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What does mitogenomics tell us about the evolutionary history of the Drosophila buzzatii cluster (repleta group)? by Moreyra, Nicolás Nahuel, Mensch, Julián, Hurtado, Juan, Almeida, Francisca, Laprida, Cecilia, Hasson, Esteban

“…The Drosophila repleta group is an array of more than 100 species endemic to the "New World", many of which are cactophilic. The ability to utilize decaying…”
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Host Plant Adaptation in Cactophilic Species of the Drosophila buzzatii Cluster: Fitness and Transcriptomics by Hasson, Esteban, De Panis, Diego, Hurtado, Juan, Mensch, Julián

“…Abstract Host plant shifts in herbivorous insects often involve facing new environments that may speed up the evolution of oviposition behavior,…”
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Increased size and energy reserves in diapausing eggs of temperate Aedes aegypti populations by Mensch, Julián, Di Battista, Cristian, De Majo, María Sol, Campos, Raúl E., Fischer, Sylvia

“…[Display omitted] •It is accepted that Aedes aegypti lacks embryonic diapause, but recent studies challenge this knowledge.•We assess the effects of parental…”
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Divergent metabolomic profiles of cold-exposed mature and immature females of tropical versus temperate Drosophila species by Mensch, Julián, Kreiman, Lucas, Schilman, Pablo E., Hasson, Esteban, Renault, David, Colinet, Hervé

“…Temperate species, contrary to their tropical counterparts, are exposed not only to thermally variable environments with low temperatures but also to long…”
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Enhanced fertility and chill tolerance after cold-induced reproductive arrest in females of temperate species of the Drosophila buzzatii complex by Mensch, Julián, Hurtado, Juan, Zermoglio, Paula F, de la Vega, Gerardo, Rolandi, Carmen, Schilman, Pablo E, Markow, Therese A, Hasson, Esteban

“…Long-term exposure to low temperatures during adult maturation might decrease fertility after cold recovery as a consequence of carry-over effects on…”
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Natural Genetic Variation and Candidate Genes for Morphological Traits in Drosophila melanogaster by Carreira, Valeria Paula, Mensch, Julián, Hasson, Esteban, Fanara, Juan José

“…Body size is a complex character associated to several fitness related traits that vary within and between species as a consequence of environmental and…”
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Genetic variation for tolerance to high temperatures in a population of Drosophila melanogaster by Rolandi, Carmen, Lighton, John R. B., Vega, Gerardo J., Schilman, Pablo E., Mensch, Julián

“…The range of thermal tolerance is one of the main factors influencing the geographic distribution of species. Climate change projections predict increases in…”
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Gene-by-temperature interactions and candidate plasticity genes for morphological traits in Drosophila melanogaster by Carreira, Valeria Paula, Imberti, Marcos A, Mensch, Julián, Fanara, Juan José

“…Understanding the genetic architecture of any quantitative trait requires identifying the genes involved in its expression in different environmental…”
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Effect of brief exposures of anesthesia on thermotolerance and metabolic rate of the spotted-wing fly, Drosophila suzukii: Differences between sexes? by Putero, Florencia A., Mensch, Julian, Schilman, Pablo E.

“…[Display omitted] •D. suzukii females have broader thermotolerance range and lower Q10 than males.•Cold anesthesia detrimentally affects heat tolerance.•No…”
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Genetic basis of wing morphogenesis in Drosophila: sexual dimorphism and non-allometric effects of shape variation by Carreira, Valeria P, Soto, Ignacio M, Mensch, Julián, Fanara, Juan J

“…The Drosophila wing represents a particularly appropriate model to investigate the developmental control of phenotypic variation. Previous studies which aimed…”
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The effect of mating on starvation resistance in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster by Goenaga, Julieta, Mensch, Julián, Fanara, Juan José, Hasson, Esteban

“…In nature, behavioural and physiological processes involved in mating may entail different costs and benefits for males and females. However, it has been…”
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Ontogenetic stage-dependent effect of temperature on developmental and metabolic rates in a holometabolous insect by Folguera, Guillermo, Mensch, Julián, Muñoz, José L., Ceballos, Santiago G., Hasson, Esteban, Bozinovic, Francisco

“…▶ Temperature produces specific effects on the developmental rate of each life cycle stage. ▶ Larval and pupa developmental rate have different underlying…”
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Genome Wide Association Studies of Early Fitness Traits in Drosophila melanogaster Unveil Plasticity and Decoupling of Different Aspects of Phenotype by Petino Zappala, María Alejandra, Mensch, Julian, Carreira, Valeria, Soto, Ignacio, Fanara, Juan José

“…Great efforts have been sustained to explain the relationships between genotype and phenotype for developmental fitness traits through the study of their…”
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Stage-specific effects of candidate heterochronic genes on variation in developmental time along an altitudinal cline of Drosophila melanogaster by Mensch, Julián, Carreira, Valeria, Lavagnino, Nicolás, Goenaga, Julieta, Folguera, Guillermo, Hasson, Esteban, Fanara, Juan José

“…Previously, we have shown there is clinal variation for egg-to-adult developmental time along geographic gradients in Drosophila melanogaster. Further, we also…”
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Contrasting Plasticity in Ovariole Number Induced by A Dietary Effect of the Host Plants between Cactophilic Drosophila Species by Peluso, Daniela, Soto, Eduardo M, Kreiman, Lucas, Hasson, Esteban, Mensch, Julián

“…Under the preference-performance hypothesis, natural selection will favor females that choose oviposition sites that optimize the fitness of their offspring…”
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Positive selection in nucleoporins challenges constraints on early expressed genes in Drosophila development by Mensch, Julián, Serra, François, Lavagnino, Nicolás José, Dopazo, Hernán, Hasson, Esteban

“…Developmental conservation among related species is a common generalization known as von Baer's third law and implies that early stages of development are the…”
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Identifying candidate genes affecting developmental time in Drosophila melanogaster: pervasive pleiotropy and gene-by-environment interaction by Mensch, Julián, Lavagnino, Nicolás, Carreira, Valeria Paula, Massaldi, Ana, Hasson, Esteban, Fanara, Juan José

“…Understanding the genetic architecture of ecologically relevant adaptive traits requires the contribution of developmental and evolutionary biology. The time…”
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Extended lifespan and sex-specific fertility loss in cold-acclimated flies of the sibling species Drosophila buzzatii and Drosophila koepferae by Kreiman, Lucas, Putero, Florencia, Hasson, Esteban, Mensch, Julián

“…Survival and reproduction are the core elements of Darwinian fitness. In the context of a fixed energy budget, organisms tend to allocate resources in order to…”
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Gene-by-Temperature Interactions and Candidate Plasticity Genes for Morphological Traits in Drosophila melanogaster. e70851 by Carreira, Valeria Paula, Imberti, Marcos A, Mensch, Julian, Fanara, Juan Jose

“…Understanding the genetic architecture of any quantitative trait requires identifying the genes involved in its expression in different environmental…”
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Where developmental biology meets evolution: Extensive pleitropy and temperature plasticity for Drosophila developmental time genes by Mensch, Julian, Lavagnino, Nicolas, Carreira, Valeria, Hasson, Esteban, Fanara, Juan Jose

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