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Melanie L. J. Stiassny

American Museum of Natural HistoryORCID 0000-0001-8220-4768Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 2 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Organism:human· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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S. Elizabeth AlteriD· 2 shared Berta VerdiD· 1 shared Callum V. BucklowiD· 1 shared Dahiana ArcilaiD· 1 shared Danielle H. DrabeckiD· 1 shared Dean A. HendricksoniD· 1 shared Emanuell Duarte-RibeiroiD· 1 shared Erin N. GilbertsoniD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyMitochondrial DNA Part BPeer-reviewedJun 17, 2025

Complete mitochondrial genomes of riverine Lamprologus (Actinopterygii, Cichlidae) with an emphasis on the blind cichlid L. lethops

Sebastian M. Jimenez, Naoko P. Kurata, Melanie L. J. Stiassny…·Fernando Alda

The paper characterizes complete mitochondrial genomes of riverine Lamprologus species, including the blind cichlid L. lethops, and presents a phylogenetic analysis revealing unexpected lineage relationships and introgression events.

2 citations

DNA methylationstatistical model

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintMay 13, 2025

Replicated Radiations Reveal Temporally Structured Macroevolutionary Dynamics

Callum V. Bucklow, Emanuell Duarte-Ribeiro, Fabrizia Ronco…·Berta Verd

The paper examines macroevolutionary dynamics in African cichlid radiations, finding inverse correlation between vertebral count evolution rates and radiation age, but no early burst pattern within individual systems.

4 citations

comparative / phylogenetic analysisphylogenetics / evolution

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Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedJun 1, 2024

Gene loss and relaxed selection of plaat1 in vertebrates adapted to low-light environments

Danielle H. Drabeck, Jonathan Wiese, Erin N. Gilbertson…·Suzanne E. McGaugh

The paper examines the evolutionary loss and degradation of plaat1 in vertebrates adapted to low-light environments, showing its role in visual acuity and its loss through relaxed selection.

8 citations

mousehuman

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