Publications
(a selection of pubs sorted by field; for all pubs please see here)
Molecular systematics & population genetics
Prieto-Baños S, Layton KKS. In press. Tracing the evolution of key traits in dorid nudibranchs. PLOS ONE.
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Layton KKS, Wilson NG. 2024. Validating a molecular clock for nudibranchs – no fossils to the rescue. Ecology and Evolution 14, e11014.
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Layton KKS, Carvajal JI, Wilson NG. 2020. Mimicry and mitonuclear discordance in nudibranchs: new insights from exon capture phylogenomics. Ecology and Evolution 10, 11966–11982
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Layton KKS, Middelfart PU, Tatarnic NJ, Wilson NG. 2019. Erecting a new family for Spirostyliferina, a
truncatelloidean microgastropod, and further insights into truncatelloidean phylogeny. Zoologica Scripta 48, 727–744
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Layton KKS, Rouse GW, Wilson NG. 2019. A newly discovered radiation of endoparasitic gastropods (Eulimidae:
Asterophila) and their coevolution with asteroid hosts in Antarctica. BMC Evolutionary Biology 19, 180
Layton KKS, Gosliner TM, Wilson NG. 2018. Flexible colour patterns obscure identification and mimicry in Indo-
Pacific Chromodoris nudibranchs. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 124, 27–36
Layton KKS, Warne CPK, Nicolai A, et al. 2018. Molecular evidence for multiple introductions of the banded grove snail (Cepaea nemoralis) in North America. Canadian Journal of Zoology 97, 392–398
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Layton KKS, Martel AL, Hebert PDN. 2016. Geographic patterns of genetic diversity in two species complexes of
Canadian marine bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 81, 1–10
Ecological & evolutionary genomics
Layton KKS, Brieuc MSO, Castilho R, et al. 2024. Predicting the future of our oceans—Evaluating genomic
forecasting approaches in marine species. Global Change Biology 30, e17236
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Salisbury SJ, ...Layton KKS... Ruzzante DE. 2023. Geography, environment, and colonization history interact with
morph type to shape genomic variation in an Arctic fish. Molecular Ecology 32, 3025–3043.
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Layton KKS, Bradbury IR. 2022. Harnessing the power of multi-omics data for predicting climate change response. Journal of Animal Ecology 91, 1064–1072
Salisbury SJ, ...Layton KKS... Ruzzante DE. 2022. The genomic consistency of the loss of anadromy in an Arctic fish. The American Naturalist 199, 617–635
Layton KKS, Snelgrove PVR, Dempson JB, et al. 2021. Genomic evidence for past and future climate-linked loss in a migratory Arctic fish. Nature Climate Change 11, 158–165
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Kess T, ...Layton KKS... Bradbury IR. 2021. Genomic basis of extreme deep-water adaptation in sympatric Arctic
Charr morphs. Molecular Ecology 30, 4415–4432
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Layton KKS, Dempson JB, Snelgrove PVR, et al. 2020. Resolving fine-scale population structure and fishery
exploitation using sequenced microsatellites in a northern fish. Evolutionary Applications 13, 1055–1068
Barcoding & metabarcoding
Ross E, Sigwart J, Piertney S, Crook N, Moreau A, Layton KKS. Under review. A comprehensive DNA barcode reference library for the macroinvertebrates of Scottish seagrass beds using Oxford Nanopore Flongle Flowcells.
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Gilbey J, ...Layton KKS... Volckaert FAM. 2021. Life in a drop: sampling environmental DNA for fishery
management and ecosystem monitoring. Marine Policy 124, 104331
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deWaard JR, ...Layton KKS... Hebert PDN. 2019. A reference library for the identification of Canadian invertebrates: 1.5 million DNA barcodes, voucher specimens, and genomic samples. Scientific Data 6, 308
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Layton KKS, Corstorphine EA, Hebert PDN. 2016. Exploring Canadian echinoderm diversity through DNA barcodes. PLOS ONE 11, e0166118
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Telfer A, ...Layton KKS... deWaard JR. 2015. Biodiversity inventories in high gear: DNA barcoding facilitates a rapid biotic survey of a temperate nature reserve. Biodiversity Data Journal 3, e6313
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Layton KKS, Martel AL, Hebert PDN. 2014. Patterns of DNA barcode variation in Canadian marine molluscs. PLOS ONE 9, e95003
Collaborations
​​Rueda-Uribe C, ... Layton KKS ... Travis JMJ. In revision. Pollination ecology in the tropical Andes: moving towards a cross-scale approach.
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Rueda-Uribe C, … Layton KKS, Travis JMJ. 2023. Citizen science data reveal altitudinal movement and seasonal
ecosystem use by hummingbirds in the Andes Mountains. Ecography e06735.
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Jeffery NJ, … Layton KKS… Stanley RRE. 2022. Application of omics tools in designing and monitoring marine
protected areas for a sustainable blue economy. Frontiers in Genetics 13, 886494
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Bax N, ... Layton KKS ... Bayley DTI. 2022. Towards incorporation of blue carbon in Falkland Islands marine spatial planning: a multi-tiered approach. Frontiers in Marine Science 9, 872727