Developmental and adult acclimation impact cold and drought survival of invasive tropical Drosophila kikkawai [PDF]
Biology Open, 2021 Narrow distribution patterns of tropical Drosophila species are limited by lower resistance to cold or drought. In the invasive tropical Drosophila kikkawai, we tested whether developmental and adult acclimations at cooler temperatures could enhance its ...
Ankita Pathak, Chanderkala Lambhod
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Phylogenomic Analysis Reveals Evolutionary Relationships of Tropical Drosophilidae: From <i>Drosophila</i> to <i>Scaptodrosophila</i>. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe study expands genomic resources for Drosophila and Scaptodrosophila species by using mitochondrial genomes. Phylogenetic analyses revealed well‐supported evolutionary relationships, with Scaptodrosophila forming a distinct lineage and several Drosophila subgroups exhibiting monophyly, though discrepancies were found in the placement of the suzukii ...
Detcharoen M, Pramual P, Nilsai A.
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Evolution of Phospholipase A2 in Bees and Flies. [PDF]
Ecol EvolThis study investigated the evolution of the PLA2 gene in bees and flies and compared the evolutionary rate between them, which denotes the toxic group and the non‐toxic group. The results showed that PLA2 was under purifying selection and that an accelerated evolution of PLA2 occurred in the toxic group when compared with the non‐toxic group ...
Yang S, Wu M, Feng P.
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Phylogenomic analyses of the genus Drosophila reveals genomic signals of climate adaptation. [PDF]
Mol Ecol Resour, 2022 Abstract Many Drosophila species differ widely in their distributions and climate niches, making them excellent subjects for evolutionary genomic studies. Here, we have developed a database of high‐quality assemblies for 46 Drosophila species and one closely related Zaprionus.
Li F +24 more
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The impact of cysteine on lifespan in three model organisms: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]
Aging CellWe conducted a meta‐analysis to investigate the impact of cysteine supplementation on lifespan in mice, nematodes, and fruit flies. Positive effects were observed in C. elegans, transgenic flies, and disease model mice, but not in wild‐type flies and wild‐type mice.
Ma Y, Chen M, Huang K, Chang W.
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Long-read genome assemblies for the study of chromosome expansion: Drosophila kikkawai, Drosophila takahashii, Drosophila bipectinata, and Drosophila ananassae. [PDF]
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics, 2023 Christopher Ellison +2 more
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Sexual dimorphism for water balance mechanisms in montane populations of Drosophila kikkawai [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2010 Bhawna Kalra, Vineeta Sharma
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Environmental microbes promote phenotypic plasticity in reproduction and sleep behaviour
Molecular Ecology, Volume 32, Issue 18, Page 5186-5200, September 2023., 2023 Abstract The microbiome has been hypothesized as a driving force of phenotypic variation in host organisms that is capable of extending metabolic processes, altering development and in some cases, conferring novel functions that are critical for survival.
Mélisandre A. Téfit +3 more
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Social learning in non‐grouping animals
Biological Reviews, Volume 98, Issue 4, Page 1329-1344, August 2023., 2023 ABSTRACT Social learning is widespread in the animal kingdom and is involved in behaviours from navigation and predator avoidance to mate choice and foraging. While social learning has been extensively studied in group‐living species, this article presents a literature review demonstrating that social learning is also seen in a range of non‐grouping ...
Mike M. Webster
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Non‐visual cues and indirect strategies that enable discrimination of asymmetric mates
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 4, April 2022., 2022 We review how multimodal non‐visual cues can signal morphological asymmetry of potential mates during courtship in diverse species across taxa. We also discuss how extended phenotypes and mate choice copying aid females to indirectly assess and discriminate against asymmetric males. With the current emphasis on multimodal communication during courtship,
Roshan Kumar Vijendravarma +1 more
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