Highlights•Sex-specific isoforms of Fruitless and Doublesex define dimorphic
circuitry.•Sensory pathways for chemical and auditory stimuli traced to the central …

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Advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have liberated our dependency on
model laboratory species for answering genomic and transcriptomic level questions. These …

Communication mechanisms underlying the sexual isolation of species are poorly
understood. Using four subspecies of Drosophila mojavensis as a model, we identify two …

Few studies have examined genotype by environment (GxE) effects on premating
reproductive isolation and associated behaviors, even though such effects may be common …

We performed a quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis of epicuticular hydrocarbon variation
in 1650 F2 males from crosses of Baja California and mainland Mexico populations of …

The genetic architecture underlying reproductively isolating traits may have substantial
impacts on the likelihood and pace of speciation. Recent studies of a key premating barrier …

Male secondary sexual traits are one of the most striking and diverse features of the animal
kingdom. While these traits are often thought to evolve via sexual selection, many questions …

We used whole‐transcriptome microarrays to assess changes in gene expression and
monitored mortality rates and epicuticular hydrocarbons (CHC s) in response to desiccation …

For plant utilizing insects, the shift to a novel host is generally accompanied by a complex
set of phenotypic adaptations. Many such adaptations arise in response to differences in …