Darren J. Parker
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Darren J. Parker
@darrenjparker.bsky.social
I like insects and evolution; however, I seem to spend most of my time shouting at a computer.

www.genestobehaviour.co.uk/news
New paper!

We use rarely produced parthenogenetic males to examine what happens to dosage compensation when it is no longer needed. Surprisingly, we find dosage compensation is maintained in our parthenogenetic stick insects in the absence of selection!

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
July 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Reposted by Darren J. Parker
The first many-analysts study in ecology is finally published! 🥳🙌

300+ coauthors and 5+ years, this was a massive effort by @elliotgould.bsky.social Hannah Fraser Tim Parker and co.

Open access 👉 bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
February 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
New preprint: The genome of the dyeing poison frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) is riddled with TEs!

doi.org/10.1101/2023...
November 8, 2023 at 11:17 AM