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Genomic and transcriptomic insights into molecular basis of sexually dimorphic nuptial spines in Leptobrachium leishanense
Sexually dimorphic (SD) traits are important in sexual selection and species survival, yet the molecular basis remains elusive, especially in...
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A chromosome-level genome assembly of East Asia endemic minnow Zacco platypus
Zacco platypus is an endemic colorful freshwater minnow that is intensively distributed in East Asia. In this study, two adult female individuals...
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Sexual dichromatism and color diversity in the spiny lava lizard Tropidurus spinulosus using lizard visual modelling
Colors are important vehicles for social signals in many taxa. In Squamata, previous studies have linked color characteristics and chromatic...
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Intersectionalities and im/mobilities in family and marriage: a comparative study of Germany and India
This article investigates comparative intersections of gender and family sociology internationally, with a specific focus on urban Germany and urban...
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Risk assessment for the native anurans from an alien invasive species, American bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus), in South Korea
The invasive species are of global concern, and the Invasive American Bullfrog (IAB; Lithobates catesbeianus ) is one of the worst invasive amphibian...
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Unique spatially and temporary-regulated/sex-specific expression of a long ncRNA, Nb-1, suggesting its pleiotropic functions associated with honey bee lifecycle
Honey bees are social insects, and each colony member has unique morphological and physiological traits associated with their social tasks....
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Opsin gene expression regulated by testosterone level in a sexually dimorphic lizard
Expression of nuptial color is usually energetically costly, and is therefore regarded as an ‘honest signal’ to reflect mate quality. In order to...
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The East-West dialogue: methodical diversity and frailties of feminist accounts
This paper investigates the commonalities and differences of contemporary feminist theories by proffering a comprehensive comparative analysis of the...
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Fecundity determines the outcome of founding queen associations in ants
Animal cooperation evolved because of its benefits to the cooperators. Pleometrosis in ants—the cooperation of queens to found a colony—benefits...
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Functional group analyses of herpetofauna in South Korea using a large dataset
Functional traits are characteristics of species that affect their fitness and ecosystem, and they greatly influence ecological niches. Thus,...
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Individual identification of inbred medaka based on characteristic melanophore spot patterns on the head
With disease progression, individual differences appear, even in an animal disease model with genetic homogeneity. Therefore, non-invasive long term...
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Sexual signaling pattern correlates with habitat pattern in visually ornamented fishes
Sexual signal design is an evolutionary puzzle that has been partially solved by the hypothesis of sensory drive. Framed in signal detection theory,...
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Combined effect of seasons and life history in an anuran strengthens the response and relationship between their physiology and gut microbiota
Gut microbiota impact host physiology, though simultaneous investigations in ectothermic vertebrates are rare. Particularly, amphibians may exhibit...
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A candidate sex determination locus in amphibians which evolved by structural variation between X- and Y-chromosomes
Most vertebrates develop distinct females and males, where sex is determined by repeatedly evolved environmental or genetic triggers....
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A longitudinal study of queen health in honey bees reveals tissue specific response to seasonal changes and pathogen pressure
The health of honey bee queens is crucial for colony success, particularly during stressful periods like overwintering. To accompany a previous...
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Energetic and behavioral consequences of migration: an empirical evaluation in the context of the full annual cycle
Seasonal migrations are used by diverse animal taxa, yet the costs and benefits of migrating have rarely been empirically examined. The aim of this...
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Male neotenic reproductives accelerate additional differentiation of female reproductives by lowering JH titer in termites
Eusocial insects exhibit reproductive division of labor, in which only a fraction of colony members differentiate into reproductives. In termites,...
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Photoperiodic regulation of dopamine signaling regulates seasonal changes in retinal photosensitivity in mice
At high latitudes, approximately 10% of people suffer from depression during the winter season, a phenomenon known as seasonal affective disorder...
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Genome editing reveals fitness effects of a gene for sexual dichromatism in Sulawesian fishes
Sexual selection drives rapid phenotypic diversification of mating traits. However, we know little about the causative genes underlying divergence in...
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Large-scale characterization of sex pheromone communication systems in Drosophila
Insects use sex pheromones as a reproductive isolating mechanism to attract conspecifics and repel heterospecifics. Despite the profound knowledge of...
