Genome assembly of the foot-flagging frog, Staurois parvus: a resource for understanding mechanisms of behavior DOI Creative Commons

Mika A Holtz,

Riccardo Racicot,

Doris Preininger

et al.

G3 Genes Genomes Genetics, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(10)

Published: Aug. 25, 2023

Elaborate and skilled movements of the body have been selected in a variety species as courtship rivalry signals. One roadblock studying these behaviors has lack resources for understanding how they evolved at genetic level. The Bornean rock frog (Staurois parvus) is an ideal which to address this issue. Males wave their hindlimbs "foot-flagging" display when competing mates. evolution foot flagging S. parvus other accompanied by increases expression androgen receptor gene within its neuromuscular system, but it remains unclear what or transcriptional changes are associated with behavioral phenotype. We now assembled genome parvus, resulting 3.98 Gbp 22,402 contigs N50 611,229 bp. will be resource finding genes related physiology underlying adaptations system. As first application genome, we also began work comparative genomics differential analysis. show that diverged from anuran species, identify unique patterns spinal cord leg muscle important axial patterning, cell specification morphology, contraction. This continue tool future -omics studies understand elaborate signaling potentially species.

Language: Английский

Expanding evolutionary neuroscience: insights from comparing variation in behavior DOI Creative Commons
Nicholas Jourjine, Hopi E. Hoekstra

Neuron, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 109(7), P. 1084 - 1099

Published: Feb. 21, 2021

Neuroscientists have long studied species with convenient biological features to discover how behavior emerges from conserved molecular, neural, and circuit level processes. With the advent of new tools, viral vectors gene editing automated behavioral analyses, there has been a recent wave interest in developing new, "nontraditional" model species. Here, we advocate for complementary approach development, that is, clade as way integrate an evolutionary comparative neurobiological experiments. Capitalizing on natural variation investing experimental tools clades will be valuable strategy next generation neuroscience discovery.

Language: Английский

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Repeated behavioural evolution is associated with convergence of gene expression in cavity-nesting songbirds DOI
Sara E. Lipshutz, Mark S. Hibbins, Alexandra B. Bentz

et al.

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Defense in Social Insects: Diversity, Division of Labor, and Evolution DOI Creative Commons
Patrick Abbot

Annual Review of Entomology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 67(1), P. 407 - 436

Published: Jan. 7, 2022

All social insects defend their colony from predators, parasites, and pathogens. In Oster Wilson's classic work, they posed one of the key paradoxes about defense in insects: Given universal necessity defense, why then is there so much diversity mechanisms? Ecological factors undoubtedly are important: Predation usurpation have imposed strong selection on eusocial insects, active by colonies a ubiquitous feature all insects. The description diverse insect groups with castes sterile workers whose main duty has broadened purview evolution particular respect to caste behavior. Defense central axes along which we can begin organize understand sociality With establishment models such as honey bee, new discoveries emerging regarding endocrine, neural, gene regulatory mechanisms underlying morphological behavioral traits may be shared across groups, providing opportunities for identifying both conserved novel at work. Emerging themes highlight context dependency interaction between that regulate

Language: Английский

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The evolutionary trajectory of drosophilid walking DOI Creative Commons
Ryan A. York,

Luke E. Brezovec,

Jenn M. Coughlan

et al.

Current Biology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 32(14), P. 3005 - 3015.e6

Published: June 6, 2022

Language: Английский

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A review of the reproductive biology of mormyroid fishes: An emerging model for biomedical research DOI
Alyssa N. Saunders, Jason R. Gallant

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B Molecular and Developmental Evolution, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 342(3), P. 144 - 163

Published: Feb. 15, 2024

Mormyroidea is a superfamily of weakly electric African fishes with great potential as model in variety biomedical research areas including systems neuroscience, muscle cell and craniofacial development, ion channel biophysics, flagellar/ciliary biology. However, they are currently difficult to breed the laboratory setting, which essential for any tractable organism. As such, there need better understand reproductive biology mormyroids them more reliably effectively use model. This review seeks (1) briefly highlight biomedically relevant phenotypes (2) compile information about mormyroid reproduction sex differences, breeding season, sexual maturity, gonads, gametes, courtship/spawning behaviors. We also that unexplored and/or have further investigation may provide insights into successful methods.

