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- Retired Professor
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Johnston, J Professor
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- Professor, Entomology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
I estimate genome size for sequencing projects for a very wide range of vertebrates, invertebrates and plants..
I work on genome size evolution, & genomics.
My other areas of research include cytological, ecological and population genetics of arthropods.
I work on genome size evolution, & genomics.
My other areas of research include cytological, ecological and population genetics of arthropods.
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Dossey, A. T., Oppert, B., Chu, F., Lorenzen, M. D., Scheffler, B., Simpson, S., ... Ide, K.
(2023).
Genome and Genetic Engineering of the House Cricket (Acheta domesticus): A Resource for Sustainable Agriculture. Biomolecules.
13(4), 589-589.
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Holmes, V. R., & Johnston, J. S.
(2023).
Differential Gene Expression of Innate Immune Response Genes Consequent to Solenopsis invicta Virus-3 Infection. Genes.
14(1), 188-188.
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Li, Z., Li, Y., Xue, A. Z., Dang, V. y., Holmes, V. R., Johnston, J. S., Barrick, J. E., & Moran, N. A.
(2022).
The Genomic Basis of Evolutionary Novelties in a Leafhopper. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE).
39(9), msac184.
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Meslin, C., Mainet, P., Montagn, N., Robin, S., Legeai, F., Bretaudeau, A., ... Jacquin-Joly, E.
(2022).
Spodoptera littoralis genome mining brings insights on the dynamic of expansion of gustatory receptors in polyphagous noctuidae. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
12(8), jkac131.
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Carlson, C. R., Ter Horst, A. M., Johnston, J. S., Henry, E., Falk, B. W., & Kuo, Y.
(2022).
High-quality, chromosome-scale genome assemblies: comparisons of three Diaphorina citri (Asian citrus psyllid) geographic populations. DNA Research.
29(4), dsac027.
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Bliveau, C., Gagn, P., Picq, S., Vernygora, O., Keeling, C. I., Pinkney, K., ... Cusson, M.
(2022).
The Spruce Budworm Genome: Reconstructing the Evolutionary History of Antifreeze Proteins. Genome Biology and Evolution.
14(6), evac087.
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Holmes, V. R., & Johnston, J. S.
(2022).
The Innate Immune Response of Eusocial Hymenopterans to Viral Pathogen Challenge. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: devoted to the interest of classical entomology.
115(2), 141-147.
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Oppert, B., Muszewska, A., Steczkiewicz, K., atovi-Vuki, E., Plohl, M., Fabrick, J. A., ... Campbell, J. F.
(2022).
The Genome of Rhyzopertha dominica (Fab.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae): Adaptation for Success. Genes.
13(3), 446-446.
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Sparks, M. E., Hebert, F. O., Johnston, J. S., Hamelin, R. C., Cusson, M., Levesque, R. C., & Gundersen-Rindal, D. E.
(2021).
Sequencing, assembly and annotation of the whole-insect genome of Lymantria dispar dispar, the European gypsy moth. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
11(8), jkab150-.
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Johnston, J. S., & Hjelmen, C. E.
(2021).
Special Issue: Genetic Basis of Phenotypic Variation in Drosophila and Other Insects. Genes.
12(8), 1212-1212.
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Palatini, U., Masri, R. A., Cosme, L. V., Koren, S., Thibaud-Nissen, F., Biedler, J. K., ... Bonizzoni, M.
(2021).
Author Correction: Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus. 22(1), 205.
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Raszick, T. J., Dickens, C. M., Perkin, L. C., Tessnow, A. E., Suh, C., Ruiz-Arce, R., ... Sword, G. A.
(2021).
Population genomics and phylogeography of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in the United States, northern Mexico, and Argentina. Evolutionary Applications.
14(7), 1778-1793.
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Tvedte, E. S., Gasser, M., Sparklin, B. C., Michalski, J., Hjelmen, C. E., Johnston, J. S., ... Dunning Hotopp, J. C.
(2021).
Comparison of long-read sequencing technologies in interrogating bacteria and fly genomes. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
11(6), jkab083.
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Main, B. J., Marcantonio, M., Johnston, J. S., Rasgon, J. L., Brown, C. T., & Barker, C. M.
(2021).
Whole-genome assembly of Culex tarsalis. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
11(2), jkaa063.
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Hancock, Z. B., Hardin, F. O., Murthy, A., Hillhouse, A., & Johnston, J. S.
(2021).
Rapid genomic expansion and purging associated with habitat transitions in a Glade of beach crustaceans (Amphipoda: Haustoriidae). Journal of Crustacean Biology.
41(3),
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Pflug, J. M., Holmes, V. R., Burrus, C., Johnston, J. S., & Maddison, D. R.
(2020).
Measuring Genome Sizes Using Read-Depth, k-mers, and Flow Cytometry: Methodological Comparisons in Beetles (Coleoptera). G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics.
10(9), 3047-3060.
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Palatini, U., Masri, R. A., Cosme, L. V., Koren, S., Thibaud-Nissen, F., Biedler, J. K., ... Bonizzoni, M.
(2020).
Improved reference genome of the arboviral vector Aedes albopictus. 21(1), 215.
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Wenger, J. A., Cassone, B. J., Legeai, F., Johnston, J. S., Bansal, R., Yates, A. D., ... Michel, A.
