Jocelyn G. Millar

This study investigates the sensory basis of symbiotic interactions between a rove beetle and its host ant, finding that specificity is enforced by physiological constraints and negative fitness interactions, not sensory tuning.

The paper characterizes the sensitivity of odorant receptors in the Indian jumping ant to cuticular hydrocarbons, finding that multiple receptors across subfamilies contribute to CHC detection.

This study shows that silencing Dsx in Nasonia males causes pheromonal feminization, affecting attraction, courtship, and mating success.

This study identifies Gr8a as a pleiotropic chemoreceptor that co-regulates pheromone perception and production in Drosophila, maintaining mating signaling coupling.

The paper shows that Gr8a, a Gustatory receptor, regulates both the perception and synthesis of an inhibitory mating pheromone in Drosophila melanogaster, facilitating genetic coupling between these processes.

The paper shows trace impurities in chemical stimuli can mask true ligand-receptor relationships in chemosensory studies.