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Michael P. Shahandeh

University of California, Santa BarbaraORCID 0000-0002-0729-6989Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:imaging· 1

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Laboratory and wild Drosophila sechellia have conserved niche specialization phenotypes

Michael P. Shahandeh, Liliane Abuin, Olakunle A. Jaiyesimi, Polpass Arul Jose, Suhrid Ghosh, Asfa Sabrin Borbora, Janpreet Kaur, Cassandra G. M. Extavour, Richard Benton

The paper compares laboratory and wild Drosophila sechellia to assess if lab strains retain specialization phenotypes from their natural environment.

Royal Society Open Science · Sep 2, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

The loci of behavioral evolution: evidence that Fas2 and tilB underlie differences in pupation site choice behavior between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Alison Pischedda, Michael P. Shahandeh, Thomas L. Turner

Molecular Biology and Evolution · Nov 25, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics

The genetics of male pheromone preference difference between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Michael P. Shahandeh, Alison Pischedda, Jason M. Rodriguez, Thomas L. Turner

The paper identifies a 1.35 Mb X chromosome locus affecting male 7,11-HD pheromone preference in Drosophila species and explores candidate genes within it.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Nov 20, 2019Peer-reviewedGenetics