Postdoctoral Fellow | Evolution | Genomics | University of Memphis
Welcome to my publications page! Here you will find a curated list of my research articles, book chapters, and other academic contributions in the field of Evolutionary Genomics.
Sylvester, T., Adams, R., Mitchell, R.F., Shen, R. and McKenna, D.D., 2025. Genomic architecture of the pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Cerambycidae: Parandrinae), sheds light on the evolution of wood-feeding in longhorn beetles. — Journal of Heredity, p.esaf080.
Shen, R., Sylvester, T., Ding, Q., Yang, X., Tong, Y., Liu, N., Wang, C., Xiao, Y., Huang, C., Wu, S. and Bai, M. (2025). Chromosome-level genome of the shining chafers Kibakoganea tamdaoensis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae). — Scientific Data, 12(1), 1345.
Sylvester, T., Adams, R., Mitchell, R.F., Ray, A.M., Shen, R., Shin, N.R., Daundasekara, K.C. and McKenna, D.D. (2025). Insights into longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae) evolution from comparative analyses of the red-headed ash borer (Neoclytus acuminatus acuminatus) genome. — Journal of Heredity, esaf016.
Lian, Q., Lu, Y., Xu, M., Huang, C., Ding, Q., Yang, X., Sylvester, T., Shen, R., Miao, P. and Bai, M. (2025). Three mitochondrial genomes of Kibakoganea Nagai, 1984 and phylogenetic relationship of Rutelini. — Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, 102369.
Copeland, M., Landa, S., Owoyemi, A.O., Jonika, M.M., Alfieri, J.M., Johnston, J.S., Sylvester, T.P. et al. (2024). Genome assembly of the southern pine beetle (Dendroctonus frontalis). — Royal Society Open Science, 11(12), 240755.
Sylvester, T., Hoover, Z., Hjelmen, C.E., Jonika, M.M., Blackmon, L.T. et al. (2024). A reference quality genome assembly for the jewel scarab Chrysina gloriosa. — G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 14(6).
Adams, R., Sylvester, T., Mitchell, R.F., Price, M.A., Shen, R. and McKenna, D.D. (2024). Functional and evolutionary insights into chemosensation and specialized herbivory from the genome of the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Cerambycidae: Lamiinae). — Journal of Heredity, esae049.
Shen, R., Sylvester, T., Shin, N.R., Zhan, Z., Jin, J., Yang, D., McKenna, D.D. and Liu, X. (2024). Chromosome-level genome assembly of the snakefly Mongoloraphidia duomilia (Raphidioptera: Raphidiidae). — Scientific Data, 11(1), 579.
Sylvester, T., Adams, R., Mitchell, R.F., Ray, A.M., Shen, R., Shin, N.R. and McKenna, D.D. (2024). Comparative analyses of the banded alder borer (Rosalia funebris) and Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) genomes reveal significant differences in genome architecture and gene content. — Journal of Heredity, esae021.
Sylvester, T., Adams, R., Hunter, W.B., Li, X., Rivera-Marchand, B., Shen, R., Shin, N.R. and McKenna, D.D. (2024). The genome of the invasive and broadly polyphagous Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus (Coleoptera), reveals an arsenal of putative polysaccharide-degrading enzymes. — Journal of Heredity, 115(1), 94–102.
Sylvester, T. P. (2022). Broad-Scale Structural Evolution in Invertebrate Genomes and the Population Genomics of Jewel Scarabs. — Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A&M University.
Jonika, M. M., Alfieri, J. M., Sylvester, T., Buhrow, A. R., & Blackmon, H. (2022). Why not Y naught. — Heredity, 1-4.
Sylvester, T., Hjelmen, C.E., Hanrahan, S.J., Lenhart, P.A., Johnston, J.S. and Blackmon, H. (2020). Lineage-specific patterns of chromosome evolution are the rule not the exception in Polyneoptera insects. — Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 287(1935), 20201388.
Sendanayake, L., Sylvester, T. De Silva, U.H.A.J., Dissanayake, D.R.R.P., Daundasekera, D.M.K.C. and Sooriyapathirana, S.D.S.S. (2017). Consumer preference, antibacterial activity and genetic diversity of ginger cultivars. — Journal of Agricultural Sciences–Sri Lanka, 12(3).
Gunarathne, W. A. L. N., Sylvester, T. Madhukalpani, O. V. S., Dissanayake, D. R. R. P., Chamikara, M. D. M. and Sooriyapathirana, S. D. S. S., (2017). Characterization of lead and vine morphological diversity, phytochemical composition and antibacterial activity in the lead extracts of six Piper betle L. cultivars in Sri Lanka. — Rajarata University Journal, 4(2):3-22.