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- Associate Professor
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Blackmon, Heath Associate Professor
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- Associate Professor, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
- Assistant Professor, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Rice, E. S., Alberdi, A., Alfieri, J., Athrey, G., Balacco, J. R., Bardou, P., ... Warren, W. C.
(2023).
A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants. BMC Biology.
21(1), 267.
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Alfieri, J. M., Jonika, M. M., Dulin, J. N., & Blackmon, H.
(2023).
Tempo and Mode of Genome Structure Evolution in Insects. Genes.
14(2), 336-336.
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Alfieri, J. M., Johnson, T., Linderholm, A., Blackmon, H., & Athrey, G. N.
(2023).
Genomic investigation refutes record of most diverged avian hybrid. Ecology and Evolution.
13(1), e9689.
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Lotterhos, K. E., Fitzpatrick, M. C., & Blackmon, H.
(2022).
Simulation Tests of Methods in Evolution, Ecology, and Systematics: Pitfalls, Progress, and Principles. 53(1), 113-136.
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Perry, A., McGaugh, S. E., Keene, A. C., & Blackmon, H.
(2022).
CaveCrawler: an interactive analysis suite for cavefish bioinformatics. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
12(8), jkac132.
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Alfieri, J. M., Wang, G., Jonika, M. M., Gill, C. A., Blackmon, H., & Athrey, G. N.
(2022).
A Primer for Single-Cell Sequencing in Non-Model Organisms. Genes.
13(2), 380-380.
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Pitonak, M., Aceves, M., Kumar, P. A., Dampf, G., Green, P., Tucker, A., ... Dulin, J. N.
(2022).
Effects of biological sex mismatch on neural progenitor cell transplantation for spinal cord injury in mice. Nature Communications.
13(1), 5380.
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Hancock, Z. B., Lehmberg, E. S., & Blackmon, H.
(2022).
Phylogenetics in space: How continuous spatial structure impacts tree inference. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
173, 107505-107505.
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Lo, J., & Blackmon, H.
(2022).
Retrogene survival is not impacted by linkage relationships. PeerJ.
10, e12822-e12822.
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Jonika, M. M., Alfieri, J. M., Sylvester, T., Buhrow, A. R., & Blackmon, H.
(2022).
Why not Y naught. Heredity.
129(2), 75-78.
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Morelli, M. W., Blackmon, H., & Hjelmen, C. E.
(2022).
Diptera and Drosophila Karyotype Databases: A Useful Dataset to Guide Evolutionary and Genomic Studies. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
10, 832378.
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Smith, J., Alfieri, J. M., Anthony, N., Arensburger, P., Athrey, G. N., Balacco, J., ... Zhou, H.
(2022).
Fourth Report on Chicken Genes and Chromosomes 2022. Cytogenetic and Genome Research.
162(8-9), 405-528.
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Adams, R. H., Blackmon, H., & DeGiorgio, M.
(2021).
Of Traits and Trees: Probabilistic Distances under Continuous Trait Models for Dissecting the Interplay among Phylogeny, Model, and Data. Systematic Biology.
70(4), 660-680.
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Hancock, Z. B., & Blackmon, H.
(2020).
Ghosts of a Structured Past: Impacts of Ancestral Patterns of Isolation-by-Distance on Divergence-Time Estimation. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
111(6), 573-582.
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Sylvester, T., Hjelmen, C. E., Hanrahan, S. J., Lenhart, P. A., Johnston, J. S., & Blackmon, H.
(2020).
Lineage-specific patterns of chromosome evolution are the rule not the exception in Polyneoptera insects. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
287(1935), 20201388-20201388.
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Jonika, M., Lo, J., & Blackmon, H.
(2020).
Mode and Tempo of Microsatellite Evolution across 300 Million Years of Insect Evolution. Genes.
11(8), 945-945.
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Ruckman, S. N., & Blackmon, H.
(2020).
The March of the Beetles: Epistatic Components Dominate Divergence in Dispersal Tendency in Tribolium castaneum. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
111(5), 498-505.
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Anderson, N. W., Hjelmen, C. E., & Blackmon, H.
(2020).
The probability of fusions joining sex chromosomes and autosomes. Biology Letters.
16(11), 20200648-20200648.
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Hjelmen, C. E., Holmes, V. R., Burrus, C. G., Piron, E., Mynes, M., Garrett, M. A., Blackmon, H., & Johnston, J. S.
(2020).
Thoracic underreplication in Drosophila species estimates a minimum genome size and the dynamics of added DNA. Evolution.
74(7), 1423-1436.
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Armstrong, A., Anderson, N. W., & Blackmon, H.
