Isabelle Vea, PhD
Data Scientist and Technical Writer with expertise in life science research
Research Expertise
Publications
Putting scales into evolutionary time: the divergence of major scale insect lineages (Hemiptera) predates the radiation of modern angiosperm hosts
Scientific Reports / Mar 22, 2016
Vea, I. M., & Grimaldi, D. A. (2016). Putting scales into evolutionary time: the divergence of major scale insect lineages (Hemiptera) predates the radiation of modern angiosperm hosts. Scientific Reports, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/srep23487
Discovery of cryptic species among North American pine-feedingChionaspisscale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae)
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society / Aug 19, 2011
GWIAZDOWSKI, R. A., VEA, I. M., ANDERSEN, J. C., & NORMARK, B. B. (2011). Discovery of cryptic species among North American pine-feedingChionaspisscale insects (Hemiptera: Diaspididae): SPECIES DELIMITATION OF SCALE INSECTS. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 104(1), 47–62. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01716.x
Diverse New Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Amber from the Cretaceous and Eocene with a Phylogenetic Framework for Fossil Coccoidea
American Museum Novitates / Jan 16, 2015
Vea, I. M., & Grimaldi, D. A. (2015). Diverse New Scale Insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea) in Amber from the Cretaceous and Eocene with a Phylogenetic Framework for Fossil Coccoidea. American Museum Novitates, 3823(3823), 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1206/3823.1
Phylogeny of ensign scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Ortheziidae) based on the morphology of Recent and fossil females
Systematic Entomology / Sep 12, 2012
VEA, I. M., & GRIMALDI, D. A. (2012). Phylogeny of ensign scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Ortheziidae) based on the morphology of Recent and fossil females. Systematic Entomology, 37(4), 758–783. Portico. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3113.2012.00638.x
Differential Juvenile Hormone Variations in Scale Insect Extreme Sexual Dimorphism
PLOS ONE / Feb 19, 2016
Vea, I. M., Tanaka, S., Shiotsuki, T., Jouraku, A., Tanaka, T., & Minakuchi, C. (2016). Differential Juvenile Hormone Variations in Scale Insect Extreme Sexual Dimorphism. PLOS ONE, 11(2), e0149459. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0149459
Network‐regulated organ
allometry: The developmental regulation of
morphological scaling
WIREs Developmental Biology / Jun 21, 2020
Vea, I. M., & Shingleton, A. W. (2020). <scp>Network‐regulated</scp> organ allometry: The developmental regulation of morphological scaling. WIREs Developmental Biology, 10(3). Portico. https://doi.org/10.1002/wdev.391
E93 expression and links to the juvenile hormone in hemipteran mealybugs with insights on female neoteny
Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology / Jan 01, 2019
Vea, I. M., Tanaka, S., Tsuji, T., Shiotsuki, T., Jouraku, A., & Minakuchi, C. (2019). E93 expression and links to the juvenile hormone in hemipteran mealybugs with insights on female neoteny. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 104, 65–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2018.11.008
Atypical insects: molecular mechanisms of unusual life history strategies
Current Opinion in Insect Science / Feb 01, 2021
Vea, I. M., & Minakuchi, C. (2021). Atypical insects: molecular mechanisms of unusual life history strategies. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 43, 46–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.016
Corroborating molecular species discovery: Four new pine-feeding species of Chionaspis (Hemiptera, Diaspididae)
ZooKeys / Feb 18, 2013
Vea, I., Gwiazdowski, R., & Normark, B. (2013). Corroborating molecular species discovery: Four new pine-feeding species of Chionaspis (Hemiptera, Diaspididae). ZooKeys, 270, 37–58. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.270.2910
Scanning Electron Microscopy and Molecular Characterization of A New Haplosporidium Species (Haplosporidia), A Parasite of the Marine Gastropod Siphonaria pectinata (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Siphonariidae) In the Gulf of Mexico
Journal of Parasitology / Dec 01, 2011
Vea, I. M., & Siddall, M. E. (2011). Scanning Electron Microscopy and Molecular Characterization of A New Haplosporidium Species (Haplosporidia), A Parasite of the Marine Gastropod Siphonaria pectinata (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Siphonariidae) In the Gulf of Mexico. Journal of Parasitology, 97(6), 1062–1066. https://doi.org/10.1645/ge-2850.1
Sex-specific regulation of development, growth and metabolism
Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology / Mar 01, 2023
Shingleton, A. W., & Vea, I. M. (2023). Sex-specific regulation of development, growth and metabolism. Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 138, 117–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.04.017
EVOLUTION OF SENSORY ANTENNAL STRUCTURES IN THE ENSIGN SCALE INSECTS (HEMIPTERA COCCOMORPHA ORTHEZIIDAE)
Redia / Dec 15, 2016
KAYDAN, MEHMET BORA, VEA, ISABELLE M., & SZITA, ÉVA. (2016). EVOLUTION OF SENSORY ANTENNAL STRUCTURES IN THE ENSIGN SCALE INSECTS (HEMIPTERA COCCOMORPHA ORTHEZIIDAE). Redia, 177–186. https://doi.org/10.19263/redia-99.16.23
Genetic variation of morphological scaling in Drosophila melanogaster
Heredity / Mar 06, 2023