(2020).
Whole genome sequence of the soybean aphid, Aphis glycines. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
123, 102917-102917.
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Driscoll, T. P., Verhoeve, V. I., Gillespie, J. J., Johnston, J. S., Guillotte, M. L., Rennoll-Bankert, K. E., ... Azad, A. F.
(2020).
A chromosome-level assembly of the cat flea genome uncovers rampant gene duplication and genome size plasticity. BMC Biology.
18(1), 70.
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Hazzouri, K. M., Sudalaimuthuasari, N., Kundu, B., Nelson, D., Al-Deeb, M. A., Le Mansour, A., ... Amiri, K.
(2020).
The genome of pest Rhynchophorus ferrugineus reveals gene families important at the plant-beetle interface. Communications Biology.
3(1), 323.
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Sparks, M. E., Bansal, R., Benoit, J. B., Blackburn, M. B., Chao, H., Chen, M., ... Gundersen-Rindal, D. E.
(2020).
Brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stl), genome: putative underpinnings of polyphagy, insecticide resistance potential and biology of a top worldwide pest. BMC GENOMICS.
21(1), 227.
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Julca, I., Marcet-Houben, M., Cruz, F., Vargas-Chavez, C., Johnston, J. S., Gmez-Garrido, J., ... Gabaldn, T.
(2020).
Phylogenomics Identifies an Ancestral Burst of Gene Duplications Predating the Diversification of Aphidomorpha. Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE).
37(3), 730-756.
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Johnston, J. S., Zapalac, M. E., & Hjelmen, C. E.
(2020).
Flying High-Muscle-Specific Underreplication in Drosophila. Genes.
11(3), 246-246.
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Hjelmen, C. E., Parrott, J. J., Srivastav, S. P., McGuane, A. S., Ellis, L. L., Stewart, A. D., Johnston, J. S., & Tarone, A. M.
(2020).
Effect of Phenotype Selection on Genome Size Variation in Two Species of Diptera. Genes.
11(2), 218-218.
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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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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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Strickland, L. R., Arias, C. F., Rodriguez, V., Johnston, J. S., McMillan, W. O., & Windsor, D.
(2019).
Inheritance, distribution and genetic differentiation of a color polymorphism in Panamanian populations of the tortoise beetle, Chelymorpha alternans (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Heredity.
122(5), 558-569.
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Panfilio, K. A., Vargas Jentzsch, I. M., Benoit, J. B., Erezyilmaz, D., Suzuki, Y., Colella, S., ... Richards, S.
(2019).
Molecular evolutionary trends and feeding ecology diversification in the Hemiptera, anchored by the milkweed bug genome. 20(1), 64.
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Hjelmen, C. E., Garrett, M. A., Holmes, V. R., Mynes, M., Piron, E., & Johnston, J. S.
(2019).
Genome Size Evolution within and between the Sexes. JOURNAL OF HEREDITY.
110(2), 219-228.
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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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Matthews, B. J., Dudchenko, O., Kingan, S. B., Koren, S., Antoshechkin, I., Crawford, J. E., ... Vosshall, L. B.
(2018).
Improved reference genome of Aedes aegypti informs arbovirus vector control. Nature.
563(7732), 501-507.
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Henriques, D., Wallberg, A., Chvez-Galarza, J., Johnston, J. S., Webster, M. T., & Pinto, M. A.
(2018).
Whole genome SNP-associated signatures of local adaptation in honeybees of the Iberian Peninsula. Scientific Reports.
8(1), 11145.
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Poynton, H. C., Hasenbein, S., Benoit, J. B., Sepulveda, M. S., Poelchau, M. F., Hughes, D., ... Richards, S.
(2018).
The Toxicogenome of Hyalella azteca: A Model for Sediment Ecotoxicology and Evolutionary Toxicology. Environmental Science and Technology.
52(10), 6009-6022.
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Silva, A. A., Braga, L. S., Corra, A. S., Holmes, V. R., Johnston, J. S., Oppert, B., Guedes, R., & Tavares, M. G.
(2018).
Comparative cytogenetics and derived phylogenic relationship among Sitophilus grain weevils (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Dryophthorinae). Comparative Cytogenetics: international journal of plant and animal cytogenetics, karyosystematics and molecular systematics.
12(2), 223-245.
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Muoz, I., Henriques, D., Jara, L., Johnston, J. S., Chvez-Galarza, J., De La Ra, P., & Pinto, M. A.
(2017).
SNPs selected by information content outperform randomly selected microsatellite loci for delineating genetic identification and introgression in the endangered dark European honeybee (Apis mellifera mellifera). Molecular Ecology Resources.
17(4), 783-795.
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Lower, S. S., Johnston, J. S., Stanger-Hall, K. F., Hjelmen, C. E., Hanrahan, S. J., Korunes, K., & Hall, D.
(2017).
Genome Size in North American Fireflies: Substantial Variation Likely Driven by Neutral Processes. Genome Biology and Evolution.
9(6), 1499-1512.
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Hjelmen, C. E., & Johnston, J. S.
(2017).
The mode and tempo of genome size evolution in the subgenus Sophophora. PLoS ONE.
12(3), e0173505-e0173505.
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Rangel, J., Baum, K., Rubink, W. L., Coulson, R. N., Johnston, J. S., & Traver, B. E.
(2016).
