A. F. Peters

The paper analyzes brown algal genomes to trace the origin and evolution of U/V sex chromosomes, revealing gene gain-driven evolution and the demise of these systems through hermaphroditism and gene hierarchy shifts.

The paper identifies a partially sex-reversed giant kelp strain, revealing transcriptional changes and gene expression patterns associated with sexual differentiation in a UV sexual system.

The paper revisits Ectocarpus subulatus in the Hopkins River, finding it has stably colonized the area and reports new microbiota associated with the algae.

This study examines the evolution of life cycle and reproductive traits in brown algae, finding diploid growth may evolve due to mutation complementation and haploid sex determination is ancestral.

The paper identifies the genetic basis of parthenogenesis in Ectocarpus, showing the sex locus and two autosomal loci regulate asexual reproduction and reveal fitness trade-offs between haploid and diploid stages.

The paper examines generation-biased gene expression in brown algae, finding high turnover rates and distinct evolutionary patterns between gametophyte and sporophyte genes.