(2019).
Inferring the potentially complex genetic architectures of adaptation, sexual dimorphism and genotype by environment interactions by partitioning of mean phenotypes. 32(4), 369-379.
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Schield, D. R., Card, D. C., Hales, N. R., Perry, B. W., Pasquesi, G. M., Blackmon, H., ... Castoe, T. A.
(2019).
The origins and evolution of chromosomes, dosage compensation, and mechanisms underlying venom regulation in snakes. Genome Research.
29(4), 590-601.
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Blackmon, H., Justison, J., Mayrose, I., & Goldberg, E. E.
(2019).
Meiotic drive shapes rates of karyotype evolution in mammals. Evolution.
73(3), 511-523.
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Passow, C. N., Bronikowski, A. M., Blackmon, H., Parsai, S., Schwartz, T. S., & McGaugh, S. E.
(2019).
Contrasting Patterns of Rapid Molecular Evolution within the p53 Network across Mammal and Sauropsid Lineages. Genome Biology and Evolution.
11(3), 629-643.
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Perkins, R. D., Gamboa, J. R., Jonika, M. M., Lo, J., Shum, A., Adams, R. H., & Blackmon, H.
(2019).
A database of amphibian karyotypes. Chromosome Research: the international journal for all aspects of chromosome and nuclear biology.
27(4), 313-319.
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Hjelmen, C. E., Blackmon, H., Holmes, V. R., Burrus, C. G., & Johnston, J. S.
(2019).
Genome Size Evolution Differs Between Drosophila Subgenera with Striking Differences in Male and Female Genome Size in Sophophora. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
9(10), 3167-3179.
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Lo, J., Jonika, M. M., & Blackmon, H.
(2019).
micRocounter: Microsatellite Characterization in Genome Assemblies. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
9(10), 3101-3104.
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Gale, C. C., Borrego, E., Blackmon, H., Harper, J. K., Richardson, D., & Song, H.
(2019).
Investigating a Photolytic Metabolite in the Nocturnal Grasshopper Schistocerca ceratiola (Orthoptera: Acrididae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
112(1), 50-55.
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Blackmon, H., & Brandvain, Y.
(2017).
Long-Term Fragility of Y Chromosomes Is Dominated by Short-Term Resolution of Sexual Antagonism. Genetics.
207(4), 1621-1629.
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Adams, R. H., Schield, D. R., Card, D. C., Blackmon, H., & Castoe, T. A.
(2017).
GppFst: genomic posterior predictive simulations of FST and dXY for identifying outlier loci from population genomic data. Bioinformatics.
33(9), 1414-1415.
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Adams, R. H., Blackmon, H., Reyes-Velasco, J., Schield, D. R., Card, D. C., Andrew, A. L., Waynewood, N., & Castoe, T. A.
(2016).
Microsatellite landscape evolutionary dynamics across 450 million years of vertebrate genome evolution. Genome.
59(5), 295-310.
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Blackmon, H., & Demuth, J. P.
(2016).
An information-theoretic approach to estimating the composite genetic effects contributing to variation among generation means: Moving beyond the joint-scaling test for line cross analysis. Evolution.
70(2), 420-432.
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Blackmon, H. L.
(2016).
An information-theoretic approach to estimating the composite genetic effects contributing to variation among generation means: Moving beyond the joint-scaling test for line cross analysis
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McKenna, D. D., Scully, E. D., Pauchet, Y., Hoover, K., Kirsch, R., Geib, S. M., ... Richards, S.
(2016).
Genome of the Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis), a globally significant invasive species, reveals key functional and evolutionary innovations at the beetle-plant interface. 17(1), 227.
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Blackmon, H. L.
(2016).
Microsatellite landscape evolutionary dynamics across 450 million years of vertebrate genome evolution
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Blackmon, H., Hardy, N. B., & Ross, L.
(2015).
The evolutionary dynamics of haplodiploidy: Genome architecture and haploid viability. Evolution.
69(11), 2971-2978.
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Blackmon, H., & Demuth, J. P.
(2015).
The fragile Y hypothesis: Y chromosome aneuploidy as a selective pressure in sex chromosome and meiotic mechanism evolution. BioEssays.
37(9), 942-950.
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Blackmon, H., & Demuth, J. P.
(2015).
Genomic origins of insect sex chromosomes. Current Opinion in Insect Science.
7, 45-50.
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Blackmon, H., & Demuth, J. P.
(2015).
COLEOPTERA KARYOTYPE DATABASE. Coleopterists Bulletin.
69(1), 174-175.
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blackmon, H., & demuth, J. P.
(2015).
Coleoptera karyotype database. Coleopterists Bulletin.