Prevalence of Nosema species in a feral honey bee population: a 20-year survey. Apidologie.
47(4), 561-571.
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Rangel, J., Giresi, M., Pinto, M. A., Baum, K. A., Rubink, W. L., Coulson, R. N., & Johnston, J. S.
(2016).
Africanization of a feral honey bee (Apis mellifera) population in South Texas: does a decade make a difference?. Ecology and Evolution.
6(7), 2158-2169.
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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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Benoit, J. B., Adelman, Z. N., Reinhardt, K., Dolan, A., Poelchau, M., Jennings, E. C., ... Richards, S.
(2016).
Unique features of a global human ectoparasite identified through sequencing of the bed bug genome. Nature Communications.
7(1), 10165.
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Arnqvist, G., Sayadi, A., Immonen, E., Hotzy, C., Rankin, D., Tuda, M., Hjelmen, C. E., & Johnston, J. S.
(2015).
Genome size correlates with reproductive fitness in seed beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
282(1815), 20151421-20151421.
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Chvez-Galarza, J., Henriques, D., Johnston, J. S., Carneiro, M., Rufino, J., Patton, J. C., & Pinto, M. A.
(2015).
Revisiting the Iberian honey bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis) contact zone: maternal and genome-wide nuclear variations provide support for secondary contact from historical refugia. Molecular Ecology.
24(12), 2973-2992.
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Kapheim, K. M., Pan, H., Li, C., Salzberg, S. L., Puiu, D., Magoc, T., ... Zhang, G.
(2015).
Social evolution. Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living. Science.
348(6239), 1139-1143.
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Cheng, W., Lei, J., Fox, C. W., Johnston, J. S., & Zhu-Salzman, K.
(2015).
Comparison of life history and genetic properties of cowpea bruchid strains and their response to hypoxia. Journal of Insect Physiology.
75, 5-11.
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Rangel, J., Strauss, K., Seedorf, K., Hjelmen, C. E., & Johnston, J. S.
(2015).
Endopolyploidy changes with age-related polyethism in the honey bee, Apis mellifera. PLoS ONE.
10(4), e0122208-e0122208.
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Muoz, I., Henriques, D., Johnston, J. S., Chvez-Galarza, J., Kryger, P., & Pinto, M. A.
(2015).
Reduced SNP panels for genetic identification and introgression analysis in the dark honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera). PLoS ONE.
10(4), e0124365-e0124365.
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Pimsler, M. L., Pape, T., Johnston, J. S., Wharton, R. A., Parrott, J. J., Restuccia, D., ... Tarone, A. M.
(2014).
Structural and Genetic Investigation of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of an Egg-Laying Population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a Species of Forensic Importance. Journal of Medical Entomology.
51(6), 1283-1295.
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Boussau, B., Walton, Z., Delgado, J. A., Collantes, F., Beani, L., Stewart, I. J., ... Huelsenbeck, J. P.
(2014).
Strepsiptera, phylogenomics and the long branch attraction problem. PLoS ONE.
9(10), e107709-e107709.
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Kelley, J. L., Peyton, J. T., Fiston-Lavier, A., Teets, N. M., Yee, M., Johnston, J. S., ... Denlinger, D. L.
(2014).
Compact genome of the Antarctic midge is likely an adaptation to an extreme environment. Nature Communications.
5(1), 4611.
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Portnoy, D. S., Hollenbeck, C. M., Johnston, J. S., Casman, H. M., & Gold, J. R.
(2014).
Parthenogenesis in a whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus involves a reduction in ploidy. Journal of Fish Biology.
85(2), 502-508.
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Ellis, L. L., Huang, W., Quinn, A. M., Ahuja, A., Alfrejd, B., Gomez, F. E., ... Tarone, A. M.
(2014).
Intrapopulation genome size variation in D. melanogaster reflects life history variation and plasticity. PLOS Genetics.
10(7), e1004522-e1004522.
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Huang, W., Massouras, A., Inoue, Y., Peiffer, J., Rmia, M., Tarone, A. M., ... Mackay, T.
(2014).
Natural variation in genome architecture among 205 Drosophila melanogaster Genetic Reference Panel lines. Genome Research.
24(7), 1193-1208.
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Soria-Carrasco, V., Gompert, Z., Comeault, A. A., Farkas, T. E., Parchman, T. L., Johnston, J. S., ... Nosil, P.
(2014).
Stick insect genomes reveal natural selection's role in parallel speciation. Science.
344(6185), 738-742.
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Tarone, A. M., Tomberlin, J. K., Johnston, J. S., Wallace, J. R., Benbow, M. E., Mohr, R., Mondor, E. B., & Vanlaerhoven, S. L.
(2014).
Reply: A correspondence from a maturing discipline. Journal of Medical Entomology.
51(3), 490-492.
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Alice Pinto, M., Henriques, D., Chavez-Galarza, J., Kryger, P., Garnery, L., van der Zee, R., ... Johnston, J. S.
(2014).
Genetic integrity of the Dark European honey bee (Apis mellifera mellifera) from protected populations: a genome-wide assessment using SNPs and mtDNA sequence data. Journal of Apicultural Research.
53(2), 269-278.
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Scholes, D. R., Suarez, A. V., Smith, A. A., Johnston, J. S., & Paige, K. N.
(2014).
