[HTML][HTML] Genome analysis of the monoclonal marbled crayfish reveals genetic separation over a short evolutionary timescale

O Maiakovska, R Andriantsoa, S Tönges… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) represents a very recently evolved
parthenogenetic freshwater crayfish species that has invaded diverse habitats in Europe …

[HTML][HTML] Clonal genome evolution and rapid invasive spread of the marbled crayfish

J Gutekunst, R Andriantsoa, C Falckenhayn… - Nature ecology & …, 2018 - nature.com
The marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis is a unique freshwater crayfish characterized
by very recent speciation and parthenogenetic reproduction. Marbled crayfish also represent …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogeographic reconstruction of the marbled crayfish origin

J Gutekunst, O Maiakovska, K Hanna… - Communications …, 2021 - nature.com
The marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) is a triploid and parthenogenetic freshwater
crayfish species that has colonized diverse habitats around the world. Previous studies …

Phenotypic plasticity in the monoclonal marbled crayfish is associated with very low genetic diversity but pronounced epigenetic diversity

G Vogt - Current Zoology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Clonal organisms are particularly useful to investigate the contribution of epigenetics to
phenotypic plasticity, because confounding effects of genetic variation are negligible. In the …

The marbled crayfish: a new model organism for research on development, epigenetics and evolutionary biology

G Vogt - Journal of Zoology, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Model organisms have contributed significantly to the understanding of basic
biological phenomena. Suitable animal models are at hand for some research disciplines …

[HTML][HTML] A chromosome-level reference genome of red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii provides insights into the gene families regarding growth or development …

Z Xu, T Gao, Y Xu, X Li, J Li, H Lin, W Yan, J Pan… - Genomics, 2021 - Elsevier
Red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii is an ecologically and economically important
crustacean species. Here, based on a de novo assembly strategy combining PacBio with Hi …

Studying phenotypic variation and DNA methylation across development, ecology and evolution in the clonal marbled crayfish: A paradigm for investigating …

G Vogt - The Science of Nature, 2022 - Springer
Animals can produce different phenotypes from the same genome during development,
environmental adaptation and evolution, which is mediated by epigenetic mechanisms …

The marbled crayfish as a paradigm for saltational speciation by autopolyploidy and parthenogenesis in animals

G Vogt, C Falckenhayn, A Schrimpf, K Schmid… - Biology …, 2015 - journals.biologists.com
The parthenogenetic all-female marbled crayfish is a novel research model and potent
invader of freshwater ecosystems. It is a triploid descendant of the sexually reproducing …

Investigating the genetic and epigenetic basis of big biological questions with the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish: A review and perspectives

G Vogt - Journal of Biosciences, 2018 - Springer
In the last 15 years, considerable attempts have been undertaken to develop the obligately
parthenogenetic marbled crayfish Procambarus virginalis as a new model in biology. Its …

[HTML][HTML] The methylome of the marbled crayfish links gene body methylation to stable expression of poorly accessible genes

F Gatzmann, C Falckenhayn, J Gutekunst… - Epigenetics & …, 2018 - Springer
Background The parthenogenetic marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) is a novel
species that has rapidly invaded and colonized various different habitats. Adaptation to …