Wilcox, A. S., Vea, I. M., Frankino, W. A., & Shingleton, A. W. (2023). Genetic variation of morphological scaling in Drosophila melanogaster. Heredity, 130(5), 302–311. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-023-00603-y
Genetic Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism Is Associated with Variation in Sex-Specific Plasticity in Drosophila
The American Naturalist / Sep 01, 2023
Vea, I. M., Wilcox, A. S., Frankino, W. A., & Shingleton, A. W. (2023). Genetic Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism Is Associated with Variation in Sex-Specific Plasticity in Drosophila. The American Naturalist, 202(3), 368–381. https://doi.org/10.1086/725420
Retention of an endosymbiont for the production of a single molecule
Jan 05, 2024
Garber, A. I., de la Filia Molina, A. G., Vea, I., Mongue, A. J., Ross, L., & McCutcheon, J. P. (2024). Retention of an endosymbiont for the production of a single molecule. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.01.04.574232
Redescription of the genus Chlamydolecanium Goux, 1933 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with a discussion of its affinities
Zootaxa / Jul 13, 2011
VEA, I. M. (2011). Redescription of the genus Chlamydolecanium Goux, 1933 (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) with a discussion of its affinities. Zootaxa, 2965(1). https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2965.1.1
The Genetic Architecture of Morphological Scaling
Jun 07, 2022
Wilcox, A. S., Vea, I. M., Frankino, W. A., & Shingleton, A. W. (2022). The Genetic Architecture of Morphological Scaling. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.06.07.495193
The B chromosome of Pseudococcus viburni: a selfish chromosome that exploits whole-genome meiotic drive
Aug 31, 2021
Vea, I. M., de la Filia, A. G., Jaron, K. S., Mongue, A. J., Ruiz-Ruano, F. J., Barlow, S. E. J., Nelson, R., & Ross, L. (2021). The B chromosome of Pseudococcus viburni: a selfish chromosome that exploits whole-genome meiotic drive. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.08.30.458195
Sex-Specific Plasticity Explains Genetic Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism in Drosophila
Jun 17, 2021
Vea, I. M., Wilcox, A., Frankino, W. A., & Shingleton, A. W. (2021). Sex-Specific Plasticity Explains Genetic Variation in Sexual Size Dimorphism in Drosophila. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.06.16.448738
Insects with 100 million-year-old dinosaur feathers are not ectoparasites
Nature Communications / Mar 05, 2021
Grimaldi, D. A., & Vea, I. M. (2021). Insects with 100 million-year-old dinosaur feathers are not ectoparasites. Nature Communications, 12(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21751-x
DNA extraction protocol for genome sequencing v2.0 v1
May 02, 2018
Vea, I., G. de la Filia, A., & Bain, S. (2018). DNA extraction protocol for genome sequencing v2.0 v1. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.pvgdn3w
Karyotype on fixed mealybug tissue v1
Jan 16, 2018
Vea, I., & Bain, S. (2018). Karyotype on fixed mealybug tissue v1. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.mnec5be
Sex-specific expression profiles of ecdysteroid biosynthesis and ecdysone response genes in extreme sexual dimorphism of the mealybug Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana)
PLOS ONE / Apr 13, 2020
Muramatsu, M., Tsuji, T., Tanaka, S., Shiotsuki, T., Jouraku, A., Miura, K., Vea, I. M., & Minakuchi, C. (2020). Sex-specific expression profiles of ecdysteroid biosynthesis and ecdysone response genes in extreme sexual dimorphism of the mealybug Planococcus kraunhiae (Kuwana). PLOS ONE, 15(4), e0231451. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231451
Juvenile Hormone treatments on mealybugs v1
Jan 16, 2018
Vea, I. (2018). Juvenile Hormone treatments on mealybugs v1. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.mnfc5bn
Sex biased collecting strategy for gene expression in mealybugs v1
Mar 02, 2018
Ross, L. (2018). Sex biased collecting strategy for gene expression in mealybugs v1. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.nkndcve
Juvenile Hormone Mimic treatments on mealybug juvenile stages v1
Jan 09, 2018
Vea, I. (2018). Juvenile Hormone Mimic treatments on mealybug juvenile stages v1. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.miac4ae
Sex biased collecting strategy for gene expression in mealybugs v1
Jan 09, 2018
Vea, I. (2018). Sex biased collecting strategy for gene expression in mealybugs v1. https://doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.mh9c396
Morphology of the Males of Seven Species of Ortheziidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea)
American Museum Novitates / Aug 29, 2014
Vea, I. M. (2014). Morphology of the Males of Seven Species of Ortheziidae (Hemiptera: Coccoidea). American Museum Novitates, 3812(3812), 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1206/3812.1
Education
American Museum of Natural History
Ph.D. in Comparative Biology, Division of Invertebrate Zoology / September, 2013
New Sorbonne University
M.Sc., Environmental Sciences / June, 2008
New Sorbonne University
BSc, Life Sciences / June, 2006
Experience
University of Illinois at Chicago
Visiting Research Assistant Professor / February, 2019 — September, 2022
University of Edinburgh
Marie Curie Individual Fellow / January, 2017 — January, 2019
Nagoya University
Postdoctoral fellow / November, 2013 — November, 2016
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