Publications
11. Herrera, M.J., Heras, J., German, D.P. (2022) Comparative transcriptomics reveal tissue level specialization towards diet in prickleback fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology B: In Press
10. Frederick, A. R., Heras, J., Friedman, C. S., & German, D. P. (2022). Withering syndrome induced gene expression changes and a de-novo transcriptome for the Pinto abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 100930.
9. Heras, J. (2021). Fish Transcriptomics: Applied to our Understanding of Aquaculture. In Rodriguez-Anaya, L. Z., and Escobedo-Bonilla, C. M. (Eds.). (2021). Transcriptomics from Aquatic Organisms to Humans. CRC Press.
8. Heras, J., Chakraborty, M., Emerson, J.J., and German, D.P. (2020) Genomic and biochemical evidence of dietary adaptation in a marine herbivorous fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 287: 20192327.
7. Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. (2019) Comparative transcriptomics reveals patterns of adaptive evolution associated with depth and age within marine rockfishes (Sebastes). Journal of Heredity. 110(3):340-350.
6. German, D.P., Foti, D.M., Heras, J., Amerkhanian, H., Lockwood, B.L. (2016) Elevated gene copy number does not always explain elevated amylase activities in fishes. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 89:277-293.
5. Regan, M.D., Turko, A., Heras, J., Andersen, M.K., Lefevre, S., Wang, T., Bayley, M., Brauner, C., Huong, D.T.T., Phuong, N.T., Nilsson, G.E. (2016) Ambient CO2, fish behaviour and altered GABAergic neurotransmission: exploring the mechanism of CO2-altered behaviour by taking a hypercapnia dweller down to low CO2 levels. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219:109-118.
4. Heras, J., McClintock, K., Sunagawa, S., and Aguilar, A. (2015) Gonadal transcriptomics elucidate patterns of adaptive evolution within marine rockfishes (Sebastes). BMC Genomics. 16:656.
3. Heras, J., Koop, B. F., and Aguilar, A. (2011) A transcriptomic scan for positively selected genes in two closely related marine fishes: Sebastes caurinus and S. rastrelliger. Marine Genomics. 4(2): 93-98.
2. Baumsteiger, J., Swift, H. F., Lehman, Lehman, J. M., Heras, J., and Gomez-Daglio, L. (2010) Getting to the root of phylogenetics. Frontiers of Biogeography. 2(3): 68-69.
1. De Ley, P., De Ley, I. T., Morris, K., Abebe, E., Mundo, M., Heras, J., Waumann D., Olivares, A. R., Burr, J., Baldwin, J. G., and Kelly, W. K. (2005) An integrated approach to fast and informative morphological vouchering of nematodes for application in molecular barcoding. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 360: 1945-1958.
10. Frederick, A. R., Heras, J., Friedman, C. S., & German, D. P. (2022). Withering syndrome induced gene expression changes and a de-novo transcriptome for the Pinto abalone, Haliotis kamtschatkana. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 100930.
9. Heras, J. (2021). Fish Transcriptomics: Applied to our Understanding of Aquaculture. In Rodriguez-Anaya, L. Z., and Escobedo-Bonilla, C. M. (Eds.). (2021). Transcriptomics from Aquatic Organisms to Humans. CRC Press.
8. Heras, J., Chakraborty, M., Emerson, J.J., and German, D.P. (2020) Genomic and biochemical evidence of dietary adaptation in a marine herbivorous fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 287: 20192327.
7. Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. (2019) Comparative transcriptomics reveals patterns of adaptive evolution associated with depth and age within marine rockfishes (Sebastes). Journal of Heredity. 110(3):340-350.
6. German, D.P., Foti, D.M., Heras, J., Amerkhanian, H., Lockwood, B.L. (2016) Elevated gene copy number does not always explain elevated amylase activities in fishes. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 89:277-293.
