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Nasonia vitripennis males exhibit greater effort and competency in detecting hosts with conspecific females than other Nasonia males [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science
Nasonia is a species complex of four parasitoid wasps. N. vitripennis is cosmopolitan, while the other three species are micro-sympatric with it. This distribution can select distinct species-specific mate recognition capabilities.
Taruna Verma, Bharat Kumar Sirasva, Satyajit Jena, Diptimayee Behera, Anoop Ambili, Ruchira Sen, Rhitoban Raychoudhury   +6 more
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Genome-wide demethylation and targeted remethylation during metamorphosis in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis [PDF]

Epigenetics & Chromatin
DNA methylation plays a critical regulatory role during insect development, yet the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we provide a comprehensive profile of DNA methylation dynamics across the developmental stages of the parasitoid ...
C. L. Thomas, E. B. Mallon
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Exploring the ageing methylome in the model insect, Nasonia vitripennis [PDF]

BMC Genomics
Background The ageing process is a multifaceted phenomenon marked by the gradual deterioration of cellular and organismal functions, accompanied by an elevated susceptibility to diseases.
K. Brink, C. L. Thomas, A. Jones, T. W. Chan, E. B. Mallon   +4 more
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Larval diapause slows adult epigenetic aging in an insect model, <i>Nasonia vitripennis</i>. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Epigenetic clocks based on DNA methylation provide robust biomarkers of biological age, yet the mechanistic basis and functional significance of slowing these clocks remain unclear.
Foley EEB, Thomas CL, Kyriacou CP, Mallon EB.   +3 more
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Genomes of Gut Bacteria from Nasonia Wasps Shed Light on Phylosymbiosis and Microbe-Assisted Hybrid Breakdown

mSystems, 2021
Phylosymbiosis is a cross-system trend whereby microbial community relationships recapitulate the host phylogeny. In Nasonia parasitoid wasps, phylosymbiosis occurs throughout development, is distinguishable between sexes, and benefits host development ...
Karissa L. Cross, Brittany A. Leigh, E. Anne Hatmaker, Aram Mikaelyan, Asia K. Miller, Seth R. Bordenstein   +5 more
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Genome assembly and annotation of the parasitoid jewel wasp Nasonia oneida. [PDF]

Sci Data
The jewel wasp, Nasonia (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), is a well-established model system for evolutionary genetics and host-microbial interactions. Here, we present the genome of N.
Rana A, Verma P, Pandit SB, Werren JH, Wang X, Raychoudhury R.   +5 more
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Recombination and its impact on the genome of the haplodiploid parasitoid wasp Nasonia. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Homologous meiotic recombination occurs in most sexually reproducing organisms, yet its evolutionary advantages are elusive. Previous research explored recombination in the honeybee, a eusocial hymenopteran with an exceptionally high genome-wide ...
Oliver Niehuis, Joshua D Gibson, Michael S Rosenberg, Bart A Pannebakker, Tosca Koevoets, Andrea K Judson, Christopher A Desjardins, Kathleen Kennedy, David Duggan, Leo W Beukeboom, Louis van de Zande, David M Shuker, John H Werren, Jürgen Gadau   +13 more
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SYNCAS-mediated CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing in the Jewel wasp, Nasonia vitripennis. [PDF]

Insect Mol Biol
Genetic engineering is a formidable approach to study biology. The development of CRISPR-Cas9 has allowed the genetic engineering of insect species from several orders, and in some species, this tool is used routinely for genetic research.
Guerra F, De Rouck S, Verhulst EC.
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The cranial gland system of Nasonia spp.: a link between chemical ecology, evo-devo, and descriptive taxonomy (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea). [PDF]

J Insect Sci
Nasonia is an emerging model system for investigating the evolution of complex species-specific behavioral and morphological phenotypes. For example, the male head shape differs considerably between Nasonia Ashmead (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea) species. In
Hoag HA, Raymond M, Ulmer JM, Schwéger S, van de Kamp T, Hamann E, Zuber M, Werren JH, Gaucher G, Hazen M, Mikó I.   +10 more
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Uncovering the circadian transcriptome of Nasonia vitripennis: insights into a non-canonical insect model. [PDF]

Proc Biol Sci
The study of the circadian clock has greatly benefited from using Drosophila as a model system. Yet accumulating evidence suggests that the fly might not be the canonical insect model.
Tauber E.
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