Jake Leyhr
jakeleyhr.bsky.social
Jake Leyhr
@jakeleyhr.bsky.social
Postdoc in Sherwood Lab @ Duke University. Worms and cell invasion.
Previously vertebrate skeletal/craniofacial Evo-Devo PhD @ Uppsala University.
#Embryo23
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The Weberian apparatus boosts hearing in otophysan fish via modified bones and ligaments. Using advanced imaging and histology, a study from @jakeleyhr.bsky.social and
@remorphevolab.bsky.social reveals new insights into the elusive first intercostal ligament and its role in this acoustic system
July 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
🚨 New(ish 😅) publication alert! 🚨 Out now in the latest issue of the Journal of Anatomy, we described an almost completely overlooked ligament in the Zebrafish Weberian apparatus, and its potential impact on sound transmission 🐟🔊: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... Let’s dive in! 🧵 1/
The overlooked first intercostal ligament: Does it help to stabilize the Weberian apparatus?
3D rending of adult zebrafish Weberian apparatus in association with the occiput, swim bladder, and rib-bearing vertebrae, with highlighted interossicular, suspensor, and intercostal ligaments.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Reposted by Jake Leyhr
🎉 New publication from the DEV team at BIOM!

The sensory shark: High-quality data on Scyliorhinus canicula reveal the evolution of sensory organs in jawed vertebrates, published in Molecular Biology and Evolution (2024). 🦈✨
👉 doi.org/10.1093/molb...

Congrats !

#catshark #BIOM #evolution #genome
The sensory shark: high-quality morphological, genomic and transcriptomic data for the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula reveal the molecular bases of sensory organ evolution in jawed verte...
Abstract. Cartilaginous fishes (chondrichthyans: chimaeras and elasmobranchs -sharks, skates and rays) hold a key phylogenetic position to explore the orig
doi.org
December 16, 2024 at 10:35 AM