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Michael P. Shahandeh

University of California, Santa BarbaraORCID 0000-0002-0729-6989Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:Drosophila· 4 Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 2 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1

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Evolutionary BiologyRoyal Society Open SciencePeer-reviewedSep 2, 2026

Laboratory and wild Drosophila sechellia have conserved niche specialization phenotypes

Michael P. Shahandeh, Liliane Abuin, Olakunle A. Jaiyesimi…·Richard Benton

The paper compares laboratory and wild Drosophila sechellia to assess if lab strains retain specialization phenotypes from their natural environment.

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Drosophilabehavioral assay

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivNov 22, 2023

Comparative single-cell transcriptomic atlases reveal conserved and divergent features of drosophilid central brains

Daehan Lee, Michael P. Shahandeh, Liliane Abuin, Richard Benton

This study compares single-cell transcriptomes of central brains across three Drosophila species to identify conserved and divergent features linked to ecological specialization.

DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003120

DrosophilascRNA-seq

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GeneticsMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedNov 25, 2019

The loci of behavioral evolution: evidence that Fas2 and tilB underlie differences in pupation site choice behavior between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Alison Pischedda, Michael P. Shahandeh, Thomas L. Turner

2 citations

Drosophilaexperimental assay

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GeneticsG3 Genes Genomes GeneticsPeer-reviewedNov 20, 2019

The genetics of male pheromone preference difference between Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Michael P. Shahandeh, Alison Pischedda, Jason M. Rodriguez, Thomas L. Turner

The paper identifies a 1.35 Mb X chromosome locus affecting male 7,11-HD pheromone preference in Drosophila species and explores candidate genes within it.

10 citations

Drosophilastatistical model

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