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Australian black field crickets show changes in neural gene expression associated with socially-induced morphological, life-history, and behavioral plasticity.
BMC genomics - 24 Oct 2016
Kasumovic Michael M, Chen Zhiliang, Wilkins Marc R
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BACKGROUND: Ecological and evolutionary model organisms have provided extensive insight into the ecological triggers, adaptive benefits, and evolution of life-history driven developmental plasticity. Despite this, we still have a poor understanding of the underlying genetic changes that occur during shifts towards different developmental trajectories. The goal of this study is to determine whether we can identify...
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