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Matthew D. Herron

Georgia Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-9578-0972Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Organism:C. elegans· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:comparative / phylogenetic analysis· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Evolutionary BiologyProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedApr 6, 2026

The fitness costs of reproductive specialization scale inversely with organismal size

Christopher Zhang, Eric Libby, Anthony Burnetti…·William C. Ratcliff

The paper shows that the fitness costs of reproductive specialization decrease with organism size, using a population genetic framework and empirical data from algae.

2 citationstop 3%

statistical model

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Evolutionary BiologyGenome Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedMay 17, 2025

Genetic predisposition towards multicellularity in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

I‐Chen Kimberly Chen, Shania Khatri, Matthew D. Herron, Frank Rosenzweig

This study shows that certain genotypes of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii are predisposed to evolve multicellularity under predation pressure, but not under settling selection.

4 citations

C. eleganswhole-genome sequencing

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Evolutionary BiologyBMC BiologyPeer-reviewedApr 10, 2024

Fossil-calibrated inference of divergence times among the Volvocine algae enables reconstruction of the steps that led to differentiated multicellularity

Charles Ross Lindsey, Andrew H. Knoll, Matthew D. Herron, Frank Rosenzweig

This study uses comparative genomics and fossil data to infer divergence times in volvocine algae, revealing the evolutionary sequence leading to multicellularity and gamete differentiation.

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comparative / phylogenetic analysisphylogenetics / evolution

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