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Non-coding changes cause sex-specific wing size differences between closely related species of Nasonia. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2010
The genetic basis of morphological differences among species is still poorly understood. We investigated the genetic basis of sex-specific differences in wing size between two closely related species of Nasonia by positional cloning a major male-specific
David W Loehlin, Deodoro C S G Oliveira, Rachel Edwards, Jonathan D Giebel, Michael E Clark, M Victoria Cattani, Louis van de Zande, Eveline C Verhulst, Leo W Beukeboom, Monica Muñoz-Torres, John H Werren   +10 more
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Exposure to the neonicotinoid imidacloprid disrupts sex allocation cue use during superparasitism in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis [PDF]

, 2016
N.C., J.G., and D.M.S. were funded by Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) grant (NE/J024481/1). P.R.W. was funded by a University of Stirling Impact Fellowship.1.
Barati, Bass, Breer, Burton-Chellew, Charnov, Cook, Cook, Fischer, Fisher, Gilburn, Gill, Godfray, Godfray, Grillenberger, Grillenberger, Hamilton, Henry, Ivens, Kessler, King, King, King, Pannebakker, Parker, Rivero, Ruschioni, Sandrock, Shuker, Suzuki, Tomizawa, Waage, Wang, Werren, Werren, Werren, Werren, Werren, West, Whitehorn, Whitehorn   +39 more
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Genome‐wide and gene‐specific DNA methylation across developmental stages in Pogonomyrmex californicus: A socially polymorphic ant

Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 232-245, June 2026.
Comparison between developmental stages (larvae, pupae, worker) in Pogonomyrmex californicus revealed significant stage‐specific differences in Gene Body Methylated frequencies. Methylation sites were highly correlated between WGBS and ONT in P. californicus Genome‐wide methylation was low (~3%) and highly clustered within gene bodies (GBM), especially
Tania Chavarria‐Pizarro, Mohammed Errbii, Janina Rinke, Lukas Schrader, Jürgen Gadau   +4 more
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Genome Elimination Mediated by Gene Expression from a Selfish Chromosome [PDF]

, 2020
Numerous plants and animals harbor selfish B chromosomes that “drive” or transmit themselves at super-Mendelian frequencies, despite long-term fitness costs to the organism.
Akbari, Omar S., Antoshechkin, Igor, Dalla Benetta, Elena, Ferree, Patrick M., Nguyen, Hoa Quang My, Yang, Ting   +5 more
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DNA methylation changes induced by long and short photoperiods in Nasonia [PDF]

, 2015
Many organisms monitor the annual change in day length and use this information for the timing of their seasonal response. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying photoperiodic timing are largely unknown.
Bafna, A, Davies, NJ, Pegoraro, M, Shuker, DM, Tauber, E   +4 more
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Individual variation in perceived density of conspecifics and its impacts on the realization of ecological niches

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 5, May 2026.
Animals gather information about their surroundings, including their social environment, using a wide range of sensory modalities. Variation in reception, processing and interpretation of information (cues or signals) can lead to differences in how individuals perceive their local environment. Yet, how individual differences in environmental perception
Ane Liv Berthelsen, Barbara A. Caspers, Nayden Chakarov, Alexandra K. Childs, Angelica Coculla, Melanie Dammhahn, Maria Moiron, Max Mühlenhaupt, Caroline Müller, Jules Petit, Tim M. Rapp, Nora K. E. Schulz, Svenja Stoehr, David L. J. Vendrami   +13 more
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Nasonia vitripennis

, 2019
Nasonia vitripennis (Walker, 1836) MATERIAL EXAMINED. Russia: Voronezhskaya oblast, 1957, reared from Hylesinus fraxini *, 1 ♀ (Tumanov); Tomskaya oblast, Timiryazevskoe, 31.I 1963, reared from Pexopsis aprica *, 20 ♀, 3 ♂ (Kol’min). DISTRIBUTION.
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Aromatic plants, nest bacterial diversity, and nestling condition in Corsican blue tits

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 4, April 2026.
According to the ‘nest protection hypothesis', some passerines incorporate fresh aromatic plants into their nests which reduce pathogens that can negatively affect nestlings. We experimentally evaluated the effect of five aromatic plant species on the nest bacterial microbiota of Corsican blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus.
Hélène Dion‐Phénix, Gabrielle Gingras, Claire Doutrelant, Anne Charmantier, Steven W. Kembel, Denis Réale   +5 more
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INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION IN SEXUAL ISOLATION IN THE JEWEL WASP NASONIA [PDF]

Evolution, 2000
Divergence in mate recognition systems can lead to reproductive isolation. In this study, we investigate patterns of intraspecific variation that contribute to premating isolation within and between two haplodiploid species, Nasonia vitripennis and N. longicornis. In a broad-scale survey of 17 North American isofemale lines encompassing the two species,
S R, Bordenstein, M D, Drapeau, J H, Werren   +2 more
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The torso-like gene functions to maintain the structure of the vitelline membrane in Nasonia vitripennis, implying its co-option into Drosophila axis formation

Biology Open, 2019
Axis specification is a fundamental developmental process. Despite this, the mechanisms by which it is controlled across insect taxa are strikingly different.
Shannon E. Taylor, Jack Tuffery, Daniel Bakopoulos, Sharon Lequeux, Coral G. Warr, Travis K. Johnson, Peter K. Dearden   +6 more
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