Philipp Brand

The paper identifies convergent gene losses and expression changes associated with blood-feeding loss in non-blood-feeding mosquitoes.

The paper identifies strain-specific differences in Drosophila mate preferences linked to neural circuit variation.

The paper shows that ecological cues, specifically food volatiles, drive courtship behavior in Drosophila erecta by promoting sexual arousal and coordinating group interactions.

The paper investigates the origin of the odorant receptor (OR) gene family in insects, finding that ORs evolved with an ancestral co-receptor (Orco) in the ancestor of all insects, supporting a terrestrial lifestyle adaptation rather than winged flight.

The paper reports the genome of Medauroidea extradentata, revealing lineage-specific expansions of pectinase gene families in Phasmatodea.

The paper reports the nuclear and mitochondrial genome sequences of the orchid bee Euglossa dilemma, providing a high-quality assembly and gene set, and highlighting gene synteny conservation with honey bees.