multiple species

Divergence in sleep architecture associated with interspecific shifts in memory investment

This study examines sleep architecture differences between Heliconius melpomene and Dryas iulia, linking them to variations in memory investment.

Structural evolution of Fcα/μR-mediated antibody recognition

This study characterizes the structural evolution of Fcα/μR-mediated antibody recognition across vertebrates by analyzing duck and mouse Fc/R interactions with IgM and IgA.

HomoeoGWAS enables experiment-wide homoeolog-group interaction mapping in allopolyploid crops

HomoeoGWAS identifies homoeolog-group interactions in allopolyploid crops by analyzing genotype encodings and controlling family-wise error across multiple species.

Impact of iron-enriched diets on the nutritional composition and microbiome diversity of house crickets (Acheta domesticus)

This study investigates how varying iron levels in diets affect the nutritional profile and microbiome of house crickets, finding that high iron increases their iron content without altering microbial diversity.

Phenotypic variation in divergent mitochondrial haplotypes in migratory three-spined stickleback

The paper investigates phenotypic differences associated with mitochondrial haplotypes in three-spined stickleback, finding effects on male gonadosomatic index and potential citrate synthase activity.

Tracing the Evolutionary Histories of Human Cholinergic Proteins Across Eukaryotes: A Comparative Phylogenomic Study

This study traces the evolutionary histories of human cholinergic proteins across eukaryotes using phylogenomic analysis, revealing heterogeneous patterns and phylogenetic relationships.

Rates of molecular and morphological evolution are uncoupled across the eukaryote Tree of Life

The paper investigates correlations between molecular and morphological evolutionary rates across eukaryotes and finds little evidence of a link, suggesting differing evolutionary dynamics at genomic and phenotypic levels.

A mammalian fibroblast zoo reveals barriers to cross-species virus replication and differential regulation of antiviral immunity

The paper uses fibroblasts from 86 mammalian species to study virus-host susceptibility and innate immune responses across diverse mammals.

QUANTA: A quantum annealing framework for species tree estimation using weighted quartet amalgamation

QUANTA uses quantum annealing to improve species tree estimation from multi-locus data, achieving comparable accuracy to classical methods with significant speedup.

GPBench: A benchmark framework for genomic prediction

GPBench provides a standardized benchmark framework for genomic prediction, evaluating 21 models across 16 species and offering tools for analysis and comparison.

Complementary chemical and effect-based risk assessments reveal ecotoxicological risks in Caribbean coastal bays and coral reefs

The paper assesses chemical pollution and ecotoxicological risks in Caribbean coastal bays and coral reefs using chemical analysis and bioassays, finding that bays act as pollution sources while reefs show mixture toxicity.

Arginine activates a conserved sphingolipid defense axis against infection

This study shows arginine activates a conserved sphingolipid pathway in insects, promoting antibacterial effects through ceramide accumulation, independent of classical immune responses.

Cross-species epigenomic signatures of exceptional longevity: Insights from Jonathan the Giant Tortoise and human centenarians

This study compares epigenomic signatures of longevity between a giant tortoise and humans, finding shared methylation patterns linked to telomere biology.

Roost: Avian Influenza Host Genomics Resource

Roost compiles avian influenza host genomics data and links species, genes, and mechanisms to evidence, highlighting gaps in research coverage.

A Deep Phylogenetic Split Between Short- and Long-Wavelength-Tuned Visual Systems in Surgeonfishes (Acanthuridae)

This study investigates visual plasticity in surgeonfishes by analyzing opsin gene expression across 22 species, revealing a deep phylogenetic split in visual systems that predates ecological diversification.

NRT2.2 is essential for nitrate uptake and carbon-nitrogen balance in Nannochloropsis oceanica

This study identifies NRT2.2 as the primary nitrate transporter in Nannochloropsis oceanica and shows its critical role in nitrate uptake and carbon-nitrogen balance.

HYphlow: bringing end-to-end flow to HyPhy selection analyses, from taxon reconciliation to trait-based foreground assignment

HYphlow streamlines phylogenetic selection analyses by integrating data preparation, foreground assignment, HyPhy execution, and result extraction into a single workflow, improving precision and reproducibility.

FedEpitope: Parameter-Efficient Federated Protein Language Models for Linear B-Cell Epitope Prediction

FedEpitope uses federated learning with LoRA to predict linear B-cell epitopes without centralizing data, achieving good performance across multiple clients.

Guide-tree bias of whole genome alignment can mislead phylogenomic analyses

The paper shows guide-tree bias in whole-genome alignment can mislead phylogenomic analyses and proposes a consensus alignment strategy to reduce this bias.

Transcriptomic Signatures Suggest Epigenetic Programming of Molecular Defense in Biochar-Exposed Formica japonica

The paper reanalyzes transcriptomic data to show that biochar exposure primes Formica japonica ants epigenetically, enhancing their resilience to environmental stressors.

Development of the Highly Sensitive Horse questionnaire to assess horses' sensory processing sensitivity

The paper develops and validates a questionnaire to assess sensory processing sensitivity in horses, identifying two key dimensions and demonstrating its reliability and unique explanatory power for behavior.

Suitability of clove oil for the euthanasia of four ornamental fish species: Goldfish (Carassius auratus), Bristlenose catfish (Ancistrus sp.), Midas cichlid (Amphilophus citrinellus) and Three-spot gourami (Trichopodus trichopterus)

This study evaluates clove oil as an alternative euthanasia method for four ornamental fish species, finding it unsuitable for goldfish and Midas cichlid due to unreliable effects and severe gill damage.

CYP123, a sterol C4-methyl oxidase, acts with CYP51 to initiate mycobacterial lanosterol catabolism

This study identifies CYP123 as a key enzyme in mycobacterial lanosterol catabolism, showing it works with CYP51 to oxidize C14-demethylated sterols, expanding the known sterol utilization beyond cholesterol.

Evolutionary rewiring of regulatory topology refines butterfly wing patterns

The paper investigates how changes in gene regulatory network topology contribute to phenotypic evolution by analyzing color pattern genes in butterflies.

A responsivity theory of call timing patterns in bat echolocation

Decomposing bat echolocation interpulse intervals into acoustic acquisition and proportional behavioural intervals explains hyperbolic call-rate trajectories, terminal buzz update budgets, buzz readiness, and multi-target sonar strobe groups.

Ecological networks balance connectivity with flexibility to perturbations

Across 1,569 food-web, mutualistic and host–parasite networks, connectance falls as S^−0.65 while links per species rise; a diffusion-efficiency metric places networks near a local optimum.

Towards a complete diploid chicken genome

This paper presents a nearly complete haplotype-resolved chicken genome using trio-sequencing and long-read data, identifying gaps and structural variants in dot chromosomes.

Genome-wide fluctuating selection under demographic cycling in Icelandic rock ptarmigan

The paper identifies genomic signatures of fluctuating selection in rock ptarmigan populations over an 11-year period, showing allele frequency changes correlated with demographic cycles.

Pervasive patterns in the songs of passerine birds resemble human music universals and are linked with production and cognitive mechanisms

This study identifies acoustic patterns in bird songs and human music that are shared across species and linked to production and cognitive mechanisms.

A Synthetic Consensus Chiroptera IFN-β Induces IFN-I Signaling Across Diverse Bat Taxa

The paper designs a synthetic consensus IFN-β for bats that induces IFN-I signaling across diverse bat species, enabling study of antiviral immunity.