A5045922589- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Emotional Intelligence and Performance
- Music Therapy and Health
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Critical Race Theory in Education
Baruch College
2022-2025
American Museum of Natural History
2020-2025
Jamia Hamdard
2018-2025
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
2024
Virginia Tech
2024
Stanford University
2023
Brigham Young University
2023
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2013-2021
Monmouth Medical Center
2015-2017
American College of Surgeons
2016
Phylogenetic relationships among subgroups of cockroaches and termites are still matters debate. Their divergence times major phenotypic transitions during evolution also not yet settled. We addressed these points by combining the first nuclear phylogenomic study with a thorough approach to time analysis, identification endosymbionts, reconstruction ancestral morphological traits behaviour. Analyses phylogenetic within Blattodea robustly confirm previously uncertain hypotheses such as...
Dragonflies and damselflies are among the earliest flying insects with extant representatives. However, unraveling details of their long evolutionary history, such as egg laying (oviposition) strategies, is impeded by unresolved phylogenetic relationships, particularly in damselflies. Here we present a transcriptome-based reconstruction Odonata, analyzing 2,980 protein-coding genes 105 species representing nearly all order's families. All damselfly most dragonfly families recovered...
Fossils provide the principal basis for temporal calibrations, which are critical to accuracy of divergence dating analyses. Translating fossil data into minimum and maximum bounds calibrations is most important—often least appreciated—step dating. Properly justified require synthesis phylogenetic, paleontological, geological evidence can be difficult nonspecialists formulate. The dynamic nature record (e.g., new discoveries, taxonomic revisions, updates global or local stratigraphy)...
Abstract We present a chromosome-length genome assembly and annotation of the Black Petaltail dragonfly (Tanypteryx hageni). This habitat specialist diverged from its sister species over 70 million years ago, separated most closely related Odonata with reference 150 ago. Using PacBio HiFi reads Hi-C data for scaffolding we produce one high-quality genomes to date. A scaffold N50 206.6 Mb single copy BUSCO score 96.2% indicate high contiguity completeness.
Neurocordulia, commonly called shadowdragons, are crepuscular dragonflies, flying mainly at dusk. The genus comprises seven species, which occur across the eastern part of Canada and United States. Here, we used targeted enrichment probes to sequence ~1000 loci for all specimens each allowing first phylogenetic assessment genus. Additionally, collected individuals N. yamaskanensis from a population in Ontario, Canada, whole genome resequencing estimate structure. Beyond broadly...
Abstract The striped emeralds ( Somatochlora Selys) are a Holarctic group of medium‐sized metallic green dragonflies that mainly inhabit bogs and seepages, alpine streams, lakes, channels lowland brooks. With 42 species they the most diverse genus within Corduliidae (Odonata: Anisoptera). Systematic, taxonomic biogeographic resolution remains unclear, with numerous hypotheses relatedness based on wing veins, male claspers (epiproct paraprocts) nymphs. Furthermore, borisi was recently...
This study explores the relationship between Emotional Intelligence (EI) and happiness, focusing on identifying sub-dimension of EI that most significantly contributes to an individual’s happiness. While existing literature supports as a key antecedent there is limited research which specific aspect has significant impact. composed four sub-dimensions: appraisal self others’ emotions, regulation use emotions. paper aims empirically examine influential in promoting The methodology involved...
How to date a dragonfly: Fossil calibrations
Abstract Phylogenomics seeks to use next‐generation data robustly infer an organism's evolutionary history. Yet, the practical caveats of phylogenomics motivate investigation improved efficiency, particularly when quality phylogenies are questionable. To achieve improvements, one goal is maintain or enhance phylogenetic inference while severely reducing dataset size. We approach this by assessing which kinds loci in phylogenomic alignments provide majority support for a cockroaches...
Abstract The use of gDNAs isolated from museum specimens for high throughput sequencing, especially targeted sequencing in the context phylogenetics, is a common practice. Yet, little understanding has been focused on comparing quality DNA and results DNAs. Dragonflies damselflies are ubiquitous freshwater ecosystems commonly collected preserved insects collections hence their this study. However, history odonate preservation across time museums resulted wide variability success viable...
