The genetics and epigenetics of animal migration and orientation: birds, butterflies and beyond

The Earth’s Magnetic Field and Visual Landmarks Steer Migratory Flight Behavior in the Nocturnal Australian Bogong Moth

(2018) David Dreyer et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Identification of yellow gene family in Agrotis ipsilon and functional analysis of Aiyellow-y by CRISPR/Cas9

(2018) Xi'en Chen et al.   INSECT BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Long-distance navigation and magnetoreception in migratory animals

(2018) Henrik Mouritsen   NATURE

Examination of Clock and Adcyap1 gene variation in a neotropical migratory passerine

(2018) Andrea Contina et al.   PLoS One

Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) genome and transcriptome

(2018) Kris A. Christensen et al.   PLoS One

From local collective behavior to global migratory patterns in white storks

(2018) Andrea Flack et al.   SCIENCE

Programmed and flexible: long-term Zugunruhe data highlight the many axes of variation in avian migratory behaviour

(2017) Benjamin M. Van Doren et al.   JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Gene editing in birds takes flight

(2017) Mark E. Woodcock et al.   MAMMALIAN GENOME

Correlated patterns of genetic diversity and differentiation across an avian family

(2017) Benjamin M. Van Doren et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Animal tracking meets migration genomics: transcriptomic analysis of a partially migratory bird species

(2017) Paolo Franchini et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Keeping time without a spine: what can the insect clock teach us about seasonal adaptation?

(2017) David L. Denlinger et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Vertebrate-like CRYPTOCHROME 2 from monarch regulates circadian transcription via independent repression of CLOCK and BMAL1 activity

(2017) Ying Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Motus Wildlife Tracking System: a collaborative research network to enhance the understanding of wildlife movement

(2017) Philip D. Taylor et al.   Avian Conservation and Ecology

The evolutionary basis of premature migration in Pacific salmon highlights the utility of genomics for informing conservation

(2017) Daniel J. Prince et al.   Science Advances

Migration phenology and breeding success are predicted by methylation of a photoperiodic gene in the barn swallow

(2017) Nicola Saino et al.   Scientific Reports

Neurobiology of Monarch Butterfly Migration

(2016) Steven M. Reppert et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

RNA-seq reveals differential gene expression in the brains of juvenile resident and migratory smolt rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )

(2016) Matthew C. Hale et al.   Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology D-Genomics & Proteomics

Bogong moths

(2016) Stanley Heinze et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Genetics of Seasonal Migration and Plumage Color

(2016) Kira E. Delmore et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Evolution of DNA Methylation across Insects

(2016) Adam J. Bewick et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Clockgene polymorphism, migratory behaviour and geographic distribution: a comparative study of trans-Saharan migratory birds

(2016) Gaia Bazzi et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Seasonal gene expression in a migratory songbird

(2016) Rachel A. Johnston et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Genetic basis of adult migration timing in anadromous steelhead discovered through multivariate association testing

(2016) Jon E. Hess et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Evolutionary signals of selection on cognition from the great tit genome and methylome

(2016) Veronika N. Laine et al.   Nature Communications

Investigating Factors that Generate and Maintain Variation in Migratory Orientation: A Primer for Recent and Future Work

(2016) Kira E. Delmore et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

The Australian Bogong Moth Agrotis infusa: A Long-Distance Nocturnal Navigator

(2016) Eric Warrant et al.   Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

Genomic Access to Monarch Migration Using TALEN and CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Targeted Mutagenesis

(2016) Matthew J. Markert et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Germline Gene Editing in Chickens by Efficient CRISPR-Mediated Homologous Recombination in Primordial Germ Cells

(2016) Lazar Dimitrov et al.   PLoS One

Life-Long Radar Tracking of Bumblebees

(2016) Joseph L. Woodgate et al.   PLoS One

Targeted mutagenesis in chicken using CRISPR/Cas9 system

(2016) Isao Oishi et al.   Scientific Reports

Heritable genome editing with CRISPR/Cas9 induces anosmia in a crop pest moth

(2016) Fotini A. Koutroumpa et al.   Scientific Reports

Experienced migratory songbirds do not display goal-ward orientation after release following a cross-continental displacement: an automated telemetry study

