Leslie S Babonis
Prof Asst
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · CAS
Recent Papers (6)
2026-06-18 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Paleontology
Extreme conservation of cnidarian stinging cell identity despite 600 million years of evolution
Leslie S. BabonisProf Asst, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · CAS
2026-06-16 · EvoDevo · Paleontology
Correction: Discoveries and innovations in cnidarian biology at Cnidofest 2024
Leslie BabonisProf Asst, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · CAS
2026-04-15 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Paleontology
Novel cell and tissue dynamics drive the unusual biology of the catch tentacle, an inducible organ of aggression found in the sea anemone Metridium senile
Leslie S. BabonisProf Asst, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · CAS
2026-04-10 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Paleontology
Morphological and functional characterization of the ptychocyte, a stingless stinging cell
Chris RohProf Asst, Bio and Envir Engineering · CALS
Leslie S. BabonisProf Asst, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · CAS
2026-04-01 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Paleontology
Regression of juvenile tentacles is driven by loss of cell proliferation in Haliclystus sanjuanensis , a cnidarian with limited metamorphosis
Leslie S. BabonisProf Asst, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · CAS
2026-04-01 · bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) · Ecology
Evolutionary rewiring of the endomesoderm gene regulatory networks specify skeleton secreting cells in stony corals.
Leslie S. BabonisProf Asst, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology · CAS