Research outputs
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 <i>bicoid</i> 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). 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). 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., . . . Darwin Tree of Life Consortium. (2024). A DNA barcoding framework for taxonomic verification in the Darwin Tree of Life Project.. Wellcome open research, 9, 339. 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). doi:10.1093/molbev/msad241
Bursts of novel composite gene families at major nodes in animal evolution
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, 123. 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
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). doi:10.1093/molbev/msac276