(2016) Dmitry Kishkinev et al.   Scientific Reports

DNA Methylation in Social Insects: How Epigenetics Can Control Behavior and Longevity

(2015) Hua Yan et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

Temperature during early development has long-term effects on microRNA expression in Atlantic cod

(2015) Teshome Tilahun Bizuayehu et al.   BMC GENOMICS

DNA methylation changes induced by long and short photoperiods in Nasonia

(2015) Mirko Pegoraro et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Is supplementary feeding in gardens a driver of evolutionary change in a migratory bird species?

(2015) Kate E. Plummer et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

The expanding epigenetic landscape of non-model organisms

(2015) R. Bonasio   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Genomic analysis of a migratory divide reveals candidate genes for migration and implicates selective sweeps in generating islands of differentiation

(2015) Kira E. Delmore et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Migration-related phenotypic divergence is associated with epigenetic modifications in rainbow trout

(2015) Melinda R. Baerwald et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

The selection and function of cell type-specific enhancers

(2015) Sven Heinz et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Clock gene polymorphism and scheduling of migration: a geolocator study of the barn swallow Hirundo rustica

(2015) Gaia Bazzi et al.   Scientific Reports

Differential DNA Methylation Analysis without a Reference Genome

(2015) Johanna Klughammer et al.   Cell Reports

The Expression of Leptin, Estrogen Receptors, and Vitellogenin mRNAs in Migrating Female Chum Salmon, <italic>Oncorhynchus keta</italic>: The Effects of Hypo-osmotic Environmental Changes

(2014) Young Jae Choi et al.   ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES

Hybrid songbirds employ intermediate routes in a migratory divide

(2014) Kira E. Delmore et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The genetics of monarch butterfly migration and warning colouration

(2014) Shuai Zhan et al.   NATURE

A guide to genome engineering with programmable nucleases

(2014) Hyongbum Kim et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Transcriptional enhancers: from properties to genome-wide predictions

(2014) Daria Shlyueva et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

A magnetic compass aids monarch butterfly migration

(2014) Patrick A Guerra et al.   Nature Communications

The rainbow trout genome provides novel insights into evolution after whole-genome duplication in vertebrates

(2014) Camille Berthelot et al.   Nature Communications

The evolutionary ecology of alternative migratory tactics in salmonid fishes

(2013) Julian J. Dodson et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Coldness Triggers Northward Flight in Remigrant Monarch Butterflies

(2013) Patrick A. Guerra et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Circadian timekeeping and output mechanisms in animals

(2013) Paul E Hardin et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

Transposition of native chromatin for fast and sensitive epigenomic profiling of open chromatin, DNA-binding proteins and nucleosome position

(2013) Jason D Buenrostro et al.   NATURE METHODS

Sun Compass Orientation Helps Coral Reef Fish Larvae Return to Their Natal Reef

(2013) Henrik Mouritsen et al.   PLoS One

Contrasting Patterns of Genetic Differentiation among Blackcaps (Sylvia atricapilla) with Divergent Migratory Orientations in Europe

(2013) Raeann Mettler et al.   PLoS One

An experimental displacement and over 50 years of tag-recoveries show that monarch butterflies are not true navigators

(2013) H. Mouritsen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Are monarch butterflies true navigators? The jury is still out

(2013) K. S. Oberhauser et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ZFN, TALEN, and CRISPR/Cas-based methods for genome engineering

(2013) Thomas Gaj et al.   TRENDS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

Genetic Architecture of Migration-Related Traits in Rainbow and Steelhead Trout, Oncorhynchus mykis s

(2013) Benjamin C. Hecht et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Evaluating Adaptive Divergence Between Migratory and Nonmigratory Ecotypes of a Salmonid Fish, Oncorhynchus mykiss

(2013) Matthew C. Hale et al.   G3-Genes Genomes Genetics

Disentangling the Many Layers of Eukaryotic Transcriptional Regulation

(2012) Katherine M. Lelli et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