Organ-specific patterns of endopolyploidy in the giant ant Dinoponera australis. Journal of Hymenoptera Research.
37(37), 113-126.
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Chvez-Galarza, J., Henriques, D., Johnston, J. S., Azevedo, J. C., Patton, J. C., Muoz, I., De la Ra, P., & Pinto, M. A.
(2013).
Signatures of selection in the Iberian honey bee (Apis mellifera iberiensis) revealed by a genome scan analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms. Molecular Ecology.
22(23), 5890-5907.
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Johnston, J. S., Schoener, M., & McMahon, D. P.
(2013).
DNA Underreplication in the Majority of Nuclei in the Drosophila Melanogaster Thorax: Evidence from Suur and Flow Cytometry. Journal of Molecular Biology Research.
3(1), 47-54.
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Jacobson, A. L., Johnston, J. S., Rotenberg, D., Whitfield, A. E., Booth, W., Vargo, E. L., & Kennedy, G. G.
(2013).
Genome size and ploidy of Thysanoptera. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
22(1), 12-17.
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Picard, C. J., Deblois, K., Tovar, F., Bradley, J. L., Johnston, J. S., & Tarone, A. M.
(2013).
Increasing precision in development-based postmortem interval estimates: what's sex got to do with it?. Journal of Medical Entomology.
50(2), 425-431.
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Kathirithamby, J., Lechner, G. K., McMahon, D. P., Bryson, A. L., & Johnston, J. S.
(2012).
A FREE RIDE AND LUNCH: STYLOPIZATION IN THE SOLITARY HUNTING WASP, AMMOPHILA FERNALDI MURRAY AND A. PICTIPENNIS (WALSH) (HYMENOPTERA: SPHECIDAE) BY PARAXENOS LUGUBRIS PIERCE (STREPSIPTERA). PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON.
114(4), 464-475.
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Picard, C. J., Johnston, J. S., & Tarone, A. M.
(2012).
Genome sizes of forensically relevant Diptera. Journal of Medical Entomology.
49(1), 192-197.
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Sirvi, A., Johnston, J. S., Wenseleers, T., & Pamilo, P.
(2011).
A high recombination rate in eusocial Hymenoptera: evidence from the common wasp Vespula vulgaris. BMC Genetics.
12(1), 95-95.
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Weiss, T. L., Johnston, J. S., Fujisawa, K., Okada, S., & Devarenne, T. P.
(2011).
Genome size and phylogenetic analysis of the A and L races of Botryococcus braunii. 23(5), 833-839.
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Hanrahan, S. J., & Johnston, J. S.
(2011).
New genome size estimates of 134 species of arthropods. Chromosome Research: the international journal for all aspects of chromosome and nuclear biology.
19(6), 809-823.
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Baxter, S. W., Davey, J. W., Johnston, J. S., Shelton, A. M., Heckel, D. G., Jiggins, C. D., & Blaxter, M. L.
(2011).
Linkage mapping and comparative genomics using next-generation RAD sequencing of a non-model organism. PLoS ONE.
6(4), e19315-e19315.
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Hare, E. E., & Johnston, J. S.
(2011).
Genome size determination using flow cytometry of propidium iodide-stained nuclei. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.).
772, 3-12.
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Gokhman, V. E., Johnston, J. S., Small, C., Rajwani, R., Hanrahan, S. J., & Govind, S.
(2011).
Genomic and karyotypic variation in Drosophila parasitoids (Hymenoptera, Cynipoidea, Figitidae). Comparative Cytogenetics: international journal of plant and animal cytogenetics, karyosystematics and molecular systematics.
5(3), 211-221.
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Cornman, S. R., Schatz, M. C., Johnston, S. J., Chen, Y., Pettis, J., Hunt, G., ... Evans, J. D.
(2010).
Genomic survey of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, a major pest of the honey bee Apis mellifera. BMC GENOMICS.
11(1), 602.
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Kirkness, E. F., Haas, B. J., Sun, W., Braig, H. R., Perotti, M. A., Clark, J. M., ... Pittendrigh, B. R.
(2010).
Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
107(27), 12168-12173.
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Weiss, T. L., Johnston, J. S., Fujisawa, K., Sumimoto, K., Okada, S., Chappell, J., & Devarenne, T. P.
(2010).
PHYLOGENETIC PLACEMENT, GENOME SIZE, AND GC CONTENT OF THE LIQUID-HYDROCARBON-PRODUCING GREEN MICROALGA BOTRYOCOCCUS BRAUNII STRAIN BERKELEY (SHOWA) (CHLOROPHYTA). 46(3), 534-540.
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International Aphid Genomics Consortium.
(2010).
Genome sequence of the pea aphid Acyrthosiphon pisum. PLOS Biology.
8(2), e1000313-e1000313.
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Schmidt-Ott, U., Rafiqi, A. M., Sander, K., & Johnston, J. S.
(2009).
Extremely small genomes in two unrelated dipteran insects with shared early developmental traits. 219(4), 207-210.
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Azizi, T., Johnston, J. S., & Vinson, S. B.
(2009).
Initiation of flight muscle apoptosis and wing casting in the red imported fire ant Solenopsis invicta. Physiological Entomology.
34(1), 79-85.
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Barcenas, N. M., Thompson, N. J., Gomez-Tovar, V., Morales-Ramos, F. A., & Johnston, J. S.
