Lauren Harrison
@laurenmharrison.bsky.social
Postdoc | animal behaviour, sexual selection and ageing
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By combining mark-recapture and genetic parentage data from wild #lizards, we show that the offspring of older parents do not have lower survival or reproductive success than the offspring of younger parents:
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Crain et al. 2025
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Crain et al. 2025
Parental age effects on offspring fitness in a wild population of a short-lived reptile
Abstract. As organisms age, the fitness of the offspring they produce can decline, which is often attributed to parental senescence. However, few studies h
doi.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 AM
By combining mark-recapture and genetic parentage data from wild #lizards, we show that the offspring of older parents do not have lower survival or reproductive success than the offspring of younger parents:
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Crain et al. 2025
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Crain et al. 2025
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1/13 New paper out! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Historical records across thousands of women showed that mothers with more children had shorter lifespans during a famine, fitting an evolutionary explanation for why we age
@hannahdugdale.bsky.social
@lummaalab.bsky.social
@erikpostma.bsky.social
Historical records across thousands of women showed that mothers with more children had shorter lifespans during a famine, fitting an evolutionary explanation for why we age
@hannahdugdale.bsky.social
@lummaalab.bsky.social
@erikpostma.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
1/13 New paper out! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Historical records across thousands of women showed that mothers with more children had shorter lifespans during a famine, fitting an evolutionary explanation for why we age
@hannahdugdale.bsky.social
@lummaalab.bsky.social
@erikpostma.bsky.social
Historical records across thousands of women showed that mothers with more children had shorter lifespans during a famine, fitting an evolutionary explanation for why we age
@hannahdugdale.bsky.social
@lummaalab.bsky.social
@erikpostma.bsky.social
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Our new paper offers an explanation for the universal law that "under carefully controlled conditions.... an animal behaves as it damn well pleases." We explore how stochastic mechanisms may play an underappreciated role in generating individuality. (1/7 🧵)
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www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Playing dice with behavior: drivers of stochastic individuality
Animal behavior is often viewed as stemming from predictable genetic and environmental factors. However, despite our best attempts to control genetic …
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November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Our new paper offers an explanation for the universal law that "under carefully controlled conditions.... an animal behaves as it damn well pleases." We explore how stochastic mechanisms may play an underappreciated role in generating individuality. (1/7 🧵)
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In a stunning display of coordinated movement, male Swallow-tailed Manakins dance together in groups of up to five to attract females. Researchers studied display consistency, group size effects and implications for female choice: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #RSOS #AnimalBehaviour
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
In a stunning display of coordinated movement, male Swallow-tailed Manakins dance together in groups of up to five to attract females. Researchers studied display consistency, group size effects and implications for female choice: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #RSOS #AnimalBehaviour
Excited to see this huge experiment finally published!! 🪰
Fast females, slow males: accelerated ageing and reproductive senescence in Drosophila melanogaster females across diverse social environments url: academic.oup.com/evlett/artic...
Fast females, slow males: accelerated ageing and reproductive senescence in Drosophila melanogaster females across diverse social environments
Abstract. Females and males typically differ in lifespan, patterns of ageing, and reproduction. General explanations for variation in the magnitude of this
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November 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Excited to see this huge experiment finally published!! 🪰
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Sexual dimorphism in pheromone perception across worms, flies, and rodents
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Sexual dimorphism in pheromone perception across worms, flies, and rodents
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 8, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Sexual dimorphism in pheromone perception across worms, flies, and rodents
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Looks like an interesting read!
Sexual selection driven by direct benefits leads to the erosion of direct benefits https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.07.687154v1
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Looks like an interesting read!