69(1), 174-175.
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blackmon, h., & demuth, j. P.
(2015).
Genomic origins of insect sex chromosomes. 7, 45-50.
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Blackmon, H. L.
(2015).
Recombination, chromosome number and eusociality in the Hymenoptera
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Blackmon, H. L.
(2015).
Recombination, chromosome number and eusociality in the Hymenoptera
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blackmon, h., hardy, n. B., & ross, l.
(2015).
The evolutionary dynamics of haplodiploidy: genome architecture and haploid viability. n/a-n/a.
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blackmon, h., & demuth, j. P.
(2015).
The fragile Y hypothesis: Y chromosome aneuploidy as a selective pressure in sex chromosome and meiotic mechanism evolution. n/a-n/a.
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Ross, L., Blackmon, H., Lorite, P., Gokhman, V. E., & Hardy, N. B.
(2015).
Recombination, chromosome number and eusociality in the Hymenoptera. 28(1), 105-116.
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Streicher, J. W., Devitt, T. J., Goldberg, C. S., Malone, J. H., Blackmon, H., & Fujita, M. K.
(2014).
Diversification and asymmetrical gene flow across time and space: lineage sorting and hybridization in polytypic barking frogs. Molecular Ecology.
23(13), 3273-3291.
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Bachtrog, D., Mank, J. E., Peichel, C. L., Kirkpatrick, M., Otto, S. P., Ashman, T., ... Tree of Sex Consortium.
(2014).
Sex determination: why so many ways of doing it?. PLOS Biology.
12(7), e1001899-e1001899.
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Blackmon, H., & Demuth, J. P.
(2014).
Estimating tempo and mode of Y chromosome turnover: explaining Y chromosome loss with the fragile Y hypothesis. Genetics.
197(2), 561-572.
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streicher, J. W., devitt, T. J., goldberg, C. S., malone, J. H., blackmon, H., & fujita, M. K.
(2014).
Diversification and asymmetrical gene flow across time and space: Lineage sorting and hybridization in polytypic barking frogs. Molecular Ecology.
23(13), 3273-3291.
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Blackmon, H. L.
(2014).
Estimating tempo and mode of Y chromosome turnover: explaining Y chromosome loss with the fragile Y hypothesis
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ashman, T., bachtrog, D., blackmon, H., goldberg, E. E., hahn, M. W., kirkpatrick, M., ... vamosi, J. C.
(2014).
Tree of Sex: A database of sexual systems. Scientific data.
1.
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Tree of Sex Consortium.
(2014).
Tree of Sex: a database of sexual systems. Scientific data.
1(1), 140015.
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Sylvester, T., Hoover, Z., Hjelmen, C. E., Jonika, M. M., Blackmon, L. T., Alfieri, J. M., ... Blackmon, H.
A reference quality genome assembly for the jewel scarab Chrysina gloriosa. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
14(6), jkae084.
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Burch, J., Nava, C., & Blackmon, H.
Assessing the opportunity for selection to impact morphological traits in crosses between two Solanum species. PeerJ.
12, e17985-e17985.
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Ruckman, S. N., Jonika, M. M., Casola, C., & Blackmon, H.
Chromosome number evolves at equal rates in holocentric and monocentric clades. 16(10), e1009076-e1009076.
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Alfieri, J. M., Hingoranee, R., Athrey, G. N., & Blackmon, H.
Domestication is associated with increased interspecific hybrid compatibility in landfowl (order: Galliformes). JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
115(1), 1-10.
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Blackmon, H., Jonika, M. M., Alfieri, J. M., Fardoun, L., & Demuth, J. P.
Drift drives the evolution of chromosome number I: The impact of trait transitions on genome evolution in Coleoptera. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
115(2), 173-182.
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Jonika, M. M., Wilhoit, K. T., Chin, M., Arekere, A., & Blackmon, H.
Drift drives the evolution of chromosome number II: The impact of range size on genome evolution in Carnivora. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
115(5), 524-531.
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Alfieri, J. M., Bolwerk, K., Hu, Z., & Blackmon, H.
From Micro to Macro: Avian Chromosome Evolution is Dominated by Natural Selection. 5(12-13), 2024.11.29.626112.
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Copeland, M., Landa, S., Owoyemi, A., Jonika, M. M., Alfieri, J., Sylvester, T., ... Casola, C.
Genome assembly of the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis Zimmerman) reveals the origins of gene content reduction in Dendroctonus. 5(05-17), 2024.05.08.592785.
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Perry, A., Eddelbuettel, D., Rosenthal, G., & Blackmon, H.
