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Phylogenomic Resolution of the Hemichordate and Echinoderm Clade by Cannon, Johanna T., Kocot, Kevin M., Waits, Damien S., Weese, David A., Swalla, Billie J., Santos, Scott R., Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Ambulacraria, comprising Hemichordata and Echinodermata [1], is closely related to Chordata, making it integral to understanding chordate origins and…”
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Genomic adaptations to chemosymbiosis in the deep-sea seep-dwelling tubeworm Lamellibrachia luymesi by Li, Yuanning, Tassia, Michael G, Waits, Damien S, Bogantes, Viktoria E, David, Kyle T, Halanych, Kenneth M

“…Symbiotic relationships between microbes and their hosts are widespread and diverse, often providing protection or nutrients, and may be either obligate or…”
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Genetic assessment of meiobenthic community composition and spatial distribution in coastal sediments along northern Gulf of Mexico by Brannock, Pamela M., Wang, Lei, Ortmann, Alice C., Waits, Damien S., Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Meiobenthic (meiofauna and micro-eukaryotes) organisms are important contributors to ecosystem functioning in aquatic environments through their roles in…”
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Phylogenomics of Lophotrochozoa with Consideration of Systematic Error by Kocot, Kevin M., Struck, Torsten H., Merkel, Julia, Watts, Damien S., Todt, Christiane, Brannock, Pamela M., Weese, David A., Cannon, Johanna T., Moroz, Leonid L., Lieb, Bernhard, Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Phylogenomic studies have improved understanding of deep metazoan phylogeny and show promise for resolving incongruences among analyses based on limited…”
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Induced Immune Reaction in the Acorn Worm, Saccoglossus kowalevskii, Informs the Evolution of Antiviral Immunity by Tassia, Michael G, Hallowell, Haley A, Waits, Damien S, Range, Ryan C, Lowe, Christopher J, Graze, Rita M, Schwartz, Elizabeth Hiltbold, Halanych, Kenneth M

“…Abstract Evolutionary perspectives on the deployment of immune factors following infection have been shaped by studies on a limited number of biomedical model…”
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Phylogenomic reconstruction influenced by assembly and annotation parameters: Using whole genome data to unravel the relationships of Spionidae (Annelida) by Bogantes, Viktoria E., Meiβner, Karin, Waits, Damien S., Kocot, Kevin M., Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Most efforts at improving accuracy in phylogenomic reconstructions have focused on improving tree‐building methods or orthology determination. Even though the…”
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The utility of reptile blood transcriptomes in molecular ecology by Waits, Damien S., Simpson, Dasia Y., Sparkman, Amanda M., Bronikowski, Anne M., Schwartz, Tonia S.

“…Reptiles and other nonmammalian vertebrates have transcriptionally active nucleated red blood cells. If blood transcriptomes can provide quantitative data to…”
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High-Throughput Sequencing Characterizes Intertidal Meiofaunal Communities in Northern Gulf of Mexico (Dauphin Island and Mobile Bay, Alabama) by BRANNOCK, PAMELA M., WAITS, DAMIEN S., SHARMA, JYOTSNA, HALANYCH, KENNETH M.

“…Meiofauna are important components of food webs and for nutrient exchange between the benthos and water column. Recent studies have focused on these…”
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Discovery and evolution of novel hemerythrin genes in annelid worms by Costa-Paiva, Elisa M, Whelan, Nathan V, Waits, Damien S, Santos, Scott R, Schrago, Carlos G, Halanych, Kenneth M

“…Despite extensive study on hemoglobins and hemocyanins, little is known about hemerythrin (Hr) evolutionary history. Four subgroups of Hrs have been…”
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Phylogenomics of tubeworms (Siboglinidae, Annelida) and comparative performance of different reconstruction methods by Li, Yuanning, Kocot, Kevin M., Whelan, Nathan V., Santos, Scott R., Waits, Damien S., Thornhill, Daniel J., Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Deep‐sea tubeworms (Annelida, Siboglinidae) represent dominant species in deep‐sea chemosynthetic communities (e.g. hydrothermal vents and cold methane seeps)…”
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Evolution of Sulfur Binding by Hemoglobin in Siboglinidae (Annelida) with Special Reference to Bone-Eating Worms, Osedax by Waits, Damien S., Santos, Scott R., Thornhill, Daniel J., Li, Yuanning, Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Most members of Siboglinidae (Annelida) harbor endosymbiotic bacteria that allow them to thrive in extreme environments such as hydrothermal vents, methane…”
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A chromosome-level genome assembly for the eastern fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology by Westfall, Aundrea K, Telemeco, Rory S, Grizante, Mariana B, Waits, Damien S, Clark, Amanda D, Simpson, Dasia Y, Klabacka, Randy L, Sullivan, Alexis P, Perry, George H, Sears, Michael W, Cox, Christian L, Cox, Robert M, Gifford, Matthew E, John-Alder, Henry B, Langkilde, Tracy, Angilletta, Michael J, Leaché, Adam D, Tollis, Marc, Kusumi, Kenro, Schwartz, Tonia S

“…High-quality genomic resources facilitate investigations into behavioral ecology, morphological and physiological adaptations, and the evolution of genomic…”
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Reconstruction of Cyclooxygenase Evolution in Animals Suggests Variable, Lineage-Specific Duplications, and Homologs with Low Sequence Identity by Havird, Justin C., Kocot, Kevin M., Brannock, Pamela M., Cannon, Johanna T., Waits, Damien S., Weese, David A., Santos, Scott R., Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…Cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymatically converts arachidonic acid into prostaglandin G/H in animals and has importance during pregnancy, digestion, and other…”
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Metabarcoding analysis of meiobenthic biodiversity along the Gulf of Mexico continental shelf by Brannock, Pamela M., Demopoulos, Amanda W.J., Landers, Stephen C., Waits, Damien S., Halanych, Kenneth M.

“…This study explores how diverse the meiobenthic (meiofauna and other benthic micro-eukaryotes) community is throughout the United States Gulf of Mexico (GOM)…”
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Chromosomal-level genome assembly of the Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri, a model for Antarctic invertebrate biology by Warner, Jacob F, Range, Ryan R, Fenner, Jennifer, Ka, Cheikouna, Waits, Damien S, Boddy, Kristen, David, Kyle T, Mahon, Andrew R, Halanych, Kenneth

“…The Antarctic sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri (Echinoida;Echinidae) is routinely used as a model organism for Antarctic biology. Here, we present a…”
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Phylogenomic Resolution of the Hemichordate and Echinoderm Glade by Cannon, Johanna T, Kocot, Kevin M, Waits, Damien S, Weese, David A, Swalla, Billie J, Santos, Scott R, Halanych, Kenneth M

“…Ambulacraria, comprising Hemichordata and Echinodermata [1], is closely related to Chordata, making it integral to understanding chordate origins and…”
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