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Female mosquitoes control mating through subtle genital movements, determining if and when copulation occurs—a key factor in their reproductive success and the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. doi.org/g98bcr
What we got wrong about mosquito mating—researchers explain why females are in charge
The female mosquito only mates once in her lifetime, and yet she can develop many hundreds of eggs from this single event.
phys.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Female mosquitoes control mating through subtle genital movements, determining if and when copulation occurs—a key factor in their reproductive success and the spread of mosquito-borne diseases. doi.org/g98bcr
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Age-related mutations give sperm-forming stem cells a selective advantage during sperm production, shaping disease risk and genetic variation in offspring
go.nature.com/4hlCBFH
go.nature.com/4hlCBFH
The search for mutations that sperm acquire as men age
Age-related mutations give sperm-forming stem cells a selective advantage during sperm production, shaping disease risk and genetic variation in offspring.
go.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Age-related mutations give sperm-forming stem cells a selective advantage during sperm production, shaping disease risk and genetic variation in offspring
go.nature.com/4hlCBFH
go.nature.com/4hlCBFH
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Social relationships are powerful predictors of fitness across social animals. But *why*?
In our new @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper, we outline testable predictions for why relationship quality and quantity adaptively vary across socio-ecological contexts.
tinyurl.com/55dnkeh7
In our new @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper, we outline testable predictions for why relationship quality and quantity adaptively vary across socio-ecological contexts.
tinyurl.com/55dnkeh7
October 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Social relationships are powerful predictors of fitness across social animals. But *why*?
In our new @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper, we outline testable predictions for why relationship quality and quantity adaptively vary across socio-ecological contexts.
tinyurl.com/55dnkeh7
In our new @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper, we outline testable predictions for why relationship quality and quantity adaptively vary across socio-ecological contexts.
tinyurl.com/55dnkeh7
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Temperature can reverse sexual conflict, facilitating population growth
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
Temperature can reverse sexual conflict, facilitating population growth
Abstract. Sexual conflict frequently gives rise to adaptations that increase male reproductive success at the expense of harming females (“male harm”) and
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Temperature can reverse sexual conflict, facilitating population growth
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
doi.org/10.1093/evle...
Now in @evolletters.bsky.social by Roberto García-Roa et al.
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Interactive effects of developmental and adult nutrition on lifespan and fecundity in a genetically diverse Drosophila population
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Interactive effects of developmental and adult nutrition on lifespan and fecundity in a genetically diverse Drosophila population
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
October 12, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Interactive effects of developmental and adult nutrition on lifespan and fecundity in a genetically diverse Drosophila population
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Scientists have uncovered how social life shapes aggression in fruit flies: while loners rely on quick jabs, group-raised males prefer intense, full-on tussles, a shift that helps them win territory and mates.
buff.ly/7FaSDNH
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October 12, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Scientists have uncovered how social life shapes aggression in fruit flies: while loners rely on quick jabs, group-raised males prefer intense, full-on tussles, a shift that helps them win territory and mates.
buff.ly/7FaSDNH
buff.ly/7FaSDNH
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
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Come join the team at Dryad! We're seeking a Data Curator to assess data and metadata submissions and work with authors to meet FAIR data guidelines. Open to remote candidates in the UK.
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Jobs & opportunities | Dryad news
Dryad is a non-profit, mission-driven organization that envisions a world where all research data is openly available and fully re-used. Our multidisciplinary, fully curated open data publishing platf...
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October 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Now published! Our paper on:
(1) Accurate sequencing of sperm at scale
(2) Positive selection of spermatogenesis driver mutations across the exome
(3) Offspring disease risks from male reproductive aging
[1/n]
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(1) Accurate sequencing of sperm at scale
(2) Positive selection of spermatogenesis driver mutations across the exome
(3) Offspring disease risks from male reproductive aging
[1/n]
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Sperm sequencing reveals extensive positive selection in the male germline - Nature
A combination of whole-genome NanoSeq with deep whole-exome and targeted NanoSeq is used to accurately characterize mutation rates and genes under positive selection in sperm cells.
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Now published! Our paper on:
(1) Accurate sequencing of sperm at scale
(2) Positive selection of spermatogenesis driver mutations across the exome
(3) Offspring disease risks from male reproductive aging
[1/n]
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
(1) Accurate sequencing of sperm at scale
(2) Positive selection of spermatogenesis driver mutations across the exome
(3) Offspring disease risks from male reproductive aging
[1/n]
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Need something fun to look forward to? Get involved in the publishing process at one of your favorite society journals! Apply to be an editor at Animal Behavior by Oct 31!
