B. Phillips

5-HT 2A and 5-HT 2C receptor antagonism differentially modulates reinforcement learning and cognitive flexibility: behavioral and computational evidence

This study examines how 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptor antagonism affects reinforcement learning and cognitive flexibility in rats using behavioral and computational models.

Sex disparities in age-related neuromuscular decline: unveiling female susceptibility from early to late elderly

This study compares sex differences in neuromuscular function and motor unit characteristics in older adults, finding females have smaller muscle size, lower strength, and greater motor unit firing variability.

Different adjuvanted pediatric HIV envelope vaccines induced distinct plasma antibody responses despite similar B cell receptor repertoires in infant rhesus macaques.

European common frog (Rana temporaria) recolonised Switzerland from multiple glacial refugia in northern Italy via trans- and circum-Alpine routes

This study shows that the European common frog recolonized Switzerland from two glacial refugia in northern Italy via trans- and circum-Alpine routes, with the Alps acting as a semi-permeable dispersal barrier.

Spatial sorting as the spatial analogue of natural selection

The paper frames spatial sorting as a spatial analogue of natural selection, showing it operates similarly to selection through space rather than time on invasion fronts.

Bangers and cash: Baiting efficiency in a heterogeneous population.

The paper estimates bait uptake rates and baitable proportions in northern quolls to optimize baiting programs for conservation.

How many, and when? Optimising targeted gene flow for a step change in the environment

The paper optimizes timing and size of gene flow introduction to maximize genome survival in recipient populations, showing that action is better than inaction despite outbreeding depression.

Using Connectivity To Identify Climatic Drivers Of Local Adaptation

The paper uses landscape connectivity to distinguish between genetic and plastic trait-environment relationships in lizards, identifying key climatic drivers of local adaptation.

Not such silly sausages: Northern quolls exhibit aversion to toads after training with toad sausages.

This study tests toad sausages as a training tool to teach northern quolls to avoid cane toads, finding that quolls consuming the sausages show reduced interest and attack behavior toward toads.