New review article! 📚

Huisken & Rehan review how social network theory and gene networks can be integrated, proposing to link molecular mechanisms with social interactions🧬
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#SocialInsects #Sociogenomics #BehavioralGenetics #Superorganism #EvolutionaryBiology #Cooperation

The funnel plot suggests a formidable publication bias—excellent material for class discussions! You can find my R script on OSF (osf.io/u6hsn/) and adapt it for your own purposes. 2/2
#OpenScience #Reproducibility #BehavioralGenetics

[Research] 🧬🪰 Nagoya University scientists have genetically transferred complex courtship behavior between fruit fly species for the first time! By activating a single gene in neurons, they made D. melanogaster perform gift-giving rituals it never did before. bit.ly/4ltnhqL #BehavioralGenetics 🧪

Kiana Kasmaii on mate preference & past experience in social butterflies: learning to prefer a new mate type (2 vs. 4 spots) associated with transcription differences in the antennae, eyes & brain. Learned vs. innate preferences also have some shared signatures.

#ABS2025 #BehavioralGenetics 🦋🦋

Katy Takumi on genetic integration of morphology & behavior in 3 generations of crickets: morphology and behavior were actually somewhat independent/modular, with limited connections between the modules. Morphology seemed more genetically constrained than behavior.

#ABS2025 #BehavioralGenetics 🦗

Jack Rosenbaum on genetic contributions to sociability in fruit flies: artificial selection for 25 generations ➡️50% increase in sociability. GWAS identified DPR8 + others. RNA interference to test causality: 18 of 19 genes had impact! Extending to mice.

#ABS2025 #BehavioralGenetics 🪰🐁

Great Colloquium this month with Brad Verhulst talking Gene-Environment Interaction in the Genomic Era 🧬🧠
Thanks for making a tricky topic feel (almost) easy! Come back soon 👏
#Genomics #SciTalks #Colloquium #BehavioralGenetics

A single gene drives big differences in male behaviour #Science #Biology #Genetics #GeneExpression #BehavioralGenetics #EvolutionaryBiology

A big thank you to @rosvall-lab.bsky.social for the fantastic perspective article on our latest findings! 🔥 The power grid metaphor really captures the essence of our research 🧬

Check out the article here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#Science #BehavioralGenetics #Endocrinology