Aldrin B Lugena

Genome-wide discovery of the daily transcriptome, DNA regulatory elements and transcription factor occupancy in the monarch butterfly brain

C. Merlin, Ying Zhang, J. Menet, 2019, PLoS genetics.

Photoperiodic and clock regulation of the vitamin A pathway in the brain mediates seasonal responsiveness in the monarch butterfly

C. Merlin, Ying Zhang, Aldrin B Lugena, 2019, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Monarch Butterfly Migration Moving into the Genetic Era.

C. Merlin, Aldrin B Lugena, Samantha E Iiams, 2020, Trends in genetics : TIG.

Monarch butterfly Cryptochrome 1 loss-of-function mutants reveal differences in light entrainment of 24-hour behavioral rhythms in insects

C. Merlin, Ying Zhang, G. Wan, 2023, bioRxiv.

Loss of functional cryptochrome 1 reduces robustness of 24-hour behavioral rhythms in monarch butterflies

Ying Zhang, Aldrin B Lugena, Ashley N. Hayden, 2024, iScience.