5. Regan, M.D., Turko, A., Heras, J., Andersen, M.K., Lefevre, S., Wang, T., Bayley, M., Brauner, C., Huong, D.T.T., Phuong, N.T., Nilsson, G.E. (2016) Ambient CO2, fish behaviour and altered GABAergic neurotransmission: exploring the mechanism of CO2-altered behaviour by taking a hypercapnia dweller down to low CO2 levels. Journal of Experimental Biology. 219:109-118.
4. Heras, J., McClintock, K., Sunagawa, S., and Aguilar, A. (2015) Gonadal transcriptomics elucidate patterns of adaptive evolution within marine rockfishes (Sebastes). BMC Genomics. 16:656.
3. Heras, J., Koop, B. F., and Aguilar, A. (2011) A transcriptomic scan for positively selected genes in two closely related marine fishes: Sebastes caurinus and S. rastrelliger. Marine Genomics. 4(2): 93-98.
2. Baumsteiger, J., Swift, H. F., Lehman, Lehman, J. M., Heras, J., and Gomez-Daglio, L. (2010) Getting to the root of phylogenetics. Frontiers of Biogeography. 2(3): 68-69.
1. De Ley, P., De Ley, I. T., Morris, K., Abebe, E., Mundo, M., Heras, J., Waumann D., Olivares, A. R., Burr, J., Baldwin, J. G., and Kelly, W. K. (2005) An integrated approach to fast and informative morphological vouchering of nematodes for application in molecular barcoding. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 360: 1945-1958.
Published Abstracts
Heras, J., Chakraborty, M., Emerson, J.J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome and transcriptomes as a source for understanding digestion and metabolism in an herbivorous fish. Talk presented at the annual Southern California Academy of Sciences meetings held at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California (May 2018).
Heras, J., Chakraborty, M., Emerson, J.J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome and transcriptomes as a source for understanding digestion and metabolism in an herbivorous fish. Talk presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in San Francisco, California (January 2018).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Talk presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in New Orleans, Louisiana (January 2017).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Talk presented at the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Sciences (SACNAS) held in Long Beach, California (October 2016).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Talk presented at the annual Southern California Academy of Sciences meetings held at University of Southern California, Los Angeles California (May 2016).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. Analysis of multiple transcriptomes to identify adaptive evolution in rockfishes (Sebastes) subgenus Pteropodus. Talk presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in Portland Oregon (January 2016).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Poster presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in Portland Oregon (January 2016).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. Analysis of multiple transcriptomes to identify adaptive evolution in rockfishes (Sebastes) subgenus Pteropodus. Talk presented at the annual Western Society of Naturalists meetings held in Sacramento, California (November 2015).
Heras, J., McClintock, K., Sunagawa, S., and Aguilar, A. Identifying positive Darwinian selection within the gonadal transcriptomes of marine rockfishes (genus: Sebastes) to elucidate patterns of adaptive radiations. Poster presented at the annual Evolution meetings held in Snowbird, Utah (June 2013).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. Utilizing the gonadal transcriptome to elucidate patterns of adaptive radiations within marine rockfishes (Sebastes goodei and S. saxicola). Talk presented to the American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education meetings held in San Antonio, Texas (March 2013).
Heras, J., Aguilar, A., and the Rockfish Sequencing Consortium. A comparative genomic study of marine rockfishes (genus Sebastes) to understand marine speciation and adaptation. Talk presented at the annual Western Society of Naturalists meetings held in Seaside, California (November 2012).
Heras, J., McClintock, K., Sunagawa, S., and Aguilar, A. Identifying positive Darwinian selection within gonadal transcriptomes of marine rockfishes (genus: Sebastes) to elucidate patterns of adaptive radiations. Poster presented at the annual Ecological Genomics Symposia held in Kansas City, Missouri (October 2012).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. A genomic scan for positively selected genes in two closely related marine fishes: Sebastes caurinus and S. rastrelliger. Talk presented at the annual Western Society of Naturalists meetings held in San Diego, California (November 2010).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. A genomic approach to elucidate patterns of speciation within rockfish (Sebastes) subgenus Pteropodus. Poster presented at the annual Evolution meetings held in Moscow, Idaho (June 2009).
