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Haylee M. Quertermous

University of OtagoORCID 0000-0002-0069-9304Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Chloé A. van der BurgiD· 2 shared Christine Louise JasoniiD· 2 shared Culum BrowniD· 2 shared Kaj KamstraiD· 2 shared Neil J. GemmelliD· 2 shared Simon MuncasteriD· 2 shared Erica V. ToddiD· 1 shared

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Loser effects orchestrate dominance hierarchies in socially-controlled sex change

Haylee M. Quertermous, Chloé A. van der Burg, Kaj Kamstra, Simon Muncaster, Christine Louise Jasoni, Culum Brown, Neil J. Gemmell

The paper shows that loser effects, not winner effects, determine social dominance in female-to-male sex-changing fish, influencing sexual transformation through social hierarchy dynamics.

bioRxiv · Mar 19, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Behavioral and neural correlates of social hierarchy formation in a sex-changing fish

Haylee M. Quertermous, Kaj Kamstra, Chloé A. van der Burg, Simon Muncaster, Erica V. Todd, Christine Louise Jasoni, Culum Brown, Neil J. Gemmell

This study examines social hierarchy formation in sex-changing fish, finding that dominance is size-based and disruption leads to rapid behavioral and neural changes.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · May 1, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition