Sex and breeding stage differences in neurogenomic profiles reflect hormone signaling in a socially polyandrous shorebird
Tessa M. Patton, Evan J. Buck, Aaron M. Buechlein, Brian W. Davis, Austen J. Ehrie, Erik D. Enbody, Elizabeth George, Clemens Küpper, Jasmine L. Loveland, Leilton Willians Luna, Douglas B. Rusch, Quinn K Thomas, Kimberly A. Rosvall, Sara Elizabeth Lipshutz
The paper examines sex differences in gene expression in northern jacanas to understand how sex roles influence neurogenomic profiles, finding complex genetic and hormonal interactions rather than simple reversal of sex-biased gene expression.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2026 · PreprintGenomics