Publications

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2016

Springer MS, Starrett J, Morin PA, Hayashi C, Gatesy J (2016) Inactivation of C4orf26 in toothless placental mammals. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 95:34-45.

Starrett J, Derkarabetian S, Richart C, Cabrero A, Hedin M (2016) A new monster from southwest Oregon forests: Cryptomaster behemoth sp. nov. (Opiliones, Laniatores, Travunioidea). ZooKeys. 55:11-35.

2015

Leavitt DH, Starrett J, Westphal MF, Hedin M (2015) Multilocus sequence data reveal dozens of putative cryptic species in a radiation of endemic California mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 91:56-67. doi: 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.05.016.

Hayashi CY, Ayoub NA, Starrett J (2015) Spider silk dragline polynucleotides, polypeptides and methods of use thereof. United States Patent Application 20150038680.

2014

Xu S, Xu Z, Starrett J, Hayashi C, Wang X (2014) Cross-plane thermal transport in micrometer-thick spider silk films. Polymer. 55(7): 1845-1853.

2013

Starrett J, Hedin M, Ayoub N, Hayashi CY (2013) Hemocyanin gene family evolution in spiders (Araneae), with implications for phylogenetic relationships and divergence times in the infraorder Mygalomorphae. Gene. 524(2): 175-186.

Starrett J, Hayashi CY (2013) Mosaic evolution of silk genes in Aliatypus trapdoor spiders (Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae). Journal of Molecular Evolution. 76(4): 216-227. doi: 10.1007/s00239-013-9550-7.

Hedin M, Starrett J, Hayashi C (2013) Crossing the uncrossable: Novel trans-valley biogeographic patterns revealed in the genetic history of low dispersal mygalomorph spiders (Antrodiaetidae, Antrodiaetus) from California. Molecular Ecology. 22(2): 508-26.

2012

Hedin M, Starrett J, Akhter S, Schönhofer AL, Shultz JW (2012) Phylogenomic resolution of Paleozoic divergences in harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) via analysis of next-generation transcriptome data. PLoS ONE. 7(8): e42888.

Starrett J, Garb JE, Kuelbs A, Azubuike UO, Hayashi CY (2012) Early events in the evolution of spider silk genes. PLoS ONE. 7(6): e38084.

2011

Satler JD, Starrett J, Hayashi CY, Hedin M (2011) Inferring species trees from gene trees in a radiation of California trapdoor spiders (Araneae, Antrodiaetidae, Aliatypus). PLoS ONE. 6(9): e25355.

2007

Starrett J, Waters E (2007) Positive natural selection has driven the evolution of the Hsp70s in Diguetia spiders. Biology Letters. 3(4): 439-444. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2007.0159.

Starrett J, Hedin M (2007) Multilocus genealogies reveal multiple cryptic species and biogeographical complexity in the California turret spider Antrodiaetus riversi (Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae). Molecular Ecology. 16(3): 583-604.