Melissa K. Drown

This paper describes a new parasitoid wasp species, Leptopilina n. sp., and presents its genome, Wolbachia endosymbiont, and reproductive biology.

The paper shows that PAH-tolerant Atlantic killifish embryos have reduced DNA methylation plasticity compared to sensitive embryos, with implications for heritable epigenetic adaptation.

The paper shows that a single generation of natural selection in a heterogeneous habitat can cause significant phenotypic divergence among individuals in the same population.

The paper assembles a chromosome-level genome and allele-specific DNA methylation map for Pallas's cat using nanopore sequencing.

The paper identifies trans-acting eQTLs driving mRNA expression linked to physiological traits in killifish, showing most eQTLs are trans-acting rather than cis-acting.

The paper uses mRNA expression data from fish populations acclimated to different temperatures to explain variation in physiological traits, finding tissue-specific co-expression patterns that explain up to 82% of trait variation.