Animal Behavior and Reproduction

The paper shows that a single gene within a supergene contributes to aggressive behavior in white-throated sparrows through allelic imbalance and regulatory variation.

This study identifies Eip74EF's role in promoting sperm elongation in Drosophila males, which correlates with reduced male fecundity and increased female fecundity.

The paper introduces the Animal Network Toolkit (ANT) R package, which provides a multilevel statistical approach for analyzing animal social networks.

The paper shows that conserved genetic architecture of behavioral syndromes constrains evolutionary divergence in field crickets across populations.

The paper identifies a transposable element insertion as the genetic switch for an alternative life history strategy in Colias butterflies, linking it to changes in pigment synthesis and reproductive development.

The paper identifies QTL associated with courtship behavior differences between two Nasonia species and finds polygenic, interactive genetic architecture.

The paper uses mathematical models to compare protective coloration strategies of Taurotragus oryx in different environments, finding that natural selection increases the diversity of quasi-adaptations.

The paper examines how parental genotypes and care strategies affect nestling gene expression in white-throated sparrows, identifying differentially expressed genes and co-expression modules linked to metabolism and stress response.

The paper shows that paternal age affects offspring telomere length through an epigenetic mechanism, independent of genetic inheritance.

The paper investigates genetic factors influencing ectopic sperm migration in C. elegans, identifying ovulation dynamics and sperm guidance cues as modulators of susceptibility to sperm invasion.

The paper identifies genetic loci, genes, and coexpression modules associated with life history trait variation in Daphnia pulex using genotyping, RNA-Seq, and phenotyping.

The paper identifies 59 behavioral modules linked to economic behavior in foraging mice using machine learning and shows their genetic and parental influences.

The paper shows how adversarial perturbations can create deceptive visual signals in animals, leading to exaggerated color patterns that remain evolutionarily stable.

The paper examines gene expression and DNA methylation changes in male burying beetles during parental care, finding that gene expression varies with behavioral state and social context, while DNA methylation does not correlate with gene expression changes.

This study shows that sex-specific differences in 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) hormone levels, not doublesex (dsx), control sexual dimorphism in butterfly wing patterns.

This study identifies gene expression differences in NMR brain and gonads across reproductive castes, linking dopamine pathways and hyperprolactinaemia to eusocial reproductive suppression.

The paper shows that kinship affects fly fertility through epigenetic mechanisms involving pre- and post-zygotic processes, induced by a methylating cocktail.

The paper describes the phenotypic expression of the Purple Body gene in domestic guppy strains, highlighting its role in modifying coloration and the creation of new phenotypes when combined with other mutant genes.

The paper investigates the transcriptional basis of variation in parental provisioning behavior in burying beetles and finds that quantitative behavioral variation reflects many small transcriptional differences rather than a few major genes.

The paper analyzes reaction norms in Drosophila mediopunctata to disentangle plasticity components and test genetic models, finding support for the Pleiotropy model.