Language: Английский

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Repeated evolution of a complex behaviour DOI
Natasha I. Bloch

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 28, 2025

Language: Английский

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Oxytocin, vasopressin and social behavior in the age of genome editing: A comparative perspective DOI
Arjen J. Boender, Larry J. Young

Hormones and Behavior, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 124, P. 104780 - 104780

Published: June 18, 2020

Language: Английский

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Towards an integrative approach to understanding collective behaviour in caterpillars DOI Creative Commons
Callum F. McLellan,

Stephen H. Montgomery

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 378(1874)

Published: Feb. 20, 2023

To evolve, and remain adaptive, collective behaviours must have a positive impact on overall individual fitness. However, these adaptive benefits may not be immediately apparent owing to an array of interactions with other ecological traits, which can depend lineage's evolutionary past the mechanisms controlling group behaviour. A coherent understanding how are exhibited, coordinated across individuals, therefore requires integrative approach spanning traditional disciplines in behavioural biology. Here, we argue that lepidopteran larvae well placed serve as study systems for investigating biology Lepidopteran display striking diversity social behaviour, illustrates critical between ecological, morphological traits. While previous, often classic, work has provided why evolve Lepidoptera, much less is known about developmental mechanistic basis Recent advances quantification availability genomic resources manipulative tools, allied exploitation tractable clades, will change this. In doing so, able address previously intractable questions reveal interplay levels biological variation. This article part discussion meeting issue 'Collective behaviour through time'.

Language: Английский

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Back to the basics? Transcriptomics offers integrative insights into the role of space, time and the environment for gene expression and behaviour DOI Open Access
Eva K. Fischer, Márk E. Hauber, Alison M. Bell

et al.

Biology Letters, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 20210293 - 20210293

Published: Sept. 1, 2021

Fuelled by the ongoing genomic revolution, broadscale RNA expression surveys are fast replacing studies targeting one or a few genes to understand molecular basis of behaviour. Yet, timescale RNA-sequencing experiments and dynamics neural gene activation insufficient drive real-time switches between behavioural states. Moreover, spatial, functional transcriptional complexity brain (the most commonly targeted tissue in behaviour) further complicates inference. We argue that Central Dogma-like ‘back-to-basics’ assumption changes cause behaviour leaves some important aspects gene–behaviour relationships unexplored, including roles environmental influences, timing feedback from behaviour—and shifts it causes—to expression. No perfect experimental solutions exist but we advocate explicit consideration, exploration discussion these factors will pave way toward richer understanding complicated genes, environments, over developmental evolutionary timescales.

Language: Английский

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Resurgent Na+ currents promote ultrafast spiking in projection neurons that drive fine motor control DOI Creative Commons
Benjamin M. Zemel, Alexander A. Nevue, André Dagostin

et al.

Nature Communications, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Nov. 19, 2021

Abstract The underlying mechanisms that promote precise spiking in upper motor neurons controlling fine skills are not well understood. Here we report projection the adult zebra finch song nucleus RA display robust high-frequency firing, ultra-narrow spike waveforms, superfast Na + current inactivation kinetics, and large resurgent currents (I NaR ). These properties of songbird pallial closely resemble those specialized pyramidal mammalian primary cortex. They emerge during early phases development males, but females, coinciding with a complete switch Na+ channel subunit expression from Navβ3 to Navβ4. Dynamic clamping dialysis Navβ4’s C-terminal peptide into juvenile provide evidence Navβ4, its associated I , neuronal excitability. We thus propose modulates excitability required for execution skills.

Language: Английский

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