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J. Garb

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h-index: 29
Works: 57
Citations: 3,011

Most-cited papers

Blueprint for a High-Performance Biomaterial: Full-Length Spider Dragline Silk Genes
N. Ayoub, J. Garb, R. Tinghitella, Matthew A. Collin +1 more
2007PLoS ONE415 citations Open access
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The house spider genome reveals an ancient whole-genome duplication during arachnid evolution
Evelyn E. Schwager, Prashant P. Sharma, T. Clarke, Daniel J. Leite +51 more
2017BMC Biology314 citations Open access
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The black widow spider genus Latrodectus (Araneae: Theridiidae): phylogeny, biogeography, and invasion history.
J. Garb, Alda González, R. Gillespie
2004Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution230 citations
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Gene content evolution in the arthropods
Gregg W. C. Thomas, Elias Dohmen, D. Hughes, S. Murali +75 more
2018Genome Biology201 citations Open access
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Untangling spider silk evolution with spidroin terminal domains
J. Garb, N. Ayoub, C. Hayashi
2010BMC Evolutionary Biology152 citations Open access
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Modular evolution of egg case silk genes across orb-weaving spider superfamilies.
J. Garb, C. Hayashi
2005Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America121 citations Open access
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Molecular Evolution of α-Latrotoxin, the Exceptionally Potent Vertebrate Neurotoxin in Black Widow Spider Venom
J. Garb, C. Hayashi
2013Molecular biology and evolution105 citations Open access
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Silk Genes Support the Single Origin of Orb Webs
J. Garb, Teresa Dimauro, Victoria Vo, C. Hayashi
2006Science91 citations
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Utility of the nuclear protein-coding gene, elongation factor-1 gamma (EF-1gamma), for spider systematics, emphasizing family level relationships of tarantulas and their kin (Araneae: Mygalomorphae).
N. Ayoub, J. Garb, M. Hedin, C. Hayashi
2007Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution86 citations
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Ancient Properties of Spider Silks Revealed by the Complete Gene Sequence of the Prey-Wrapping Silk Protein (AcSp1)
N. Ayoub, J. Garb, A. Kuelbs, C. Hayashi
2012Molecular biology and evolution83 citations Open access
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Dramatic expansion of the black widow toxin arsenal uncovered by multi-tissue transcriptomics and venom proteomics
R. Haney, N. Ayoub, T. Clarke, C. Hayashi +1 more
2014BMC Genomics81 citations Open access
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Multi-tissue transcriptomics of the black widow spider reveals expansions, co-options, and functional processes of the silk gland gene toolkit
T. Clarke, J. Garb, C. Hayashi, R. Haney +3 more
2014BMC Genomics74 citations Open access
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Spider Transcriptomes Identify Ancient Large-Scale Gene Duplication Event Potentially Important in Silk Gland Evolution
T. Clarke, J. Garb, C. Hayashi, Peter Arensburger +1 more
2015Genome Biology and Evolution72 citations Open access
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Foraging and community consequences of seed size for coexisting Negev Desert granivores
J. Garb, Burt P. Kotler, Joel S. Brown
200068 citations
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The transcriptome of Darwin’s bark spider silk glands predicts proteins contributing to dragline silk toughness
J. Garb, R. Haney, Evelyn E. Schwager, M. Gregorič +3 more
2019Communications Biology62 citations Open access
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Island hopping across the central Pacific: mitochondrial DNA detects sequential colonization of the Austral Islands by crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae)
J. Garb, R. Gillespie
200661 citations
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Early Events in the Evolution of Spider Silk Genes
James Starrett, J. Garb, A. Kuelbs, Ugochi O. Azubuike +1 more
2012PLoS ONE59 citations Open access
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House spider genome uncovers evolutionary shifts in the diversity and expression of black widow venom proteins associated with extreme toxicity
K. L. Gendreau, R. Haney, Evelyn E. Schwager, Torsten Wierschin +3 more
2017BMC Genomics53 citations Open access
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Diversity despite dispersal: colonization history and phylogeography of Hawaiian crab spiders inferred from multilocus genetic data
J. Garb, R. Gillespie
2009Molecular Ecology52 citations
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Expansion and intragenic homogenization of spider silk genes since the Triassic: evidence from Mygalomorphae (tarantulas and their kin) spidroins.
J. Garb, Teresa Dimauro, R. Lewis, C. Hayashi
2007Molecular biology and evolution48 citations Open access
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Effects of Gene Duplication, Positive Selection, and Shifts in Gene Expression on the Evolution of the Venom Gland Transcriptome in Widow Spiders
R. Haney, T. Clarke, Rujuta Gadgil, Ryan M. Fitzpatrick +3 more
2016Genome Biology and Evolution44 citations Open access
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Spit and venom from Scytodes spiders: a diverse and distinct cocktail
P. Zobel-Thropp, S. M. Corrêa, J. Garb, G. Binford
2013Journal of Proteome Research44 citations Open access
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Duplication and concerted evolution of MiSp-encoding genes underlie the material properties of minor ampullate silks of cobweb weaving spiders
Jannelle M. Vienneau-Hathaway, Elizabeth R. Brassfield, A. K. Lane, Matthew A. Collin +6 more
2017BMC Evolutionary Biology41 citations Open access
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Recent progress and prospects for advancing arachnid genomics
J. Garb, Prashant P. Sharma, N. Ayoub
2017Current Opinion in Insect Science41 citations Open access
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Microclimate, developmental plasticity and community structure in artificial temporary pools
