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Sylvia M. Durkin

Museum of Vertebrate ZoologyORCID 0000-0002-7290-7336Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Michael W. NachmaniD· 2 shared Christina GaoiD· 1 shared Gabriela P. HeyeriD· 1 shared Kathleen G. FerrisiD· 1 shared Ke Bi· 1 shared Mallory A. BallingeriD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 2/yr

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A maternal effect shapes early-life adaptive body size variation in house mice

Sylvia M. Durkin, Christina Gao, Michael W. Nachman

This study investigates how maternal effects and genetic variation jointly shape body size divergence in house mice, finding that maternal environment significantly influences early-life weight and is linked to nutrient signaling pathways.

bioRxiv · Aug 17, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Regionally specific and highly pleiotropic loci together mediate skeletal evolution in tropical and temperate house mice

Sylvia M. Durkin, Kathleen G. Ferris, Mallory A. Ballinger, Ke Bi, Gabriela P. Heyer, Michael W. Nachman

This study identifies QTL driving skeletal divergence in temperate and tropical house mice, revealing both small-effect and pleiotropic loci involved in adaptive evolution.

Genetics · Apr 3, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology