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N. M. Hensley

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1

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Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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G. A. Gerrish· 3 shared T. H. Oakley· 3 shared T. J. Rivers· 3 shared E. A. Ellis· 2 shared E. Torres· 2 shared A. Mikhailovsky· 1 shared A. W. De Tomaso· 1 shared D. A. Taketa· 1 shared

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Collective synchrony of mating signals modulated by ecological cues and social signals in bioluminescent sea fireflies

N. M. Hensley, T. J. Rivers, G. A. Gerrish, R. Saha, T. H. Oakley

The paper studies synchronous bioluminescent signals in marine ostracods, showing they use ecological and social cues similar to fireflies.

bioRxiv · Jun 16, 2023Animal Behavior & Cognition

Sexual signals persist over deep time: ancient co-option of bioluminescence for courtship displays in cypridinid ostracods

E. A. Ellis, J. A. Goodheart, N. M. Hensley, V. L. Gonzalez, N. J. Reda, T. J. Rivers, J. G. Morin, E. Torres, G. A. Gerrish, T. H. Oakley

The paper estimates the longevity of bioluminescent courtship in cypridinid ostracods, finding it persisted for over 151 million years, suggesting sexual selection may reduce extinction risk.

bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Molecular evolution of luciferase diversified bioluminescent signals in sea fireflies

N. M. Hensley, E. A. Ellis, N. Y. Leung, J. Coupart, A. Mikhailovsky, D. A. Taketa, M. Tessler, D. F. Gruber, Y. Mitani, A. W. De Tomaso, T. J. Rivers, G. A. Gerrish, E. Torres, T. H. Oakley

This study identifies a single gene, cypridinid-luciferase, as a key driver of bioluminescent signal diversification in sea fireflies, showing how selection, drift, and constraint shaped phenotypic variation across species.

bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2020Evolutionary Biology