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Paul B. Frandsen

Brigham Young University · US
Area of research
Ecology · Molecular Biology
Research interest
Research interests include Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies, and Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies.
h-index
30
citations
13,145
works
193
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
email

Recent publications

Radiation with reproductive isolation in the near-absence of phylogenetic signal
Science Advances 2025cited by 9position: middledoi
Unraveling the genetics of underwater caddisfly silk
Trends in Genetics 2025cited by 5position: lastdoi
Systematics and biogeography of the Holarctic dragonfly genus <i>Somatochlora</i> (Anisoptera: Corduliidae)
Systematic Entomology 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Odonata systematics: past, present, and future: a review of the phylogenetic works in Anisoptera (dragonflies)
Insect Systematics and Diversity 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
Systematic and taxonomic revision of emerald and tigertail dragonflies (Anisoptera: Synthemistidae and Corduliidae)
Systematic Entomology 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Diversification and evolution of Hawaiian <i>Megalagrion</i> damselflies ( <i>Pinapinao</i> , Odonata: Coenagrionidae)
Systematic Entomology 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Elevational and oceanic barriers shape the distribution, dispersal, and diversity of Aotearoa’s Kapokapowai ( <i>Uropetala</i> ) dragonflies
Evolution 2025cited by 2position: middledoi
Zygoptera systematics: past, present, and future
Insect Systematics and Diversity 2025cited by 1position: middledoi
Phylogenomics recovers multiple origins of portable case making in caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera), nature’s underwater architects
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2024cited by 28position: firstdoi
A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins
Nature Ecology & Evolution 2023cited by 177position: middledoi
Highly accurate long reads are crucial for realizing the potential of biodiversity genomics
BMC Genomics 2023cited by 34position: lastdoi
Assessment of targeted enrichment locus capture across time and museums using odonate specimens
Insect Systematics and Diversity 2023cited by 20position: middledoi
Allelic resolution of insect and spider silk genes reveals hidden genetic diversity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2023cited by 20position: firstdoi
Characterization of the primary structure of the major silk gene, h-fibroin, across caddisfly (Trichoptera) suborders
iScience 2023cited by 20position: middledoi
Phylogenomics recovers multiple origins of portable case-making in caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera), the world’s most common underwater architects
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2023cited by 5position: firstdoi
Gill Structure Linked to Ecological and Species Diversification in a Clade of Caddisflies
Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 2023cited by 3position: lastdoi
Deep learning as a tool for ecology and evolution
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2022cited by 230position: middledoi
Genome size evolution in the diverse insect order Trichoptera
GigaScience 2022cited by 66position: middledoi
Comparative genomics uncovers the evolutionary history, demography, and molecular adaptations of South American canids
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2022cited by 48position: middledoi
Long-read HiFi sequencing correctly assembles repetitive heavy fibroin silk genes in new moth and caddisfly genomes
Gigabyte 2022cited by 36position: lastdoi
Evolution and Diversification Dynamics of Butterflies
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 2022cited by 13position: middledoi
Deep learning for ecology and evolution
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: middledoi
Deep learning for ecology and evolution
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: middledoi
Deep learning for ecology and evolution
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: middledoi
Deep learning for ecology and evolution
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 2022cited by 0position: middledoi
Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2021cited by 99position: middledoi
Draft Genome Assemblies and Annotations of <i>Agrypnia vestita</i> Walker, and <i>Hesperophylax magnus</i> Banks Reveal Substantial Repetitive Element Expansion in Tube Case-Making Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera)
Genome Biology and Evolution 2021cited by 19position: lastdoi
Author Correction: Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics
Nature 2021cited by 14position: middledoi
Dense sampling of bird diversity increases power of comparative genomics
Nature 2020cited by 536position: middledoi
Genomic architecture and introgression shape a butterfly radiation
Science 2019cited by 633position: middledoi

Grants

IntBIO: Collaborative Research: Silk Protein Innovation and Novelty (SPIN) : integrating across disciplines to decipher silk fiber evolution
NSF2217155$1,157,6682022–2027PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Russell J. Stewart · Vanderbilt University10 papers (2018–2025)Steffen U. Pauls · Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen9 papers (2019–2024)Rebecca B. Dikow · The University of Texas at Austin8 papers (2021–2022) · 8 papers (2019–2025)Jessica L. Ware · American Museum of Natural History6 papers (2021–2025) · 6 papers (2021–2025)Jesse W. Breinholt · University of Florida6 papers (2019–2025)John C. Abbott · University of Alabama6 papers (2021–2025)Alexander E. White · Smithsonian Institution5 papers (2022–2022)Xin Zhou · Nanjing Agricultural University5 papers (2018–2024)Scott Hotaling · University of Kentucky5 papers (2022–2024)Marek L. Borowiec · University of California, Davis5 papers (2022–2022)Gabriele Valentini · Arizona State University5 papers (2022–2022) · 5 papers (2021–2025)Akito Y. Kawahara · University of Florida5 papers (2019–2024)Alexander J. McKeeken · University of Idaho5 papers (2022–2022)Ralph W. Holzenthal · University of Minnesota, Twin Cities4 papers (2021–2024) · 4 papers (2023–2025)David Plotkin · University of Florida4 papers (2019–2024)Alan R. Lemmon · Florida State University4 papers (2021–2024)