Experimental Evolution with Caenorhabditis Nematodes
The hermaphroditic nematode Caenorhabditis elegans has been one of the primary model
systems in biology since the 1970s, but only within the last two decades has this nematode …
systems in biology since the 1970s, but only within the last two decades has this nematode …
Males, Outcrossing, and Sexual Selection in Caenorhabditis Nematodes
Males of Caenorhabditis elegans provide a crucial practical tool in the laboratory, but, as the
rarer and more finicky sex, have not enjoyed the same depth of research attention as …
rarer and more finicky sex, have not enjoyed the same depth of research attention as …
The UCSC genome browser database: 2016 update
For the past 15 years, the UCSC Genome Browser (http://genome. ucsc. edu/) has served
the international research community by offering an integrated platform for viewing and …
the international research community by offering an integrated platform for viewing and …
Balancing selection maintains hyper-divergent haplotypes in Caenorhabditis elegans
Across diverse taxa, selfing species have evolved independently from outcrossing species
thousands of times. The transition from outcrossing to selfing decreases the effective …
thousands of times. The transition from outcrossing to selfing decreases the effective …
Introducing BASE: the Biomes of Australian Soil Environments soil microbial diversity database
Background Microbial inhabitants of soils are important to ecosystem and planetary
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
functions, yet there are large gaps in our knowledge of their diversity and ecology. The …
Deep sampling of Hawaiian Caenorhabditis elegans reveals high genetic diversity and admixture with global populations
Hawaiian isolates of the nematode species Caenorhabditis elegans have long been known
to harbor genetic diversity greater than the rest of the worldwide population, but this …
to harbor genetic diversity greater than the rest of the worldwide population, but this …
Platanus-allee is a de novo haplotype assembler enabling a comprehensive access to divergent heterozygous regions
R Kajitani, D Yoshimura, M Okuno, Y Minakuchi… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
The ultimate goal for diploid genome determination is to completely decode homologous
chromosomes independently, and several phasing programs from consensus sequences …
chromosomes independently, and several phasing programs from consensus sequences …
Balancing selection shapes density-dependent foraging behaviour
The optimal foraging strategy in a given environment depends on the number of competing
individuals and their behavioural strategies. Little is known about the genes and neural …
individuals and their behavioural strategies. Little is known about the genes and neural …
[PDF][PDF] Natural genetic variation as a tool for discovery in Caenorhabditis nematodes
EC Andersen, MV Rockman - Genetics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Over the last 20 years, studies of Caenorhabditis elegans natural diversity have
demonstrated the power of quantitative genetic approaches to reveal the evolutionary …
demonstrated the power of quantitative genetic approaches to reveal the evolutionary …
Ancient diversity in host-parasite interaction genes in a model parasitic nematode
L Stevens, I Martínez-Ugalde, E King, M Wagah… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Host-parasite interactions exert strong selection pressures on the genomes of both host and
parasite. These interactions can lead to negative frequency-dependent selection, a form of …
parasite. These interactions can lead to negative frequency-dependent selection, a form of …