Efficient targeted mutagenesis in the monarch butterfly using zinc-finger nucleases

(2012) C. Merlin et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Reversible switching between epigenetic states in honeybee behavioral subcastes

(2012) Brian R Herb et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

DNA methylation dynamics, metabolic fluxes, gene splicing, and alternative phenotypes in honey bees

(2012) S. Foret et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

RNA Editing Underlies Temperature Adaptation in K+ Channels from Polar Octopuses

(2012) S. Garrett et al.   SCIENCE

Discordant timing between antennae disrupts sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies

(2012) Patrick A. Guerra et al.   Nature Communications

The Monarch Butterfly Genome Yields Insights into Long-Distance Migration

(2011) Shuai Zhan et al.   CELL

Genome-Wide Mapping of DNA Methylation in Chicken

(2011) Qinghe Li et al.   PLoS One

The genetics of migration on the move

(2011) Miriam Liedvogel et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Recent Insights from Radar Studies of Insect Flight

(2010) Jason W. Chapman et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

The Development of the Star Compass in Garden Warblers, Sylvia borin

(2010) WOLFGANG WILTSCHKO et al.   ETHOLOGY

POPULATIONS OF MONARCH BUTTERFLIES WITH DIFFERENT MIGRATORY BEHAVIORS SHOW DIVERGENCE IN WING MORPHOLOGY

(2010) Sonia Altizer et al.   EVOLUTION

Phenology, seasonal timing and circannual rhythms: towards a unified framework

(2010) M. E. Visser et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Histone H3K27ac separates active from poised enhancers and predicts developmental state

(2010) M. P. Creyghton et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Clock polymorphism in Pacific salmon: evidence for variable selection along a latitudinal gradient

(2010) K. G. O'Malley et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Flight Orientation Behaviors Promote Optimal Migration Trajectories in High-Flying Insects

(2010) J. W. Chapman et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular Signals of Epigenetic States

(2010) Roberto Bonasio et al.   SCIENCE

Navigational mechanisms of migrating monarch butterflies

(2010) Steven M. Reppert et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

The Honey Bee Epigenomes: Differential Methylation of Brain DNA in Queens and Workers

(2010) Frank Lyko et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Defining behavioral and molecular differences between summer and migratory monarch butterflies

(2009) Haisun Zhu et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

Thermal paper can replace typewriter correction paper in Emlen funnels

(2009) Henrik Mouritsen et al.   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

The Influence of Eastern North American Autumnal Migrant Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus L.) on Continuously Breeding Resident Monarch Populations in Southern Florida

(2009) Amy Knight et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY

Visual but not trigeminal mediation of magnetic compass information in a migratory bird

(2009) Manuela Zapka et al.   NATURE

Antennal Circadian Clocks Coordinate Sun Compass Orientation in Migratory Monarch Butterflies

(2009) C. Merlin et al.   SCIENCE

Tracking Long-Distance Songbird Migration by Using Geolocators

(2009) B. J. M. Stutchbury et al.   SCIENCE

Changes in brain gene expression during migration in the white-crowned sparrow

(2008) Stephany Jones et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH BULLETIN

Wind Selection and Drift Compensation Optimize Migratory Pathways in a High-Flying Moth

(2008) Jason W. Chapman et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The Genetic Basis of Smoltification-Related Traits in Oncorhynchus mykiss

(2008) K. M. Nichols et al.   GENETICS

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MIGRATORY RESTLESSNESS AND MIGRATION DISTANCE IN SIX SYLVIA SPECIES*

(2008) Peter Berthold   IBIS

EXPERIMENTS ON BIRD ORIENTATION *.

(2008) Gustav Kramer.   IBIS

Natural Variation in the Splice Site Strength of a Clock Gene and Species-Specific Thermal Adaptation

(2008) Kwang Huei Low et al.   NEURON

A latitudinal cline in the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Clock gene: evidence for selection on PolyQ length variants

(2008) K. G O'Malley et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES