Emerging model spedies driven by transciptomics [Elektronische Ressource] / Alexie Papanicolaou. Gutachter: David G. Heckel ; Stefan Schuster ; Anthony D. Long

Emerging model species driven by transcriptomicsDissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades doctor rerum naturalium(Dr. rer. Nat.)vorgelegt dem Rat der Biologisch-Pharmazeutischen Fakultätder Friedrich-Schiller- Universität Jenavon Alexie Papanicolaou, BSc Genetics, MRes Evolutionary Geneticsgeboren am 14. July 1981 in Athen, GriechenlandGutachter1. Prof. Dr. David G. Heckel, Entomologie Abteilung, Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie, Jena D-07745, Deutschlahend;c kel@ice.mpg.de2. Prof. Dr. Stefan Schuster, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Faculty of Biology a ndPharmacy, Department of Bioinformatics, Ernst-Abbe-Platz 2, Jena D-07743, Germa ny;Stefan.Schu@uni-jena.de3. Prof. Dr. Anthony D. Long, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California at Irvine, 321 Steinhaus Hall, Irvine CA 92697, USA.; tdl ong@uci.eduTag der öffentlichen Verteidigung: 21. Juni 20113 AbstractAbstractEnglishThis work is focused on 'emerging model species', i.e. question-driven model species whi ch havesufficient molecular resources to investigate a specific phenomenon in molecular bi ology,developmental biology , molecular ecology and evolution or related molecular fields. Thi s thesisshows how transcriptomic data can be generated, analyzed, and used to investigate such phenomen aof interest even in species lacking a reference genome.