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Last published 2024
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Lora L. Shadwick

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Principles of Biology Lab Coordinator/Instructor

Faculty Researcher

8 h-index 22 pubs 3,548 cited

  • Phylogeny
  • Terminology as Topic
  • Eukaryota
  • Biodiversity
  • Animals
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Evolution, Molecular
  • Genome
  • Amoeba
  • Biological Evolution
  • Fungi
  • Invertebrates
  • Gene Library
  • Amoebozoa
  • DNA, Ribosomal

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Lora L. Shadwick's research focuses on the evolutionary history and diversification of eukaryotes, particularly unikinonts, with an emphasis on fungal-like forms. Her work investigates the molecular and genomic underpinnings of these evolutionary processes. Shadwick has published on the evolution and diversification of unikinonts, contributing to our understanding of early eukaryotic life. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 8, with 22 publications and over 3,500 citations, indicating a significant body of work in her field. She has collaborated with researchers such as Frederick W. Spiegel and N.J. Apulu at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

Metrics

  • h-index: 8
  • Publications: 22
  • Citations: 3,548

Selected Publications

  • Unikonts, Evolution and Diversification of (With Emphasis on Fungal-Like Forms) (2024)
    Elsevier eBooks DOI OpenAlex
  • Revisions to the Classification, Nomenclature, and Diversity of Eukaryotes (2018)
    Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1422 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Protosteloid Amoebae (Protosteliida, Protosporangiida, Cavosteliida, Schizoplasmodiida, Fractoviteliida, and Sporocarpic Members of Vannellida, Centramoebida, and Pellitida) (2017)
    8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Protosteloid Amoebae (Protosteliida, Protosporangiida, Cavosteliida, Schizoplasmodiida, Fractoviteliida, and Sporocarpic Members of Vannellida, Centramoebida, and Pellitida) (2017)
    10 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Between a Pod and a Hard Test: The Deep Evolution of Amoebae (2017)
    Molecular Biology and Evolution 226 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A New Amoeba with Protosteloid Fruiting: Luapeleamoeba hula n. g. n. sp. (Acanthamoebidae, Centramoebida, Amoebozoa) (2016)
    Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Expansion of the molecular and morphological diversity of Acanthamoebidae (Centramoebida, Amoebozoa) and identification of a novel life cycle type within the group (2016)
    Biology Direct 80 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Revised Classification of Eukaryotes (2012)
    Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 1661 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Eumycetozoa = Amoebozoa?: SSUrDNA Phylogeny of Protosteloid Slime Molds and Its Significance for the Amoebozoan Supergroup (2009)
    PLoS ONE 127 citations DOI OpenAlex

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