David Plotkin
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Boyes D, Parker B, Plotkin D, Kawahara A
Wellcome Open Res
. 2023 Mar;
7:229.
PMID: 36879919
We present a genome assembly from an individual male (the sallow kitten; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Notodontidae). The genome sequence is 736 megabases in span. The entire assembly (100%) is scaffolded...
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Kawahara A, Storer C, Markee A, Heckenhauer J, Powell A, Plotkin D, et al.
GigaByte
. 2023 Feb;
2022:gigabyte64.
PMID: 36824508
Insect silk is a versatile biomaterial. Lepidoptera and Trichoptera display some of the most diverse uses of silk, with varying strength, adhesive qualities, and elastic properties. Silk fibroin genes are...
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Barber J, Plotkin D, Rubin J, Homziak N, Leavell B, Houlihan P, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2022 Jun;
119(25):e2117485119.
PMID: 35704762
Warning signals are well known in the visual system, but rare in other modalities. Some moths produce ultrasonic sounds to warn bats of noxious taste or to mimic unpalatable models....
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Li X, Ellis E, Plotkin D, Imada Y, Yago M, Heckenhauer J, et al.
Genome Biol Evol
. 2021 Oct;
13(10).
PMID: 34599325
We provide a new, annotated genome assembly of Neomicropteryx cornuta, a species of the so-called mandibulate archaic moths (Lepidoptera: Micropterigidae). These moths belong to a lineage that is thought to...
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Plotkin D, Kawahara A
Biodivers Data J
. 2020 May;
8:e52190.
PMID: 32398922
Background: The subfamily Geometrinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae), commonly known as emerald moths, is an ecologically diverse group of moths with over 2,500 described species. Many taxonomic and phylogenetic studies of Geometrinae...
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Kawahara A, Plotkin D, Espeland M, Meusemann K, Toussaint E, Donath A, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2019 Oct;
116(45):22657-22663.
PMID: 31636187
Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) are one of the major superradiations of insects, comprising nearly 160,000 described extant species. As herbivores, pollinators, and prey, Lepidoptera play a fundamental role in almost...
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Stucky B, Balhoff J, Barve N, Barve V, Brenskelle L, Brush M, et al.
Biodivers Data J
. 2019 Mar;
7:e33303.
PMID: 30918448
Insects are possibly the most taxonomically and ecologically diverse class of multicellular organisms on Earth. Consequently, they provide nearly unlimited opportunities to develop and test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. Currently,...
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Kawahara A, Breinholt J, Espeland M, Storer C, Plotkin D, Dexter K, et al.
Mol Phylogenet Evol
. 2018 Jun;
127:600-605.
PMID: 29902572
The Neotropical moth-like butterflies (Hedylidae) are perhaps the most unusual butterfly family. In addition to being species-poor, this family is predominantly nocturnal and has anti-bat ultrasound hearing organs. Evolutionary relationships...
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Cho S, Epstein S, Mitter K, Hamilton C, Plotkin D, Mitter C, et al.
PeerJ
. 2016 Jul;
4:e2160.
PMID: 27366654
Butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) comprise significant portions of the world's natural history collections, but a standardized tissue preservation protocol for molecular research is largely lacking. Lepidoptera have traditionally been spread...
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Plotkin D, Goddard J
J Vector Ecol
. 2014 Mar;
38(2):289-94.
PMID: 24581357
Although adult Lepidoptera are not often considered medically relevant, some butterflies and moths are notorious for their consumption of mammalian body fluids. These Lepidoptera can be blood-feeding (hematophagous), tear-feeding (lachryphagous),...