Search Results - "Massey, Jonathan H"
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Diversity and function of arthropod endosymbiont toxins
Published in Trends in microbiology (Regular ed.) (01-02-2022)“…Bacterial endosymbionts induce dramatic phenotypes in their arthropod hosts, including cytoplasmic incompatibility, feminization, parthenogenesis, male…”
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The yellow gene influences Drosophila male mating success through sex comb melanization
Published in eLife (15-10-2019)“…males perform a series of courtship behaviors that, when successful, result in copulation with a female. For over a century, mutations in the gene, named for…”
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Socially responsive effects of brain oxidative metabolism on aggression
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (26-08-2014)“…Despite ongoing high energetic demands, brains do not always use glucose and oxygen in a ratio that produces maximal ATP through oxidative phosphorylation. In…”
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Distinct genetic architectures underlie divergent thorax, leg, and wing pigmentation between Drosophila elegans and D. gunungcola
Published in Heredity (01-11-2021)“…Pigmentation divergence between Drosophila species has emerged as a model trait for studying the genetic basis of phenotypic evolution, with genetic changes…”
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Pleiotropic Effects of ebony and tan on Pigmentation and Cuticular Hydrocarbon Composition in Drosophila melanogaster
Published in Frontiers in physiology (01-05-2019)“…Pleiotropic genes are genes that affect more than one trait. For example, many genes required for pigmentation in the fruit fly also affect traits such as…”
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Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-06-2015)“…The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee…”
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Evolution and development of male-specific leg brushes in Drosophilidae
Published in Development genes and evolution (01-12-2022)“…The origin, diversification, and secondary loss of sexually dimorphic characters are common in animal evolution. In some cases, structurally and functionally…”
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Co-evolving wing spots and mating displays are genetically separable traits in Drosophila
Published in Evolution (01-06-2020)“…The evolution of sexual traits often involves correlated changes in morphology and behavior. For example, in Drosophila, divergent mating displays are often…”
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The Function of Pigmentation Genes in the Development and Evolution of Drosophila Mating Behavior
Published 01-01-2019“…Phenotypic evolution within and between species involves correlated changes in traits that facilitate survival and reproduction. Mating behaviors, in…”
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The foraging gene and aggression in the vinegar fly, Drosophila melanogaster
Published 01-01-2014“…Understanding the causes of phenotypic diversity and evolution is a central challenge for evolutionary biology. The genetic basis of behavioral diversity is…”
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Social evolution. Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-06-2015)“…The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee…”
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