L. Blaustein, J. Garb, D. Shebitz, E. Nevo
1999Hydrobiologia39 citations
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Evolutionary shifts in gene expression decoupled from gene duplication across functionally distinct spider silk glands
T. Clarke, J. Garb, R. Haney, R. C. Chaw +2 more
2017Scientific Reports35 citations Open access
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Extraction of Venom and Venom Gland Microdissections from Spiders for Proteomic and Transcriptomic Analyses
J. Garb
2014Journal of Visualized Experiments35 citations Open access
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Characterization of silk spun by the embiopteran, Antipaluria urichi.
Matthew A. Collin, J. Garb, J. Edgerly, C. Hayashi
2009Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology31 citations
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Recruitment and diversification of an ecdysozoan family of neuropeptide hormones for black widow spider venom expression
Caryn McCowan, J. Garb
2013Gene30 citations Open access
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Actin 5C, a promising nuclear gene for spider phylogenetics.
C. Vink, M. Hedin, Melissa R. Bodner, W. Maddison +2 more
2008Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution29 citations
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Correlation between protein secondary structure and mechanical performance for the ultra-tough dragline silk of Darwin's bark spider
K. Z. Htut, Angela M. Alicea-Serrano, Saranshu Singla, I. Agnarsson +7 more
2021Journal of the Royal Society Interface26 citations Open access
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Spider phylosymbiosis: divergence of widow spider species and their tissues’ microbiomes
Sara J. Dunaj, B. Bettencourt, J. Garb, Robert M. Brucker
2020BMC Evolutionary Biology26 citations Open access
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Alternative Transcription at Venom Genes and Its Role as a Complementary Mechanism for the Generation of Venom Complexity in the Common House Spider
R. Haney, T. Matte, FitzAnthony S. Forsyth, J. Garb
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution24 citations Open access
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Stichodactyla helianthus' de novo transcriptome assembly: Discovery of a new actinoporin isoform
Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre, Álvaro Martínez-del-Pozo, J. Garb
2018Toxicon23 citations Open access
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The Genomic Basis of Arthropod Diversity
Gregg W. C. Thomas, Elias Dohmen, D. Hughes, S. Murali +75 more
201822 citations
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An Adaptive Radiation of Hawaiian Thomisidae: Biogeographic and Genetic Evidence
J. Garb
199919 citations
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Expanding Canonical Spider Silk Properties through a DNA Combinatorial Approach
Zaroug Jaleel, Shun-Hua Zhou, Zaira Martín-Moldes, Lauren Baugh +5 more
2020Materials15 citations Open access
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Gene structure, regulatory control, and evolution of black widow venom latrotoxins
K. Bhere, R. Haney, N. Ayoub, J. Garb
2014FEBS Letters14 citations Open access
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(ARANEAE, THOMISIDAE) FROM THE
J. Garb
200610 citations
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Structural and functional characterization of sticholysin III: A newly discovered actinoporin within the venom of the sea anemone Stichodactyla helianthus.
Esperanza Rivera-de-Torre, Juan Palacios-Ortega, J. Garb, J. Slotte +2 more
2020Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics8 citations Open access
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Diverse formulas for spider dragline fibers demonstrated by molecular and mechanical characterization of spitting spider silk.
Sandra M Correa-Garhwal, J. Garb
2014Biomacromolecules8 citations
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Insight into the adaptive role of arachnid genome-wide duplication through chromosome-level genome assembly of the Western black widow spider.
Lindsay S. Miles, Hannah M. Waterman, N. Ayoub, J. Garb +4 more
2024Journal of Heredity6 citations Open access
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Ovarian Transcriptomic Analyses in the Urban Human Health Pest, the Western Black Widow Spider
Lindsay S. Miles, N. Ayoub, J. Garb, R. Haney +1 more
2020Genes4 citations Open access
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From fibres to adhesives: evolution of spider capture threads from web anchors by radical changes in silk gland function
Jonas O. Wolff, L. Ashley, Clemens N. Z. Schmitt, C. Heu +8 more
2024Journal of the Royal Society Interface3 citations Open access
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A NEW SPECIES OF THOMISID SPIDER (ARANEAE, THOMISIDAE) FROM THE SOCIETY ISLANDS WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE OF MISUMENOPS MELLOLEITAOI
J. Garb
20063 citations Open access
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Caerostris (Araneidae: Araneae) cryptic diversity highlights the need for taxonomic expertise in the genomic era
M. Gregorič, Kuang-Ping Yu, Winny Rojas Velez, J. Garb
2025European Journal of Taxonomy1 citations Open access
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Awards, scholarships and grants awarded at the SICB Meeting in January 2009.
A. Torregrossa, Carolynn B. Booher, A. McDonald, F. Tulenko +5 more
2009Integrative and Comparative Biology1 citations
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Unusual Phenotype Suggests Role for Homeotic Genes in Arachnid Development
J. Garb
19991 citations
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Silk gland morphology of the net casting spider Deinopis spinosa (Araneae: Deinopidae)
Sandra M Correa-Garhwal, Jay A Stafstrom, Richard H Baker, C. Y. Hayashi +3 more
2025The journal of arachnology0 citations
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Triangle weaver spiders construct spring-loaded webs using a novel set of genes for exceptionally proline-rich silk
Steven Casey, Sandra M Correa-Garhwal, Richard H Baker, Jay A Stafstrom +3 more
2025PNAS Nexus0 citations Open access
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