Leeban H. Yusuf

The paper studies genomic signatures of coevolution between a parasitoid fly and its cricket host, revealing arms-race dynamics and selective sweeps driven by host adaptations.

The study analyzes genomic data from Drosophila species to test the allopatric speciation model, finding common gene flow and suggesting speciation often involves long-term gene flow rather than extensive allopatry.

The paper examines genomic adaptation in Hawaiian crickets following the introduction of a parasitoid fly, finding population size declines and local adaptation through male-silencing alleles.

The paper identifies cis-regulatory divergence in neural tissues of cricket species linked to mate recognition behavior, showing asymmetrical selection and gene flow effects.

The paper investigates whether loci involved in intraspecific mating traits are co-opted in interspecific mating barriers using population genomics in Australian cricket species.

The paper shows that two adaptive traits in crickets co-occur and prevent each from fixing due to genetic linkage and fitness costs.

The paper develops a bioinformatics pipeline to integrate Drosophila melanogaster genomic data from diverse sources, creating a large dataset called DEST for population genetics analysis.