J. Tung

Both genetic and social inheritance influence female aggressive and submissive behavior in a wild primate

This study estimates the heritability of aggressive and submissive behavior in wild female baboons, finding both genetic and social inheritance effects.

Taking identity-by-descent analysis into the wild: Estimating realized relatedness in free-ranging macaques

The paper estimates realized relatedness in free-ranging macaques using IBD analysis from low coverage whole genome data, revealing genetic variation within kin classes and cryptic relatives.

Infant spatial relationships with adult males in a wild primate: males as mitigators or magnifiers of intergenerational effects of early adversity?

The paper examines how adult male primates influence infant behavior and proximity, showing that maternal early adversity affects infant-male interactions.

Testing frameworks for early life effects: the developmental constraints and adaptive responsehypotheses do not explain key fertility outcomes in wild female baboons

This study tests developmental constraints and adaptive response hypotheses for early life effects on fertility in wild baboons but finds no strong support for these explanations.

A genome wide CRISPR/Cas9 screen identifies calreticulin as a selective repressor of ATF6α

The paper uses a CRISPR/Cas9 screen to identify calreticulin as a repressor of ATF6α signaling in the unfolded protein response.

A female-biased gene expression signature of dominance in cooperatively breeding meerkats

The paper identifies a female-biased gene expression signature of dominance in meerkats, showing differential gene expression in females but not males, with implications for social status and life history trade-offs.

Early life drought predicts components of adult body size in wild female baboons

This study finds that early-life drought in wild female baboons predicts shorter limbs but not torso length, with moderate heritability for body size measures.

A generalizable epigenetic clock captures aging in two nonhuman primates.

This paper develops an epigenetic clock for rhesus macaques using DNA methylation data, achieving high accuracy in predicting age across different populations and species.

Heritable and sex-specific variation in the development of social behavior in a wild primate

The paper examines heritable and sex-specific variation in the development of social behavior in wild baboons, finding early sex differences and weak heritability in grooming age.

Early life adversity and adult social relationships have independent effects on survival in a wild animal model of aging

The paper shows early life adversity and adult social isolation independently reduce survival in wild baboons, supporting both health selection and social causation hypotheses.

Ecology and age, but not genetic ancestry, predict fetal loss in a wild baboon hybrid zone

The paper examines fetal loss in wild baboons, finding that ecological factors and age, not genetic ancestry, predict pregnancy outcomes in a hybrid zone.

Genetic variance and indirect genetic effects for affiliative social behavior in a wild primate

The paper estimates genetic and environmental variance in grooming behavior in wild baboons, finding heritability and indirect genetic effects influencing social interactions.

Five decades of data yield no support for adaptive biasing of offspring sex ratio in wild baboons (Papio cynocephalus)

The paper tests four hypotheses about adaptive sex ratio bias in wild baboons using a large dataset and finds no support for adaptive biasing of offspring sex ratios.

Universal gut microbial relationships in the gut microbiome of wild baboons

The paper analyzes gut microbial relationships in wild baboons and finds that microbial correlations are largely universal across hosts, with positive correlations dominated by shared patterns.

Selection against admixture and gene regulatory divergence in a long-term primate field study

The paper combines field observations and genomic data from baboons to study admixture and gene regulatory divergence, finding selection against introgression similar to archaic hominins.

Synchrony and idiosyncrasy in the gut microbiome of wild baboons

This study examines gut microbiome dynamics in wild baboons, finding that microbial dynamics are largely idiosyncratic despite shared environments, with host-specific factors explaining most variation.

Primate phageomes are structured by superhost phylogeny and environment

The study examines primate phageomes across 23 wild non-human primate taxa, revealing phylosymbiotic patterns and social transmission of phages.

Experimental assessment of K locus effects on the gray wolf response to virus

The study investigates the effect of the KB allele on gray wolf gene regulatory responses to viral infection using cell cultures, finding no difference in response between genotypes.

Genetic ancestry predicts male-female affiliation in a natural baboon hybrid zone

This study shows that genetic ancestry predicts male-female affiliative behavior in hybrid baboons, with anubis ancestry associated with higher rates of opposite-sex social bonding.

Morphological and genomic shifts in mole-rat 'queens' increase fecundity but reduce skeletal integrity

This study examines how breeding status affects skeletal morphology and gene regulation in Damaraland mole-rats, finding increased fecundity but reduced skeletal integrity in queens.

Caspases from Scleractinian Coral Show Unique Regulatory Features

This study identifies and characterizes caspases from disease-sensitive and -resistant corals, revealing unique regulatory features and structural insights into their function.

Intergenerational effects of early adversity on survival in wild baboons

The paper shows that early adversity in wild baboon mothers reduces offspring survival, independent of the offspring's own adversity, through parental effects.

Social integration predicts mitochondrial DNA copy number in rhesus macaques

The paper examines the relationship between social integration and mitochondrial DNA copy number in rhesus macaques, finding that affiliative social behavior, not dominance rank, is linked to mtDNA copy number in immune cells.

Dominance rank-associated immune gene expression is widespread, sex-specific, and a precursor to high social status in wild male baboons

The paper examines how social status affects immune gene expression in wild baboons, finding sex-specific patterns where high-status males show increased pro-inflammatory gene expression, which precedes rank attainment.

Megaphage infect Prevotella and variants are widespread in gut microbiomes

The paper identifies large phage (Lak phage) in gut microbiomes that infect Prevotella and are widespread, especially in developing-world individuals.

Mutation accumulation differentially impacts ageing in mammalian tissues

The paper tests the mutation accumulation hypothesis by analyzing gene expression and conservation across tissues, finding age-related decreases in transcriptome conservation in some tissues but not others.