Research outputs
2025
Genomic Monitoring of a Reintroduced Butterfly Uncovers Contrasting Founder Lineage Survival.
Halford, G., Maes, D., Yung, C. J., Whiteford, S., Bourn, N. A. D., Bulman, C. R., . . . Saccheri, I. J. (2025). Genomic Monitoring of a Reintroduced Butterfly Uncovers Contrasting Founder Lineage Survival.. Evolutionary applications, 18(2), e70074. doi:10.1111/eva.70074
The genome sequence of the virgin bagworm, <i>Luffia ferchaultella</i> (Stephens, 1850).
Whiteford, S., Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team., Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations., Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team., Tree of Life Core Informatics collective., & Darwin Tree of Life Consortium. (2025). The genome sequence of the virgin bagworm, <i>Luffia ferchaultella</i> (Stephens, 1850).. Wellcome open research, 10, 108. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23768.1
2024
Zygosity-based sex determination in a butterfly drives hypervariability of <i>Masculinizer</i>.
Van't Hof, A. E., Whiteford, S., Yung, C. J., Yoshido, A., Zrzavá, M., de Jong, M. A., . . . Saccheri, I. J. (2024). Zygosity-based sex determination in a butterfly drives hypervariability of <i>Masculinizer</i>.. Science advances, 10(18), eadj6979. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adj6979
2023
Rapid evolution of novel biotic interactions in the UK Brown Argus butterfly uses genomic variation from across its geographical range.
de Jong, M., van Rensburg, A. J., Whiteford, S., Yung, C. J., Beaumont, M., Jiggins, C., & Bridle, J. (2023). Rapid evolution of novel biotic interactions in the UK Brown Argus butterfly uses genomic variation from across its geographical range.. Molecular ecology, 32(21), 5742-5756. doi:10.1111/mec.17138
2022
Recovering individual haplotypes and a contiguous genome assembly from pooled long-read sequencing of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
Whiteford, S., Van't Hof, A. E., Krishna, R., Marubbi, T., Widdison, S., Saccheri, I. J., . . . Darby, A. C. (2022). Recovering individual haplotypes and a contiguous genome assembly from pooled long-read sequencing of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae). G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS, 12(10). doi:10.1093/g3journal/jkac210
The evolution of novel biotic interactions at ecological margins in response to climate change involves alleles from across the geographical range of the UK Brown Argus butterfly
2021
White pupae phenotype of tephritids is caused by parallel mutations of a MFS transporter
Ward, C. M., Aumann, R. A., Whitehead, M. A., Nikolouli, K., Leveque, G., Gouvi, G., . . . Schetelig, M. F. (2021). White pupae phenotype of tephritids is caused by parallel mutations of a MFS transporter. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, 12(1). doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20680-5
The genome sequence of the ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus 1758
Mead, D., Saccheri, I., Yung, C., Lohse, K., Lohse, C., Ashmole, P., . . . Blaxter, M. (2021). The genome sequence of the ringlet, Aphantopus hyperantus Linnaeus 1758. doi:10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16983.1
2020
Recessive Z-linked lethals and the retention of haplotype diversity in a captive butterfly population
Saccheri, I. J., Whiteford, S., Yung, C. J., & van't Hof, A. E. (2020). Recessive Z-linked lethals and the retention of haplotype diversity in a captive butterfly population. Heredity. doi:10.1038/s41437-020-0316-x
A generic white pupae sex selection phenotype for insect pest control
2019
Recovering individual haplotypes and a contiguous genome assembly from pooled long read sequencing of the diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)
Initial assessment of the suitability of Galleria mellonella for the study of long acting formulations.
Neary, M., Sharp, J., Curley, P., Whiteford, S., Liptrott, N., & Owen, A. (2019). Initial assessment of the suitability of Galleria mellonella for the study of long acting formulations.. In Early Career Researcher Meeting British Society of Nanomedicine. Glasgow.