(2008).
Sex Determination and Genome Size in Catolaccus grandis (Burks, 1954) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research.
17(2), 201-209.
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Gregory, T. R., & Johnston, J. S.
(2008).
Genome size diversity in the family Drosophilidae. Heredity.
101(3), 228-238.
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Bennett, M. D., Price, H. J., & Johnston, J. S.
(2008).
Anthocyanin inhibits propidium iodide DNA fluorescence in Euphorbia pulcherrima: implications for genome size variation and flow cytometry. Annals of Botany.
101(6), 777-790.
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Abubucker, S., Martin, J., Yin, Y., Fulton, L., Yang, S., Hallsworth-Pepin, K., ... Mitreva, M.
(2008).
The canine hookworm genome: analysis and classification of Ancylostoma caninum survey sequences. Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.
157(2), 187-192.
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Tsutsui, N. D., Suarez, A. V., Spagna, J. C., & Johnston, J. S.
(2008).
The evolution of genome size in ants. BMC Ecology.
8(1), 64-64.
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Johnston, J. S., Yoon, K. S., Strycharz, J. P., Pittendrigh, B. R., & Clark, J. M.
(2007).
Body lice and head lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae) have the smallest genomes of any hemimetabolous insect reported to date. Journal of Medical Entomology.
44(6), 1009-1012.
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Kathirithamby, J., Gillespie, J. J., Jimenez-Guri, E., Cognato, A. I., & Johnston, J. S.
(2007).
High nucleotide divergence in a dimorphic parasite with disparate hosts. ZOOTAXA.
1636(1636), 59-68.
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Nene, V., Wortman, J. R., Lawson, D., Haas, B., Kodira, C., Tu, Z. J., ... Severson, D. W.
(2007).
Genome sequence of Aedes aegypti, a major arbovirus vector. Science.
316(5832), 1718-1723.
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Geraci, N. S., Spencer Johnston, J., Paul Robinson, J., Wikel, S. K., & Hill, C. A.
(2007).
Variation in genome size of argasid and ixodid ticks. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.
37(5), 399-408.
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Azizi, T., Johnston, J. S., & Vinson, S. B.
(2007).
A gene involved in postmating flight muscle degeneration in red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) queens. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: devoted to the interest of classical entomology.
100(2), 270-274.
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Pinto, M. A., Sheppard, W. S., Johnston, J. S., Rubink, W. L., Coulson, R. N., Schiff, N. M., Kandemir, I., & Patton, J. C.
(2007).
Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of African Origin Exist in Non-Africanized Areas of the Southern United States: Evidence from Mitochondrial DNA. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: devoted to the interest of classical entomology.
100(2), 289-295.
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Pinto, M. A., Sheppard, W. S., Johnston, J. S., Rubink, W. L., Coulson, R. N., Schiff, N. M., Kandemir, I., & Patton, J. C.
(2007).
Honey bees (Hymenoptera : Apidae) of African origin exist in non-Africanized areas of the Southern United States: Evidence from mitochondrial DNA. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: devoted to the interest of classical entomology.
100(2), 289-295.
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Azizi, T., Johnston, J. S., & Vinson, S. B.
(2007).
Physiology, biochemistry, and topology: A gene involved in postmating flight muscle degeneration in red imported fire ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) queens. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: devoted to the interest of classical entomology.
100(2), 270-274.
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Pittendrigh, B. R., Clark, J. M., Johnston, J. S., Lee, S. H., Romero-Severson, J., & Dasch, G. A.
(2006).
Sequencing of a new target genome: the Pediculus humanus humanus (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) genome project. Journal of Medical Entomology.
43(6), 1103-1111.
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Gillespie, J. J., Johnston, J. S., Cannone, J. J., & Gutell, R. R.
(2006).
Characteristics of the nuclear (18S, 5.8S, 28S and 5S) and mitochondrial (12S and 16S) rRNA genes of Apis mellifera (Insecta: Hymenoptera): structure, organization, and retrotransposable elements. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
15(5), 657-686.
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Honeybee Genome Sequencing Consortium.
(2006).
Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera. Nature.
443(7114), 931-949.
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Whitfield, C. W., Behura, S. K., Berlocher, S. H., Clark, A. G., Johnston, J. S., Sheppard, W. S., ... Tsutsui, N. D.
(2006).
Thrice out of Africa: ancient and recent expansions of the honey bee, Apis mellifera. Science.
314(5799), 642-645.
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Gillespie, J. J., McKenna, C. H., Yoder, M. J., Gutell, R. R., Johnston, J. S., Kathirithamby, J., & Cognato, A. I.
(2005).
Assessing the odd secondary structural properties of nuclear small subunit ribosomal RNA sequences (18S) of the twisted-wing parasites (Insecta: Strepsiptera). INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
14(6), 625-643.
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Jiggins, C. D., Mavarez, J., Beltrn, M., McMillan, W. O., Johnston, J. S., & Bermingham, E.
(2005).
A genetic linkage map of the mimetic butterfly Heliconius melpomene. Genetics.
171(2), 557-570.
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Pinto, M. A., Rubink, W. L., Patton, J. C., Coulson, R. N., & Johnston, J. S.
(2005).
Africanization in the United States: replacement of feral European honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) by an African hybrid swarm. Genetics.
170(4), 1653-1665.