Heras, J., and Torres, E. Examination of Skogsbergia lerneri (Ostracoda: Myodocopida: Cypridinidae) from Belize: the use of molecular and morphological tools to distinguish cryptic species. Poster presented at the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Sciences (SACNAS) held in Tampa, Florida (October 2006).
Heras, J., and Torres, E. Examination of Skogsbergia lerneri (Ostracoda: Myodocopida: Cypridinidae) from Belize: the use of molecular and morphological tools to distinguish cryptic species. Talk presented at the Center of Environmental Analysis - Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CEA-CREST) annual conference held at California State University, Los Angeles, California (May 2006).
Heras, J., Chakraborty, M., Emerson, J.J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome and transcriptomes as a source for understanding digestion and metabolism in an herbivorous fish. Talk presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in San Francisco, California (January 2018).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Talk presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in New Orleans, Louisiana (January 2017).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Talk presented at the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Sciences (SACNAS) held in Long Beach, California (October 2016).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Talk presented at the annual Southern California Academy of Sciences meetings held at University of Southern California, Los Angeles California (May 2016).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. Analysis of multiple transcriptomes to identify adaptive evolution in rockfishes (Sebastes) subgenus Pteropodus. Talk presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in Portland Oregon (January 2016).
Heras, J., and German, D.P. The monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) genome: a source for understanding biology in a complex environment. Poster presented at the annual Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meetings held in Portland Oregon (January 2016).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. Analysis of multiple transcriptomes to identify adaptive evolution in rockfishes (Sebastes) subgenus Pteropodus. Talk presented at the annual Western Society of Naturalists meetings held in Sacramento, California (November 2015).
Heras, J., McClintock, K., Sunagawa, S., and Aguilar, A. Identifying positive Darwinian selection within the gonadal transcriptomes of marine rockfishes (genus: Sebastes) to elucidate patterns of adaptive radiations. Poster presented at the annual Evolution meetings held in Snowbird, Utah (June 2013).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. Utilizing the gonadal transcriptome to elucidate patterns of adaptive radiations within marine rockfishes (Sebastes goodei and S. saxicola). Talk presented to the American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education meetings held in San Antonio, Texas (March 2013).
Heras, J., Aguilar, A., and the Rockfish Sequencing Consortium. A comparative genomic study of marine rockfishes (genus Sebastes) to understand marine speciation and adaptation. Talk presented at the annual Western Society of Naturalists meetings held in Seaside, California (November 2012).
Heras, J., McClintock, K., Sunagawa, S., and Aguilar, A. Identifying positive Darwinian selection within gonadal transcriptomes of marine rockfishes (genus: Sebastes) to elucidate patterns of adaptive radiations. Poster presented at the annual Ecological Genomics Symposia held in Kansas City, Missouri (October 2012).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. A genomic scan for positively selected genes in two closely related marine fishes: Sebastes caurinus and S. rastrelliger. Talk presented at the annual Western Society of Naturalists meetings held in San Diego, California (November 2010).
Heras, J., and Aguilar, A. A genomic approach to elucidate patterns of speciation within rockfish (Sebastes) subgenus Pteropodus. Poster presented at the annual Evolution meetings held in Moscow, Idaho (June 2009).
Heras, J., and Torres, E. Examination of Skogsbergia lerneri (Ostracoda: Myodocopida: Cypridinidae) from Belize: the use of molecular and morphological tools to distinguish cryptic species. Poster presented at the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Sciences (SACNAS) held in Tampa, Florida (October 2006).
Heras, J., and Torres, E. Examination of Skogsbergia lerneri (Ostracoda: Myodocopida: Cypridinidae) from Belize: the use of molecular and morphological tools to distinguish cryptic species. Talk presented at the Center of Environmental Analysis - Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CEA-CREST) annual conference held at California State University, Los Angeles, California (May 2006).