The global population structure and dispersal patterns of Pantala flavescens (Fabricius, 1798) are evaluated using a geographically extensive mitochondrial DNA dataset, more limited samples nuclear markers, wing isotopic (δ²H) data literature review. No spatial or temporal haplotype was recovered between the samples. Isotope suggest that most were immigrants at collection locations. A review migration events for species confirms regular inter-and intra-continental migrations occur (the...
Abstract We present the first empirical treatment of northernmost breeding dragonfly, Somatochlora sahlbergi . sequenced populations from United States, Canada, Finland, Sweden and Norway for cytochrome oxidase I (COI) D2 region 28s. found that, despite geographic barriers across its vast arctic range, S. is a single species. Not only does it appear to interbreed entire there also seems be almost no variation among European North American in their COI gene fragment (the barcode gene), which...
Here, we investigate the evolutionary history of five northern dragonfly species to evaluate what role last glaciation period may have played in their current distributions. We look at population structure and estimate divergence times for populations following species: Aeshna juncea (Linnaeus), subarctica Walker, Sympetrum danae (Sulzer), Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus Somatochlora sahlbergi Trybom across Holarctic range. Our results suggest a common phylogeographic pattern all except S....
Using recently published chromosome-length genome assemblies of two damselfly species, Ischnura elegans and Platycnemis pennipes, dragonfly Pantala flavescens Tanypteryx hageni, we demonstrate that the autosomes Odonata have undergone few fission, fusion, or inversion events, despite 250 million years separation. In four genomes discussed here, our results show all a clear ortholog in ancestral karyotype. Despite this chromosomal orthology, different factors, including concentration repeat...
Abstract Gene family expansions play a key role in shaping patterns of biodiversity across the tree life. In Insecta, expanded gene families have broadly been tied to diet, pesticide resistance, immune response and survival extreme environments. Patterns evolution are particular interest Odonata (dragonflies damselflies), which first lineage fly, one most exceptional predators. Odonata, opsin genes correlated with diversification herbivorous insects that prey upon, but general trends...
Alopecia is an undesirable side effect of cancer chemotherapy. The mitigation alopecia a desirable adjunct treatment for patients with cancer. FDA-cleared scalp cooling (SC) devices have been successfully used to prevent or reduce chemotherapy-induced (CIA). This paper provides understanding the implementation and value new Insurance-Based Billing Model in USA SC its benefits compared original self-pay model. improved compensation change will result all need, including underserved...
Insect coloration has evolved in response to multiple pressures, and Odonata (dragonflies damselflies) a body of work supports role wing color variety visual signals potentially thermoregulation. Previous efforts have focused primarily on melanistic even though wings are often multicolored, there yet be comprehensive comparative analyses across broad geographic regions phylogenetic groups. Percher vs. flier flight-style, trait with thermoregulatory signaling consequences, not been studied...
Abstract Boyeria irene and cretensis are species of spotted dragonflies belonging to the ‘darner’ family, A eshnidae. In 1991, P eters classified from C rete as B. cretensis, based on adult morphological characters. this study, we used molecular evidence determine if indeed different species. DNA was sequenced samples (from F rance, S witzerland, T unisia, pain I taly) rete). These were recovered two clades with strong support. We conclude that species, differences. addition, present first...
The advent of third generation sequencing technologies has led to a boom high-quality, chromosome level genome assemblies Odonata, but date, these have not been widely used estimate the demographic history sequenced species through time. Yet, an understanding how lineages responded past changes in climate is useful predicting their response current and future climate. Here, we utilized pairwise sequential markovian coalescent (PSMC) histories Sympetrum striolatum, Ischnura elegans, Hetaerina...
Summary Dragonflies and damselflies, representing the insect order Odonata, are among earliest flying insects with living (extant) representatives. However, unravelling details of their long evolutionary history, such as egg laying (oviposition) strategies, is impeded by unresolved phylogenetic relationships, an issue particularly prevalent in damselfly families fossil lineages. Here we present first transcriptome-based reconstruction analyzing 2,980 protein-coding genes 105 species nearly...