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Coulson, R. N., Pinto, M. A., Tchakerian, M. D., Baum, K. A., Rubink, W. L., & Johnston, J. S.
(2005).
Feral honey bees in pine forest landscapes of east Texas. Forest Ecology and Management.
215(1-3), 91-102.
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DeSalle, R., Gregory, T. R., & Johnston, J. S.
(2005).
Preparation of samples for comparative studies of arthropod chromosomes: visualization, in situ hybridization, and genome size estimation. METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY.
395(Genetica1152002), 460-488.
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Tobler, A., Kapan, D., Flanagan, N. S., Gonzalez, C., Peterson, E., Jiggins, C. D., ... McMillan, W. O.
(2005).
First-generation linkage map of the warningly colored butterfly Heliconius erato. Heredity.
94(4), 408-417.
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Johnston, J. S., Pepper, A. E., Hall, A. E., Chen, Z. J., Hodnett, G., Drabek, J., Lopez, R., & Price, H. J.
(2005).
Evolution of genome size in Brassicaceae. Annals of Botany.
95(1), 229-235.
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Price, H. J., Dillon, S. L., Hodnett, G., Rooney, W. L., Ross, L., & Johnston, J. S.
(2005).
Genome evolution in the genus Sorghum (Poaceae). Annals of Botany.
95(1), 219-227.
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Johnston, J. S., Ross, L. D., Beani, L., Hughes, D. P., & Kathirithamby, J.
(2004).
Tiny genomes and endoreduplication in Strepsiptera. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY.
13(6), 581-585.
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Dillon, S. L., Lawrence, P. K., Henry, R. J., Ross, L., Price, H. J., & Johnston, J. S.
(2004).
Sorghum laxiflorum and S-macrospermum, the Australian native species most closely related to the cultivated S-bicolor based on ITS1 and ndhF sequence analysis of 25 Sorghum species. Plant Systematics and Evolution.
249(3-4), 233-246.
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Ren, S., Johnston, J. S., Shippen, D. E., & McKnight, T. D.
(2004).
TELOMERASE ACTIVATOR1 induces telomerase activity and potentiates responses to auxin in Arabidopsis. The Plant Cell.
16(11), 2910-2922.
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Pinto, M. A., Rubink, W. L., Coulson, R. N., Patton, J. C., & Johnston, J. S.
(2004).
Temporal pattern of africanization in a feral honeybee population from Texas inferred from mitochondrial DNA. Evolution.
58(5), 1047-1055.
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Kathirithamby, J., & Johnston, J. S.
(2004).
The discovery after 94 years of the elusive female of a myrmecolacid (Strepsiptera), and the cryptic species of Caenocholax fenyesi Pierce sensu lato. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
271 Suppl 3(Suppl 3), S5-S8.
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Pinto, M. A., Johnston, J. S., Rubink, W. L., Coulson, R. N., Patton, J. C., & Sheppard, W. S.
(2003).
Identification of Africanized honey bee (Hymenoptera : Apidae) mitochondrial DNA: Validation of a rapid polymerase chain reaction-based assay. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: devoted to the interest of classical entomology.
96(5), 679-684.
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Kathirithamby, J., Ross, L. D., & Johnston, J. S.
(2003).
Masquerading as self? Endoparasitic Strepsiptera (Insecta) enclose themselves in host-derived epidermal bag. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
100(13), 7655-7659.
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Bennett, M. D., Leitch, I. J., Price, H. J., & Johnston, J. S.
(2003).
Comparisons with Caenorhabditis (approximately 100 Mb) and Drosophila (approximately 175 Mb) using flow cytometry show genome size in Arabidopsis to be approximately 157 Mb and thus approximately 25% larger than the Arabidopsis genome initiative estimate of approximately 125 Mb. Annals of Botany.
91(5), 547-557.
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Wendel, J. F., Cronn, R. C., Johnston, J. S., & Price, H. J.
(2002).
Feast and famine in plant genomes. Genetica.
115(1), 37-47.
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WILLIAMS, C. G., JOYNER, K. L., AUCKLAND, L. D., JOHNSTON, S., & PRICE, H. J.
(2002).
Genomic consequences of interspecific Pinus spp. hybridization. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
75(4), 503-508.
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Auckland, L. D., Johnston, J. S., Price, H. J., & Bridgwater, F. E.
(2001).
Stability of nuclear DNA content among divergent and isolated populations of Fraser fir. Botany.
79(11), 1375-1378.
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Grauke, L. J., Price, H. J., & Johnston, J. S.
(2001).
Genome size of pecan as determined by flow cytometry. Hortscience.
36(4), 814-814.
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Joyner, K. L., Wang, X. R., Johnston, J. S., Price, H. J., & Williams, C. G.
(2001).
DNA content for Asian pines parallels New World relatives. Botany.
79(2), 192-196.
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Hall, S. E., Dvorak, W. S., Johnston, J. S., Price, H. J., & Williams, C. G.
(2000).
Flow cytometric analysis of DNA content for tropical and temperate New World pines. Annals of Botany.
86(6), 1081-1086.
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Price, H. J., Hodnett, G., & Johnston, J. S.
(2000).
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) leaves contain compounds that reduce nuclear propidium iodide fluorescence. Annals of Botany.
86(5), 929-934.
