Genetics, Genomics, & Biotechnology
Caddisfly Silk Evolution
Caddisflies are known as "nature's underwater architects" because they use a special underwater bio adhesive silk to build tube cases and fixed retreats that aid in camouflage, protection, feeding, and respiration in oxygen-poor aquatic environments. We are interested in how this ability to spin this underwater silk evolved and how the genomic basis of silk production varies across the panoply of uses within caddisflies.
People Involved
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Paul Frandsen
PWS, Assistant Professor
Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology
Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology
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Gabriela Jijon-Nemalceff
Graduate Student
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Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology
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Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology
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Taden Lemmon
Undergraduate Student
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Biodiversity and conservation biology
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Biodiversity and conservation biology
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Danyon Gedris
Graduated BS
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Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology
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Genetics, Genomics, and Biotechnology
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