Do you love research & writing & all things animal behavior? Well our journal, Animal Behavior, recruiting up to 5 (count em!) new Associate Editors!
Editors serve three-year terms beginning January 2026. If you're interested, email Exec Editor Scott Sakaluk (sksakal@ilstu.edu) by Oct 31!
Editors serve three-year terms beginning January 2026. If you're interested, email Exec Editor Scott Sakaluk (sksakal@ilstu.edu) by Oct 31!
ron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me "
ALT: ron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me "
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October 8, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Need something fun to look forward to? Get involved in the publishing process at one of your favorite society journals! Apply to be an editor at Animal Behavior by Oct 31!
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Eight decades of follow-up link life course exposures to proteomic organ ageing and longevity
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Eight decades of follow-up link life course exposures to proteomic organ ageing and longevity
The pace of organ ageing varies substantially between individuals, yet drivers of variability remain poorly understood. This gap is critical, given only 20-30% of longevity is genetically inherited[1]...
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October 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Eight decades of follow-up link life course exposures to proteomic organ ageing and longevity
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
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Animals sense the world in many ways we can’t imagine — and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, Ed Yong, is on the show to tell us all about it! By the end, you’ll be looking at your dog in a totally different light. open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong
Spotify video
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September 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Animals sense the world in many ways we can’t imagine — and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, Ed Yong, is on the show to tell us all about it! By the end, you’ll be looking at your dog in a totally different light. open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Does sexual dimorphism reflect sexual antagonism? Covariation of female fitness with brothers’ sexual traits and their female homologues in neriid flies #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
September 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Does sexual dimorphism reflect sexual antagonism? Covariation of female fitness with brothers’ sexual traits and their female homologues in neriid flies #ProcB #OpenAccess royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Researchers in Science report a globally replicated experiment that uncovers which factors explain the relative success of warning coloration and camouflage as antipredator color strategies.
Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4mBCl6i
Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4mBCl6i
September 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Researchers in Science report a globally replicated experiment that uncovers which factors explain the relative success of warning coloration and camouflage as antipredator color strategies.
Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4mBCl6i
Learn more in this week's issue: https://scim.ag/4mBCl6i
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
The role of genetic variation in shaping phenotypic responses to diet in aging Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
The role of genetic variation in shaping phenotypic responses to diet in aging Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
PubMed link
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
September 25, 2025 at 5:23 AM
The role of genetic variation in shaping phenotypic responses to diet in aging Drosophila melanogaster
#Drosophila
#Drosophila
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases.
This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122
This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122
Prestige over merit: An adapted audit of LLM bias in peer review
Large language models (LLMs) are playing an increasingly integral, though largely informal, role in scholarly peer review. Yet it remains unclear whether LLMs reproduce the biases observed in human de...
arxiv.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases.
This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122
This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
If you are interested in contributing to the TREE series on Disability in Ecology and Evolution, email me at tree@cell.com
We want hear from as many people as possible.
December will be the last in the series, for this issue we will need contributions by c7 October.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
We want hear from as many people as possible.
December will be the last in the series, for this issue we will need contributions by c7 October.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Disability in Ecology and Evolution collection: Trends in Ecology & Evolution
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September 15, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you are interested in contributing to the TREE series on Disability in Ecology and Evolution, email me at tree@cell.com
We want hear from as many people as possible.
December will be the last in the series, for this issue we will need contributions by c7 October.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
We want hear from as many people as possible.
December will be the last in the series, for this issue we will need contributions by c7 October.
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Reposted by Lauren Harrison
Researchers in a recent #ScienceReview examine the influence that biological sex exerts on the immune system and immune-related diseases.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ln58Le
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ln58Le
Sex differences in tissue-specific immunity and immunology
Biological sex exerts a substantial influence on the immune system and immune-related diseases. Males are more susceptible to the acute effects of viral disease and certain cancers, whereas females ex...
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September 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Researchers in a recent #ScienceReview examine the influence that biological sex exerts on the immune system and immune-related diseases.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ln58Le
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4ln58Le