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Bennett, M. D., Johnston, S., Hodnett, G. L., & Price, H. J.
(2000).
Allium cepa L. Cultivars from Four Continents Compared by Flow Cytometry show Nuclear DNA Constancy. Annals of Botany.
85(3), 351-357.
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Petrov, D. A., Sangster, T. A., Johnston, J. S., Hartl, D. L., & Shaw, K. L.
(2000).
Evidence for DNA loss as a determinant of genome size. Science.
287(5455), 1060-1062.
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Johnston, J. S., Bennett, M. D., Rayburn, A. L., Galbraith, D. W., & Price, H. J.
(1999).
Reference standards for determination of DNA content of plant nuclei. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.
86(5), 609-613.
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Price, H. J., Morgan, P. W., & Johnston, J. S.
(1998).
Environmentally correlated variation in 2C nuclear DNA content measurements in Helianthus annuus L. Annals of Botany.
82(suppl_1), 95-98.
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Cook, J. L., Johnston, J. S., Gold, R. E., & Vinson, S. B.
(1997).
Distribution of Caenocholax fenyesi (Strepsiptera : Myrmecolacidae) and the habitats most likely to contain its stylopized host, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). Environmental Entomology.
26(6), 1258-1262.
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Price, H. J., & Johnston, J. S.
(1996).
Influence of light on DNA content of Helianthus annuus Linnaeus. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
93(20), 11264-11267.
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Johnston, J. S., Jensen, A., Czeschin, D. G., & Price, H. J.
(1996).
Environmentally induced nuclear 2C DNA content instability in Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.
83(9), 1113-1120.
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Peterson, D. G., Stack, S. M., Price, H. J., & Johnston, J. S.
(1996).
DNA content of heterochromatin and euchromatin in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) pachytene chromosomes. Genome.
39(1), 77-82.
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MOUNEIMNE, Y., COLLISSON, E., JOHNSTON, J. S., & MEOLA, R.
(1994).
ELECTROINSERTION OF PROTEINS INTO RED-BLOOD-CELLS MEMBRANE - A NOVEL METHOD OF DRUG TARGETING. Advances in the biosciences.
92, 31-36.
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THINDWA, H. P., TEETES, G. L., & JOHNSTON, J. S.
(1994).
GREENBUG DNA CONTENT. SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST.
19(4), 371-378.
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WAKAMIYA, I., NEWTON, R. J., JOHNSTON, J. S., & PRICE, H. J.
(1993).
GENOME SIZE AND ENVIRONMENTAL-FACTORS IN THE GENUS PINUS. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.
80(11), 1235-1241.
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Templeton, A. R., Hollocher, H., & Johnston, J. S.
(1993).
The molecular through ecological genetics of abnormal abdomen in Drosophila mercatorum. V. Female phenotypic expression on natural genetic backgrounds and in natural environments. Genetics.
134(2), 475-485.
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Jackson, R. C., Crane, C. F., Johnston, J. S., Ellison, J. R., & Price, H. J.
(1993).
Aneuploidy, structural chromosome changes, and DNA amounts in the annual taxa of the Haplopappus spinulosus complex. Chromosome Research: the international journal for all aspects of chromosome and nuclear biology.
1(1), 53-61.
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GOMEZ, M., JOHNSTON, J. S., ELLISON, J. R., & PRICE, H. J.
(1993).
NUCLEAR 2C DNA CONTENT OF GOSSYPIUM-HIRSUTUM L ACCESSIONS DETERMINED BY FLOW-CYTOMETRY. Theory in Biosciences.
112(4), 351-357.
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KATHIRITHAMBY, J., & JOHNSTON, J. S.
(1992).
STYLOPIZATION OF SOLENOPSIS-INVICTA (HYMENOPTERA, FORMICIDAE) BY CAENOCHOLAX-FENYESI (STREPSIPTERA, MYRMECOLACIDAE) IN TEXAS. Annals of the Entomological Society of America: devoted to the interest of classical entomology.
85(3), 293-297.
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Hollocher, H., Templeton, A. R., DeSalle, R., & Johnston, J. S.
(1992).
The molecular through ecological genetics of abnormal abdomen. IV. Components of genetic variation in a natural population of Drosophila mercatorum. Genetics.
130(2), 355-366.
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MICHAELSON, M. J., PRICE, H. J., JOHNSTON, J. S., & ELLISON, J. R.
(1991).
VARIATION OF NUCLEAR-DNA CONTENT IN HELIANTHUS-ANNUUS (ASTERACEAE). AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.
78(9), 1238-1243.
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MICHAELSON, M. J., PRICE, H. J., ELLISON, J. R., & JOHNSTON, J. S.
(1991).
COMPARISON OF PLANT DNA CONTENTS DETERMINED BY FEULGEN MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY AND LASER FLOW-CYTOMETRY. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY.
78(2), 183-188.
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DUNTON, R. F., VINSON, S. B., & JOHNSTON, J. S.
(1991).
UNIQUE ISOZYME ELECTROMORPHS IN POLYGYNOUS RED IMPORTED FIRE ANT POPULATIONS. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology.
19(6), 453-&.
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Cluck, T. W., Plapp, F. W., & Johnston, J. S.
(1990).
Genetics of organophosphate resistance in field populations of the house fly (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.
83(1), 48-54.
