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M. Velasque

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Ecology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:yeast· 1

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J. A. Denton· 3 shared I. Koludarov· 2 shared A. B. Hamadou· 1 shared A. Vilcinskas· 1 shared A. W. Liu· 1 shared B. A. Harpur· 1 shared B. M. von Reumont· 1 shared B. Rost· 1 shared

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J. A. Denton

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Ecological Drivers of Community Cohesion

C. S. Gokhale, M. Velasque, J. A. Denton

The paper develops a computational model using a synthetic yeast system to show how ecological interventions can slow extinction rates in cohesive communities.

bioRxiv · May 15, 2022Ecology

A common venomous ancestor? Prevalent bee venom genes evolved before the aculeate stinger while few major toxins are bee-specific

I. Koludarov, M. Velasque, T. Timm, C. Greve, A. B. Hamadou, D. K. Gupta, G. Lochnit, M. Heinzinger, A. Vilcinskas, R. Gloag, B. A. Harpur, L. Podsiadlowski, B. Rost, T. Jackson, S. Dutertre, , B. M. von Reumont

The paper investigates the origin of venom genes in hymenopteran insects, finding that most venom proteins predate the evolution of the aculeate stinger and are shared across the clade, with only a few being unique to bees.

bioRxiv · Jan 21, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Comparative transcriptomics reveals unique patterns of convergence in the evolution of eusociality

M. Velasque, Y. Tan, A. W. Liu, N. M. Luscombe, J. A. Denton

The paper investigates whether pheromones from different eusocial insects induce similar transcriptomic responses in a solitary insect model, finding conserved physiological but divergent transcriptomic responses.

bioRxiv · Jul 11, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Honeybee cognition as a tool for scientific engagement

J. A. Denton, I. Koludarov, M. Thompson, J. Bryk, M. Velasque

The paper demonstrates how honeybee cognition can be used to engage high-school students in scientific research, showing caffeine improves learning while dopamine does not.

bioRxiv · May 8, 2021Animal Behavior & Cognition