Polly: An R package for genotyping microsatellites and detecting highly polymorphic DNA markers from short-read data. Molecular Ecology Resources.
24(4), e13933.
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Wilhoit, K. T., Alexander, E. P., & Blackmon, H.
Worse than nothing at all: the inequality of fusions joining autosomes to the PAR and non-PAR portions of sex chromosomes. PeerJ.
12, e17740-e17740.
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Burch, J., Chin, M., Fontenot, B. E., Mandal, S., McKnight, T. D., Demuth, J. P., & Blackmon, H.
Wright was right: leveraging old data and new methods to illustrate the critical role of epistasis in genetics and evolution. Evolution.
78(4), 624-634.
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Rice, E. S., Alberdi, A., Alfieri, J., Athrey, G., Balacco, J. R., Bardou, P., ... Warren, W. C.
(2023).
A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants. BMC Biology.
21(1), 267.
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book
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Blackmon, H., & Demuth, J. P.
Ring Species and Speciation. Wiley.
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Blackmon, H., & Demuth, J. P.
Ring Species and Speciation. Wiley.
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chapter
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Ross, L., & Blackmon, H.
Sex Determination. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology.
(pp. 81-88).
Elsevier.
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Ross, L., & Blackmon, H.
Sex Determination. Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology.
(pp. 81-88).
Elsevier.
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conference paper
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Blackmon, H., Ross, L., & Bachtrog, D.
(2017).
Sex Determination, Sex Chromosomes, and Karyotype Evolution in Insects. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
78-93.
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Vamosi, J., Ashman, T., Bachtrog, D., Blackmon, H., Goldberg, E. E., Hahn, M. W., ... Valenzuela, N.
(2015).
Insights from the Tree of Sex: why so many ways of doing it?. Genome.
290-291.
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Blackmon, H., Ross, L., & Bachtrog, D.
(2017).
Sex Determination, Sex Chromosomes, and Karyotype Evolution in Insects. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
78-93.
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institutional repository document
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Perry, A., McGaugh, S. E., Keene, A. C., & Blackmon, H.
(2021).
CaveCrawler: An interactive analysis suite for cavefish bioinformatics
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Anderson, N. W., & Blackmon, H.
(2020).
The Probability of Fusions Joining Sex Chromosomes and Autosomes
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Hancock, Z. B., & Blackmon, H.
(2020).
Ghosts of a structured past: Impacts of ancestral patterns of isolation-by-distance on divergence-time estimation
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Rice, E. S., Alberdi, A., Alfieri, J., Athrey, G., Balacco, J. R., Bardou, P., ... Warren, W. C.
A pangenome graph reference of 30 chicken genomes allows genotyping of large and complex structural variants
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Perry, A., McGaugh, S. E., Keene, A. C., & Blackmon, H.
(2021).
CaveCrawler: An interactive analysis suite for cavefish bioinformatics
Research
Teaching
teaching activities
- ARSC101 First Yr Seminar Instructor
- BIOL100 Horizons In Biology Instructor
- BIOL291 Research Instructor
- BIOL485 Directed Studies Instructor
- BIOL491 Hnr-research Instructor
- BIOL681 Sem In Dept Colloquium Instructor
- BIOL681 Seminar: Evol Theo Reading Grp Instructor
- BIOL682 Comm Biological Science Instructor
- BIOL683 Experimental Design Biol Instructor
- BIOL685 Directed Studies Instructor
- BIOL691 Research Instructor
- BIOL694 Graduate Orientation Instructor
- EEBL610 First Year Graduate Seminar Instructor
- ENTO491 Research Instructor
- GENE691 Research Instructor
- STAT689 Sptp: R For Bioinformatics Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Alfieri, James Michael (2023-07). The Role of Hybridization and Selective Breeding in Generating Diversity in Galliformes.
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Anderson, Andrew Patrick (2019-06). Implication of Estrogen Response Elements in Expression of Secondary Sex-Traits in the Sex-Role Reversed Gulf Pipefish, Syngnathus scovelli.
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Jonika, Michelle Marie (2023-04). Patterns and Processes in the Evolution of Sequence Classes and Genomic Compartments.
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Sylvester, Terrence Pradakshana (2022-12). Broad-Scale Structural Evolution in Invertebrate Genomes and the Population Genomics of Jewel Scarabs in the Southwestern US.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Quantitative Biology, The University of Texas at Arlington - (Arlington, Texas, United States) 2015
- B.S. in Environmental Science, Oregon State University - (Corvallis, Oregon, United States) 2010
Contact
first name
- Heath
has last name
- Blackmon
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Biology
3258 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3258
USA
Other
- blackmon@tamu.edu