text