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Avian olfactory receptor gene repertoires: evidence for a well-developed sense of smell in birds? by Steiger, Silke S, Fidler, Andrew E, Valcu, Mihai, Kempenaers, Bart

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Drd4 gene polymorphisms are associated with personality variation in a passerine bird by Fidler, Andrew E, van Oers, Kees, Drent, Piet J, Kuhn, Sylvia, Mueller, Jakob C, Kempenaers, Bart

“…lines selected over four generations for divergent levels of ‘early exploratory behaviour’ (EEB). Strong corroborating evidence for the significance of this…”
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Geographically conserved microbiomes of four temperate water tunicates by Cahill, Patrick L, Andrew E. Fidler, Grant A. Hopkins, Susanna A. Wood

“…Tunicates are useful models for exploring microbiomes because they have an innate immune system resembling that of chordates. Automated ribosomal RNA…”
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Effects of temperature and salinity stress on DNA methylation in a highly invasive marine invertebrate, the colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum by Hawes, Nicola A, Tremblay, Louis A, Pochon, Xavier, Dunphy, Brendon, Fidler, Andrew E, Smith, Kirsty F

“…Environmentally induced epigenetic changes may contribute to phenotypic plasticity, increase adaptive potential in changing environments, and play a key role…”
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Marine invertebrate xenobiotic-activated nuclear receptors: their application as sensor elements in high-throughput bioassays for marine bioactive compounds by Richter, Ingrid, Fidler, Andrew E

“…Developing high-throughput assays to screen marine extracts for bioactive compounds presents both conceptual and technical challenges. One major challenge is…”
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Efficient dispersal and substrate acquisition traits in a marine invasive species via transient chimerism and colony mobility by Fidler, Andrew E, Bacq-Labreuil, Aurelie, Rachmilovitz, Elad, Rinkevich, Baruch

“…Over the past three decades the colonial ascidian has been expanding its global range, significantly impacting marine habitats and aquaculture facilities. What…”
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Increased inter-colony fusion rates are associated with reduced COI haplotype diversity in an invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum by Smith, Kirsty F, Stefaniak, Lauren, Saito, Yasunori, Gemmill, Chrissen E C, Cary, S Craig, Fidler, Andrew E

“…Considerable progress in our understanding of the population genetic changes associated with biological invasions has been made over the past decade. Using…”
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Evidence for increased olfactory receptor gene repertoire size in two nocturnal bird species with well-developed olfactory ability by Steiger, Silke S, Fidler, Andrew E, Kempenaers, Bart

“…In vertebrates, the molecular basis of the sense of smell is encoded by members of a large gene family, namely olfactory receptor (OR) genes. Both the total…”
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Detection of marine microalgal biotoxins using bioassays based on functional expression of tunicate xenobiotic receptors in yeast by Richter, Ingrid, Fidler, Andrew E.

“…Marine microalgae can produce biotoxins that cause widespread poisoning in marine ecosystems and may also affect human health. While established microalgal…”
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Understanding the role of DNA methylation in successful biological invasions: a review by Hawes, Nicola A., Fidler, Andrew E., Tremblay, Louis A., Pochon, Xavier, Dunphy, Brendon J., Smith, Kirsty F.

“…Biological invasions provide a unique opportunity to investigate rapid adaptation and evolution as the introduced taxa adapt to biogeographic contexts or…”
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Epigenetic patterns associated with an ascidian invasion: a comparison of closely related clades in their native and introduced ranges by Hawes, Nicola A., Amadoru, Achira, Tremblay, Louis A., Pochon, Xavier, Dunphy, Brendon, Fidler, Andrew E., Smith, Kirsty F.

“…Environmentally induced epigenetic modifications have been proposed as one mechanism underlying rapid adaptive evolution of invasive species. Didemnum vexillum…”
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No evidence for an association between Clock gene allelic variation and migration timing in a long-distance migratory shorebird (Limosa lapponica baueri) by Parody-Merino, Ángela M., Battley, Phil F., Conklin, Jesse R., Fidler, Andrew E.

“…The gene Clock is a key part of the Core Circadian Oscillator, and the length of the polyglutamine (poly-Q) repeat sequence in Clock (ClkpolyQcds) has been…”
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Genomic evidence of a functional RH2 opsin in New Zealand parrots and implications for pest control by Grosser, Stefanie, Dutoit, Ludovic, Foster, Yasmin, Robertson, Fiona, Fidler, Andrew E., Martini, Denise, Knapp, Michael, Robertson, Bruce C.

“…Recent genomic evidence suggest that kea (Nestor notabilis) have a non-functional RH2 opsin gene potentially leading to impaired vision in the green region of…”
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Author Correction: Epigenetic patterns associated with an ascidian invasion: a comparison of closely related clades in their native and introduced ranges by Hawes, Nicola A., Amadoru, Achira, Tremblay, Louis A., Pochon, Xavier, Dunphy, Brendon, Fidler, Andrew E., Smith, Kirsty F.

“…An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper…”
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Tunicate pregnane X receptor (PXR) orthologs: Transcript characterization and natural variation by Richter, Ingrid, Fidler, Andrew E.

“…Vertebrate pregnane X receptor (PXR, NR1I2), a ligand-activated nuclear receptor (NR), regulates expression of detoxification genes. Vertebrate PXR orthologs…”
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Activation of a tunicate (Ciona intestinalis) xenobiotic receptor orthologue by both natural toxins and synthetic toxicants by Fidler, Andrew E., Holland, Patrick T., Reschly, Erica J., Ekins, Sean, Krasowski, Matthew D.

“…Vertebrate xenobiotic receptors are ligand-activated nuclear receptors (NRs) that bind exogenous biologically active chemicals before activating the…”
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Comparison of whole mitochondrial genome sequences from two clades of the invasive ascidian, Didemnum vexillum by Smith, Kirsty F., Abbott, Cathryn L., Saito, Yasunori, Fidler, Andrew E.

“…The mitochondria are the main source of cellular energy production and have an important role in development, fertility, and thermal limitations. Adaptive…”
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Initiating laboratory culturing of the invasive ascidian Didemnum vexillum by Rinkevich, Baruch, Fidler, Andrew

“…Over the past few decades, the invasive colonial ascidian Didemnum vexillum Kott, 2002 has established in many temperate regions, sometimes bringing…”
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An extinct nestorid parrot (Aves, Psittaciformes, Nestoridae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand by Wood, Jamie R., Mitchell, Kieren J., Scofield, R. Paul, Tennyson, Alan. J. D., Fidler, Andrew E., Wilmshurst, Janet M., Llamas, Bastien, Cooper, Alan

“…We describe an extinct parrot from late Quaternary fossil bone deposits on the Chatham Islands, located c. 800 km east of mainland New Zealand. Mitochondrial…”
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Pseudogenisation of the Short-wavelength Sensitive 1 (SWS1) Opsin Gene in Two New Zealand Endemic Passerine Species: the Yellowhead (Mohoua ochrocephala) and Brown Creeper (M. novaeseelandiae) by Fidler, Andrew E., Aidala, Zachary, Anderson, Michael G., Ortiz-Catedral, Luis, Hauber, Mark E.

“…Perception of ultraviolet (UV) light, mediated by the avian short-wavelength sensitive-1 (SWS1) opsin, is important for birds in a range of functional…”
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