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Kip D. Lacy

Rockefeller UniversityORCID 0000-0002-3149-8927Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 2 Organism:multiple species· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1

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Daniel J. C. KronaueriD· 3 shared Amelia L. RitgeriD· 1 shared Dominic D. FrankiD· 1 shared Jina LeeiD· 1 shared Kathryn Rozen-GagnoniD· 1 shared Leonora Olivos-Cisneros· 1 shared Lindsey E. Lopes· 1 shared Nicolas ChâlineiD· 1 shared

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Rare sex punctuates strict asexual reproduction in the clonal raider ant, Ooceraea biroi

Kip D. Lacy, Nicolas Châline, Daniel J. C. Kronauer

The paper shows that the clonal raider ant, Ooceraea biroi, occasionally reproduces sexually, generating new genetic combinations and potentially overcoming asexuality costs.

bioRxiv · Jul 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Heterozygosity at a conserved candidate sex determination locus is associated with female development in the clonal raider ant (Ooceraea biroi)

Kip D. Lacy, Jina Lee, Kathryn Rozen-Gagnon, Wei Wang, Thomas S. Carroll, Daniel J. C. Kronauer

The paper identifies a conserved CSD locus in Ooceraea biroi where heterozygosity triggers female development, showing evolutionary conservation across ant species.

eLife · Nov 5, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology

Sparse and stereotyped encoding implicates a core glomerulus for ant alarm behavior

Taylor Hart, Dominic D. Frank, Lindsey E. Lopes, Leonora Olivos-Cisneros, Kip D. Lacy, Waring Trible, Amelia L. Ritger, Stephany Valdés-Rodríguez, Daniel J. C. Kronauer

The paper shows that ants use a single glomerulus to encode alarm pheromones, indicating stereotyped and narrow tuning for these signals.

Cell · Jun 15, 2023Peer-reviewedNeuroscience