Research outputs
2026
Distinctive gene expression in the reduced first thoracic legs of a nymphalid butterfly
Hoile, A. E., Mulhair, P. O., & Holland, P. W. H. (2026). Distinctive gene expression in the reduced first thoracic legs of a nymphalid butterfly. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 13 pages. doi:10.1111/imb.70045
2025
Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe
Wright, C. J., Wahlberg, N., Vila, R., Mutanen, M., Matos-Maravi, P., Lucek, K., . . . Meier, J. I. (2025). Project Psyche: reference genomes for all Lepidoptera in Europe. TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 40(12), 1234-1250. doi:10.1016/j.tree.2025.10.007
Sponging away phylogenomic incongruence
Mulhair, P. O., & Redmond, A. K. (2025). Sponging away phylogenomic incongruence. SCIENCE, 390(6774), 673-674. doi:10.1126/science.aec6305
Revised evolutionary relationships within Brachycera and the early origin of<i> </i>bicoid in flies
Mulhair, P. O., Pennati, A., Herrera-Ubeda, C., & Holland, P. W. H. (2025). Revised evolutionary relationships within Brachycera and the early origin of<i> </i>bicoid in flies. CURRENT BIOLOGY, 35(21), 5308-5319. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.051
Evolution of Duplicated Hox Gene Clusters in Land Snails and Slugs
Mchale, F., Mulhair, P. O., & Holland, P. W. H. (2025). Evolution of Duplicated Hox Gene Clusters in Land Snails and Slugs. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION, 344(6), 363-368. doi:10.1002/jez.b.23322
Revised evolutionary relationships within Brachycera and the early origin of bicoid in flies
Gene novelty and gene family expansion in the early evolution of Lepidoptera
Hoile, A. E., Holland, P. W. H., & Mulhair, P. O. (2025). Gene novelty and gene family expansion in the early evolution of Lepidoptera. BMC GENOMICS, 26(1), 14 pages. doi:10.1186/s12864-025-11338-x
2024
The Sensory Shark: High-quality Morphological, Genomic and Transcriptomic Data for the Small-spotted Catshark <i>Scyliorhinus Canicula</i> Reveal the Molecular Bases of Sensory Organ Evolution in Jawed Vertebrates
Mayeur, H., Leyhr, J., Mulley, J., Leurs, N., Michel, L., Sharma, K., . . . Debiais-Thibaud, M. (2024). The Sensory Shark: High-quality Morphological, Genomic and Transcriptomic Data for the Small-spotted Catshark <i>Scyliorhinus Canicula</i> Reveal the Molecular Bases of Sensory Organ Evolution in Jawed Vertebrates. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 41(12), 34 pages. doi:10.1093/molbev/msae246
GC Content Across Insect Genomes: Phylogenetic Patterns, Causes and Consequences
Kyriacou, R. G., Mulhair, P. O., & Holland, P. W. H. (2024). GC Content Across Insect Genomes: Phylogenetic Patterns, Causes and Consequences. JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR EVOLUTION, 92(2), 121-137. doi:10.1007/s00239-024-10160-5
A DNA barcoding framework for taxonomic verification in the Darwin Tree of Life Project
Twyford, A. D., Beasley, J., Barnes, I., Allen, H., Azzopardi, F., Bell, D., . . . Woof, K. (2024). A DNA barcoding framework for taxonomic verification in the Darwin Tree of Life Project. Wellcome Open Research, 9. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21143.1
2023
Opsin Gene Duplication in Lepidoptera: Retrotransposition, Sex Linkage, and Gene Expression
Mulhair, P. O., Crowley, L., Boyes, D. H., Lewis, O. T., & Holland, P. W. H. (2023). Opsin Gene Duplication in Lepidoptera: Retrotransposition, Sex Linkage, and Gene Expression. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 40(11), 14 pages. doi:10.1093/molbev/msad241
Bursts of novel composite gene families at major nodes in animal evolution
Improving Orthologous Signal and Model Fit in Datasets Addressing the Root of the Animal Phylogeny
McCarthy, C. G. P., Mulhair, P. O., Siu-Ting, K., Creevey, C. J., & O'Connell, M. J. (2023). Improving Orthologous Signal and Model Fit in Datasets Addressing the Root of the Animal Phylogeny. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 40(1), 16 pages. doi:10.1093/molbev/msac276
A sampling strategy for genome sequencing the British terrestrial arthropod fauna
Crowley, L., Allen, H., Barnes, I., Boyes, D., Broad, G. R., Fletcher, C., . . . Sivess, L. (2023). A sampling strategy for genome sequencing the British terrestrial arthropod fauna. Wellcome Open Research, 8. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18925.1
Diversity, duplication, and genomic organization of homeobox genes in Lepidoptera
Mulhair, P. O., Crowley, L., Boyes, D. H., Harper, A., Lewis, O. T., & Holland, P. W. H. (2023). Diversity, duplication, and genomic organization of homeobox genes in Lepidoptera. GENOME RESEARCH, 33(1), 32-44. doi:10.1101/gr.277118.122
The genome sequence of the lesser worm flesh fly, <i>Sarcophaga</i> ( <i>Sarcophaga</i>) <i>subvicina</i> Rohdendorf, 1937.
Falk, S., University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab., Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective., Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life programme., Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: DNA Pipelines collective., Tree of Life Core Informatics collective., . . . Darwin Tree of Life Consortium. (2023). The genome sequence of the lesser worm flesh fly, <i>Sarcophaga</i> ( <i>Sarcophaga</i>) <i>subvicina</i> Rohdendorf, 1937.. Wellcome open research, 8, 65. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.18717.2