Laura Ross

The paper quantifies the faster-X effect in globular springtails by analyzing whole-genome resequencing and RNA-Seq data, finding stronger purifying and positive selection on X-linked genes.

The paper investigates maternal genetic sex determination in fungus gnats, showing reproductive morphs diverge in life history traits and gene expression, supporting adaptive specialisation.

The paper investigates the heritability of primary sex ratios in Lycoriella ingenua, finding evidence for heritable variation but no significant environmental effect.

The paper provides the first direct evidence of transcription from germline-restricted chromosomes (GRCs) in fungus gnats, identifying expressed genes and a horizontally acquired bacterial region.

This study identifies distinct satellite DNA sequences in core and germline-restricted chromosomes of Bradysia coprophila, revealing cytological evidence for two previously undistinguished L chromosomes.

The paper investigates how paternal genome elimination in citrus mealybugs affects molecular evolution, finding faster evolution in female-biased genes and more adaptation in male-biased genes.

The study investigates male mate choice in Bradysia coprophila, finding males prefer females that produce male offspring despite genetic differences, suggesting possible misperception or female concealment of sex-determining traits.

The paper develops theoretical models to test evolutionary genetic principles in species with paternal genome elimination and monogeny.

The paper identifies a mealybug with three endosymbionts, one contributing only two genes to produce a single essential nutrient, chorismate, highlighting extreme genome reduction in endosymbionts.

The paper confirms paternal genome elimination in Allacma fusca by showing sperm carry only one parental haplotype, suggesting maternal inheritance, and introduces a genomic method to detect germline-soma differences.

The paper investigates the evolution of DNA methylation patterns across arthropods, finding widespread conservation of exon methylation in specific genes and lineage-specific changes in TE and promoter methylation.