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Templeton, A. R., Hollocher, H., Lawler, S., & Johnston, J. S.
(1989).
Natural selection and ribosomal DNA in Drosophila. Genome.
31(1), 296-303.
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DeSalle, R., Templeton, A., Mori, I., Pletscher, S., & Johnston, J. S.
(1987).
Temporal and spatial heterogeneity of mtDNA polymorphisms in natural populations of Drosophila mercatorum. Genetics.
116(2), 215-223.
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Templeton, A. R., Johnston, J. S., & Sing, C. F.
(1987).
The proximate and ultimate control of aging in Drosophila and humans. Basic life sciences.
42, 123-133.
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Cluck, T., Plapp, F. W., & Johnston, J. S.
(1985).
Metabolic resistance to insecticides: heterozygosity at the chromosome II locus in house flies, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae). Journal of Economic Entomology.
78(5), 1015-1019.
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Johnston, J. S.
(1982).
Genetic variation for anemotaxis (wind-directed movement) in laboratory and wild-caught populations of Drosophilia. Behavior Genetics.
12(3), 281-293.
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JOHNSTON, J. S., & ELLISON, J. R.
(1982).
EXACT AGE-DETERMINATION IN LABORATORY AND FIELD-CAUGHT DROSOPHILA. Journal of Insect Physiology.
28(9), 773-779.
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Richardson, R. H., & Johnston, J. S.
(1975).
Behavioral components of dispersal in Drosophila mimica. Oecologia.
20(4), 287-299.
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Johnston, J. S.
Tissue-specific patterns of endopolyploidy in the giant ant Dinoponera australis
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Dossey, A. T., Oppert, B., Chu, F., Lorenzen, M. D., Scheffler, B., Simpson, S., ... Ide, K.
(2023).
Genome and Genetic Engineering of the House Cricket (Acheta domesticus): A Resource for Sustainable Agriculture. Biomolecules.
13(4), 589-589.
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chapter
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Johnston, J. S., Bernardini, A., & Hjelmen, C. E.
(2019).
Genome Size Estimation and Quantitative Cytogenetics in Insects. Brown, S. J., & Pfrender, M. E. (Eds.),
Insect Genomics: Methods and Protocols.
(pp. 15-26).
Springer New York.
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Chavez-Galarza, J., Henriques, D., Johnston, J. S., Azevedo, J., Munoz, I., De la Rua, P., ... Pinto, M. A.
(2012).
Detection of loci under selection in Apis mellifera iberiensis as compared with two frequentist methods. IV Jornadas Nacionais de Gentica e Biotecnologia.
(pp. 78-80).
UTAD.
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Johnston, J. S., Bernardini, A., & Hjelmen, C. E.
(2019).
Genome Size Estimation and Quantitative Cytogenetics in Insects. Brown, S. J., & Pfrender, M. E. (Eds.),
Insect Genomics: Methods and Protocols.
(pp. 15-26).
Springer New York.
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institutional repository document
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Douglas, T. E., Mrquez, R., Holmes, V. R., Johnston, J. S., & Tarvin, R. D.
(2023).
Genome size evolution and phenotypic correlates in the poison frog family Dendrobatidae
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Dossey, A. T., Oppert, B., Chu, F., Lorenzen, M. D., Scheffler, B., Simpson, S., ... Ide, K.
(2022).
Genome and Genetic Engineering of the House Cricket (Acheta domesticus): Applications for Sustainable Agriculture
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Meslin, C., Mainet, P., Montagn, N., Robin, S., Legeai, F., Bretaudeau, A., ... Jacquin-Joly, E.
(2021).
Spodoptera littoralis genome mining brings insights on the dynamic of expansion of gustatory receptors in polyphagous noctuidae
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Panfilio, K. A., Jentzsch, I., Benoit, J. B., Erezyilmaz, D., Suzuki, Y., Colella, S., ... Richards, S.
(2017).
Molecular evolutionary trends and feeding ecology diversification in the Hemiptera, anchored by the milkweed bug genome
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Douglas, T. E., Mrquez, R., Holmes, V. R., Johnston, J. S., & Tarvin, R. D.
(2023).
Genome size evolution and phenotypic correlates in the poison frog family Dendrobatidae
Teaching
teaching activities
- BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor
- ENTO491 Research Instructor
- ENTO681 Seminar Instructor
- ENTO685 Directed Studies Instructor
- ENTO691 Research Instructor
- FIVS308 Hnr-forensic Impl Inheritance Instructor
- FIVS491 Research Instructor
- GENE412 Population & Ecol Gen Instructor
- GENE412 Population & Ecol Gen Instructor
- GENE491 Hnr-research Instructor
- GENE685 Directed Studies Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Aquino Perez, Gildardo (2009-05). Generation of an integrated karyotype of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) by banding pattern and fluorescent in situ hybridization.
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Hjelmen, Carl Ernest (2017-07). Phylogenetic Analyses of Genome Size Evolution in Drosophilidae.
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Pinto, Maria Alice (2004-09). Temporal genetic structure of feral honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a coastal prairie habitat of southern Texas: impact of Africanization.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Genetics, University of Arizona - (Tucson, Arizona, United States) 1972
- B.S. in Zoology, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States) 1967
Contact
first name
- J
has last name
- Johnston
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Entomology
2475 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2745
USA
Other
- spencerj@tamu.edu