Publications (Google Scholar)
Featured publication:
Chak STC, Harris SE, Hultgren KM, Jeffery NW, Rubenstein DR. (2021)
Eusociality in snapping shrimps is associated with larger genomes and
an accumulation of transposable elements.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
118(24):e2025051118. LINK
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Chak STC, Harris SE, Hultgren KM, Duffy JE, Rubenstein DR. (2022). Demographic inference provides insights into the extirpation and ecological dominance of eusocial snapping shrimps. Journal of Heredity, 113(5), 552-562. doi:10.1093/jhered/esac035 LINK
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Student publication from Comparative Genomics:
Abidin ZU, Aucapina JE, Beauzil S, Berotte CM, Bonsu AO, Burgos GY, Chak STC, Collymore A, Daley ER, Defarias R, Ghobrial V, Gill SS, Huertas-Arias JM, Joseph H, Kaur N, Khan U, Klein CJ, Lazo H, Li Y, Miller OB, Muñoz JJ, Nieto-Fernandez FE, Nisbett L-M, Owens D, Patel SM, Paulino EJ, Pender S, Perkins SM, Persaud A, Pierrot T, Raja I, Riley KL, Romero S, Sarmiento PG, Shorter K, Smith S, Tahir W, Ukekwe CA. (2022). Complete Genome Sequences of Actinobacteriophages Anaysia and Caviar. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 11(11):e00944-00922. LINK
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Hultgren KM, Chak STC, Bjelajac J, Macdonald KS. (2021). Correlated evolution of larval development, egg size and genome size across two genera of snapping shrimp. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 34(11):1827-1839. LINK
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Chak STC, Baeza JA, Barden P. (2020). Eusociality shapes convergent patterns of molecular evolution across mitochondrial genomes of snapping shrimps. Molecular Biology and Evolution. 38:1372–1383. LINK
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Chak STC, Barden P, Baeza JA. (2020) The complete mitochondrial genome of the eusocial sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp Synalpheus microneptunus. Scientific Reports 10: 7744. LINK
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Chak STC, Rubenstein DR. (2019) TERAD: Extraction of transposable element composition from RADseq data. Molecular Ecology Resources 19: 1681-1688. LINK
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Chak STC, Rubenstein DR. (2019) Social transitions in sponge-dwelling snapping shrimp. Current Opinion in Insect Science 34: 33-39. LINK
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Chak STC, Duffy JE (2019). Crustacean Social Evolution. In: Choe JC (eds) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, pp 461-650. LINK
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Chak STC, Duffy JE, Hultgren K, Rubenstein DR. (2017). Evolutionary transitions towards eusociality in snapping shrimps. Nature Ecology & Evolution. 1: 0096. LINK
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Chak STC, Duffy JE. (2017). Crustacean Social Evolution. In: Reference Module in Life Sciences. Elsevier
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Jeffery NW, Hultgren K, Chak STC, Gregory TR, Rubenstein DR. (2016). Patterns of genome size variation in snapping shrimps. Genome. 59: 393-402. LINK
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Chak STC, Dumont CP, Kdzis KAA, Yewdall, K (2016). Effectiveness of the removal of coral-eating predator Acanthaster planci in Pulau Tioman Marine Park, Malaysia. Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK. 1-7. LINK
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Chak STC, Rubenstein DR, Duffy JE (2015). Queen-mediated reproductive suppression in the eusocial shrimp Synalpheus elizabethae. American Naturist 186: 660-668. LINK
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Chak STC, Rubenstein DR, Duffy JE (2015). Reproductive skew drives patterns of sexual dimorphism in sponge-dwelling snapping shrimps. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282: 20150342. LINK
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Chak STC, Bauer R, Thiel M (2015). Social behaviour and recognition in decapod shrimps, with emphasis on the Caridea. In: Laura Aquiloni L, Tricarico E (eds) Social recognition in invertebrates. LINK
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Lefcheck JS, Buchheister A, Laumann KM, Stratton MA, Sobocinski KL, Chak STC, Clardy TR, Reynolds PL, Latour RJ, Duffy JE (2014). Dimensions of biodiversity in Chesapeake Bay demersal fishes: patterns and drivers through space and time. Ecosphere. 5: art14. LINK
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Duffy JE, Macdonald III KS, Hultgren KM, Chak STC (2013) Decline and Local Extinction of Caribbean Eusocial Shrimp. PloS one. 8: e54637. LINK
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Dumont CP, Lau DCC, Astudillo JC, Fong KF, Chak STC, Qiu JW (2013) Coral bioerosion by the sea urchin Diadema setosum in Hong Kong: Susceptibility of different coral species. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 441:71-79. LINK
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Thiel M, Chak STC, Dumont CP (2010) Mating behavior of the dancing shrimp Rhynchocinetes brucei (DECAPODA: CARIDEA). Journal of Crustacean Biology. 30: 580-588. LINK
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Ng W, Leung FCC, Chak STC, Slingby G, Williams GA (2010) Temporal genetic variation in populations of the limpet Cellana grata from Hong Kong shores. Marine Biology. 157: 325-337. LINK
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Andree K, Chak STC, et al. (2010) Permanent Genetic Resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 April 2010 – 31 May 2010. Molecular Ecology Resources. 10:1098-1105.
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