Publications

2024

  • Davidson, PL, Moczek, AP. Genome evolution and divergence in cis-regulatory architecture is associated with condition-responsive development in horned dung beetles. PLoS Genetics. 20(3):e1011165. Link
  • Harry CJ*, Hibshman JD*, Damatac A, Davidson PL, Estermann MA, Flores-Flores M, Holmes CM, Lázaro J, Legere EA, Leyhr J, Thendral SB, Vincent BA, Goldstein B. Protocol for fluorescent live-cell staining of tardigrades. STAR Protocols. 5:103232. Link

2023

  • Davidson, PL*, Nadolski, EM*, Moczek, AP. Gene regulatory networks underlying the development and evolution of plasticity in horned beetles. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 60:101114. Link
  • Devens, HR, Davidson, PL, Byrne, M, Wray, GA. Hybrid epigenomes reveal extensive local genetic changes to chromatin accessibility that contribute to divergence in embryonic gene expression between species. Molecular Biology & Evolution. 40:msad222. Link
  • Davidson, PL, Lessios, HA, Wray, GA, McMillan, WO, Prada, C. Near chromosomal-level genome assembly of the sea urchin Echinometra lucunter, a model for speciation in the sea. Genome Biology & Evolution. 15:evad093. Link

2022

  • Davidson, PL, Guo, H, Swart, JS, Massri, AJ, Edgar, A, Wang, L, Berrio, A, Devens, HR, Zhang, H, Chang, Y, Byrne, M, Fan, G, Wray, GA. Recent reconfiguration of an ancient developmental gene regulatory network in Heliocidaris sea urchins. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 6:1907–1920. Link
  • Davidson, PL, Byrne, M, Wray, GA. Evolutionary changes in the chromatin landscape contribute to reorganization of a developmental gene regulatory network during rapid life history divergence in sea urchins. Molecular Biology & Evolution. 39:msac172. Link
  • Ketchum, RN, Davidson, PL, Smith EG, Wray, GA, Burt, JA, Ryan, JF, Reitzel, AM. Chromosome-level genome assembly of the highly heterozygous sea urchin Echinometra sp. EZ reveals adaptation in the regulatory regions of stress response genes. Genome Biology & Evolution.14:evac144. Link

2021

  • Song, H*, Guo*, X*, Sun, L*, Wang, Q*, Han, F. Wang, H, Wray, GA, Davidson, PL, Wang, Q, Hu, Z, Zhou, C, Yu, Z, Yang, M, Feng, J, Shi, P, Zhou, Y, Zhang, L, Zhang, T. Hard clam genome reveals massive expansion and diversification of inhibitors of apoptosis underlying stress adaptation. BMC Biology. 19,15. Link
  • Byrne, M, Koop, D, Strbenac, D, Cisternas, P, Yang, JWH, Davidson, PL, Wray, GA. Transcriptomic analysis of Nodal- and BMP-associated genes during development to the juvenile sea star in Parvulastra exigua (Asterinidae). Marine Genomics. 59:100857. Link

2020

  • Davidson, PL*, Guo, H*, Wang, L, Berrio, A, Zhang, H, Chang, Y, Soborowski, AL, McClay, DR, Fan, G, Wray, GA. Chromosomal-Level genome assembly of the sea urchin Lytechinus variegatus substantially improves functional genomic analyses. Genome Biology & Evolution. 12:1080–1086. Link
  • Devens, HR*, Davidson, PL*, Deaker, DJ, Smith, KE, Wray, GA, Byrne, M. Ocean acidification induces distinct transcriptomic responses across life history stages of the sea urchin Heliocidaris erythrogramma. Molecular Ecology. 29:4618-4636. Link
  • Byrne, M, Koop, D, Strbenac, D, Cisternas, Paula, Balogh, R, Yang, JYH, Davidson, PL, Wray, GA. Transcriptomic analysis of sea star development through metamorphosis to the highly derived pentameral body plan with a focus on neural transcription factors. DNA Research. 27: dsaa007. Link

2019

  • Davidson, PL, Thompson, JW, Foster, MW, Moseley, MA, Byrne, M, Wray, GA. A comparative analysis of egg provisioning using mass spectrometry during rapid life history evolution in sea urchins. Evolution & Development. 21:188-204. Link

2017

  • Davidson, PL, Koch, BJ, Schnitzler, CE, Henry, JQ, Martindale, MQ, Baxevanis, AD, Browne, WE. The maternal-zygotic transition and zygotic activation of Mnemiopsis leidyi genome occurs within the first three cell cycles. Molecular Reproduction & Development. 84:1218-1229. (Cover feature) Link