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Y. Sondhi

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Assay:imaging· 2 Organism:multiple species· 2

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A. Y. Kawahara· 4 shared J. C. Theobald· 4 shared S. T. Fabian· 2 shared A. J. Bellantuano· 1 shared A. Markee· 1 shared B. Alpizar· 1 shared C. A. Hamilton· 1 shared C. Earl· 1 shared

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New genome reveals molecular signatures of adaptation to nocturnality in moth-like butterflies (Hedylidae)

R. P. Singh, Y.-M. Weng, Y. Sondhi, D. Plotkin, P. B. Frandsen, A. Y. Kawahara

The paper sequences the first high-quality Hedylidae genome and identifies molecular adaptations in visual genes associated with nocturnality.

bioRxiv · Nov 21, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The developmental gene disco regulates diel-niche evolution in adult moths

Y. Sondhi, R. L. Messcher, A. J. Bellantuano, C. G. Storer, S. D. Cinel, R. K. Godfrey, D. Glass, R. A. St. Laurent, C. A. Hamilton, C. Earl, C. J. Brislawn, I. J. Kitching, S. M. Bybee, J. C. Theobald, A. Y. Kawahara

This paper identifies disco as a potential master regulator of diel-activity diversification in moths by analyzing gene expression differences between day- and night-active species.

bioRxiv · May 28, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Why flying insects gather at artificial light

S. T. Fabian, Y. Sondhi, P. Allen, J. C. Theobald, H.-T. Lin

This study investigates why flying insects gather at artificial lights by analyzing 3D flight data and proposes a dorsal-light-response model explaining their behavior.

bioRxiv · Apr 11, 2023Animal Behavior & Cognition

An inexpensive setup for robust activity tracking in small animals: Portable Locomotion Activity Monitor (pLAM)

Y. Sondhi, N. J. Jo, B. Alpizar, A. Markee, H. E. Dansby, J. P. Currea, C. Ruiz, S. T. Fabian, E. Barredo, M. Degennaro, A. Y. Kawahara, J. C. Theobald

The paper introduces a low-cost, portable device for tracking small animal activity in various conditions, showing it captures more motion data than commercial alternatives.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2021Animal Behavior & Cognition

Light environment drives evolution of color vision genes in butterflies and moths.

Y. Sondhi, E. A. Ellis, J. C. Theobald, A. Y. Kawahara

The paper examines opsin diversity in butterflies and moths, finding that high light environments drive opsin expansion and diversifying selection.

bioRxiv · Feb 29, 2020Evolutionary Biology