Regulatory pathways controlling female insect reproduction
The synthesis of vitellogenin and its uptake by maturing oocytes during egg maturation are
essential for successful female reproduction. These events are regulated by the juvenile …
essential for successful female reproduction. These events are regulated by the juvenile …
Ten years of transcriptomics in wild populations: what have we learned about their ecology and evolution?
Molecular ecology has moved beyond the use of a relatively small number of markers, often
noncoding, and it is now possible to use whole‐genome measures of gene expression with …
noncoding, and it is now possible to use whole‐genome measures of gene expression with …
Gene expression patterns associated with caste and reproductive status in ants: worker‐specific genes are more derived than queen‐specific ones
B Feldmeyer, D Elsner, S Foitzik - Molecular ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Variation in gene expression leads to phenotypic diversity and plays a central role in caste
differentiation of eusocial insect species. In social Hymenoptera, females with the same …
differentiation of eusocial insect species. In social Hymenoptera, females with the same …
Origins of aminergic regulation of behavior in complex insect social systems
Neuromodulators are conserved across insect taxa, but how biogenic amines and their
receptors in ancestral solitary forms have been co-opted to control behaviors in derived …
receptors in ancestral solitary forms have been co-opted to control behaviors in derived …
Vitellogenin Underwent Subfunctionalization to Acquire Caste and Behavioral Specific Expression in the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus
The reproductive ground plan hypothesis (RGPH) proposes that the physiological pathways
regulating reproduction were co-opted to regulate worker division of labor. Support for this …
regulating reproduction were co-opted to regulate worker division of labor. Support for this …
Molecular regulation of lifespan extension in fertile ant workers
MA Negroni, MN Macit, M Stoldt… - … of the Royal …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The evolution of sociality in insects caused a divergence in lifespan between reproductive
and non-reproductive castes. Ant queens can live for decades, while most workers survive …
and non-reproductive castes. Ant queens can live for decades, while most workers survive …
Many options, few solutions: over 60 my snakes converged on a few optimal venom formulations
A Barua, AS Mikheyev - Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Gene expression changes contribute to complex trait variations in both individuals and
populations. However, the evolution of gene expression underlying complex traits over …
populations. However, the evolution of gene expression underlying complex traits over …
Reproductive workers show queenlike gene expression in an intermediately eusocial insect, the buff‐tailed bumble bee Bombus terrestris
Bumble bees represent a taxon with an intermediate level of eusociality within
Hymenoptera. The clear division of reproduction between a single founding queen and the …
Hymenoptera. The clear division of reproduction between a single founding queen and the …
Histone acetylation regulates the expression of genes involved in worker reproduction in the ant Temnothorax rugatulus
Background In insect societies, queens monopolize reproduction while workers perform
tasks such as brood care or foraging. Queen loss leads to ovary development and lifespan …
tasks such as brood care or foraging. Queen loss leads to ovary development and lifespan …
Genome-wide DNA methylation predicts environmentally driven life history variation in a marine fish
Epigenetic modifications are thought to be one of the molecular mechanisms involved in
plastic adaptive responses to environmental variation. However, studies reporting …
plastic adaptive responses to environmental variation. However, studies reporting …