M. Reuter

The maintenance of genetic polymorphism underlying sexually antagonistic traits

The paper models how sexual antagonism affects genetic polymorphism in continuous traits, finding that stabilizing selection often leads to monomorphic outcomes, making polymorphism rare and transient.

The establishment of locally adaptive inversions in structured populations

This study shows that stronger local selection increases inversion establishment in structured populations by promoting maladaptive allele flow and adaptive haplotype capture.

Molecular signatures of alternative fitness strategies in a facultatively social hover wasp

The paper analyzes transcriptomic data from a facultatively social hover wasp to compare molecular signatures of reproductive and non-reproductive castes, finding distinct gene expression patterns linked to foraging effort and reproductive strategies.

Ontogeny of superorganisms:Social control of queen specialization in ants

This study investigates how worker ants socially control queen specialization in ant colonies, showing that worker presence induces and maintains queen egg-laying specialization.

A Campylobacter integrative and conjugative element with a CRISPR-Cas9 system targeting competing plasmids: a history of plasmid warfare?

The paper identifies a CRISPR-Cas9 system in a Campylobacter integrative conjugative element that targets competing plasmids, suggesting a history of plasmid warfare in these bacteria.

A non-coding indel polymorphism in the fruitless gene of Drosophila melanogaster exhibits antagonistically pleiotropic fitness effects

The paper identifies a non-coding indel polymorphism in the fruitless gene of Drosophila melanogaster and shows it has antagonistically pleiotropic fitness effects.

Inactivation of the core cheVAWY chemotaxis genes disrupts chemotactic motility and organised biofilm formation in Campylobacter jejuni

Mother's curse is pervasive across a large mito-nuclear Drosophila panel

The paper tests the mothers curse hypothesis using a large Drosophila mito-nuclear panel, finding that mitochondrial genetic variance affects males more than females in most nuclear backgrounds.

Sex-specific transcriptomic responses to changes in the nutritional environment

The paper identifies sex-specific transcriptomic responses to dietary changes, revealing shared and divergent gene regulation in metabolic and reproductive pathways.

Sexual antagonism drives the displacement of polymorphism across gene regulatory cascades

The paper shows that sexual antagonism maintains polymorphism in gene expression only when intermediate levels are deleterious to both sexes and displaces it to upstream regulators over time.

Sex- and genotype-effects on nutrient-dependent fitness landscapes in Drosophila melanogaster

This study assesses genetic variation in dietary requirements and metabolic fitness effects in Drosophila melanogaster males and females across different protein-to-carbohydrate diets, revealing sex-specific genetic constraints on metabolic dimorphism.