Review
Cell Biology
Jessica C. Garbern, Richard T. Lee
Summary: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of death globally, and there is great interest in regenerative approaches for treating heart failure. In the past 20 years, there has been remarkable progress in the understanding of heart regeneration, stem cell differentiation, and cell-delivery methods. This review discusses how this new understanding can lead to viable strategies for human therapy.
DEVELOPMENTAL CELL
(2022)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Philip Cohen, Darren Cross, Pasi A. Janne
Summary: Advances in improving the potency and specificity of small-molecule protein kinase inhibitors over the past 20 years have had a significant impact on the treatment of cancers and non-cancerous conditions. Efforts are being made to address the challenge of drug resistance to kinase inhibitors, and future directions in kinase drug discovery are being discussed.
NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Justin G. Cally, Devi Stuart-Fox, Luke Holman, James Dale, Iliana Medina
Summary: Sexual selection influences phylogenetic diversity by affecting speciation rates in passerine birds, with male-biased sexual selection and sexual size dimorphism predicting speciation rates. This relationship is independent of environmental factors, and there is no association between proxies of sexual selection and extinction rates.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yingnan Gao, Martin Wu
Summary: This study demonstrates the presence and prevalence of pulsed evolution in microbial genomic trait evolution using a likelihood-based framework. The findings support the predictions of punctuated equilibrium and quantum evolution theories.
Review
Criminology & Penology
Gemma Mestre-Bach, Alejandro Villena-Moya, Carlos Chiclana-Actis
Summary: This study aimed to explore the possible association between pornography use and violence, analyzing the literature of the last 20 years. The findings suggest an association between pornography use and nonsexual violence, while the causality of this association remains unclear. Contradictory results were observed regarding the association between pornography use and intimate partner sexual assault, coercion, rape myths, and other beliefs/attitudes. The main limitation of this study is the heterogeneity in the conceptualization of both constructs, complicating the comparability of the findings. Further in-depth research is needed to better understand the specific link between different types of violence and pornography use.
TRAUMA VIOLENCE & ABUSE
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
T. C. Bougie, A. Brelsford, M. Hedin
Summary: Through phylogenomic and clustering methods using RADseq, UCEs, and morphological data, this study revealed the impact of introgressive hybridization on genomes and morphology within a species complex of jumping spiders. Geographic region was a better predictor of phylogenetic relatedness and genomic similarity among species than species or morph identity. Rapid radiation and frequent introgression have homogenized the genomes of species in this system, while selective pressures maintain distinct male morphologies.
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biology
Mohammadjavad Haghighatnia, Antonin Machac, Roswitha Schmickl, Clement Lafon Placette
Summary: Sexual selection is a key process in speciation, but its mechanisms in plants and its connection to large-scale speciation dynamics are not well understood. This review examines the mechanisms of sexual selection, pollination, and mate choice in plants, and explores how they contribute to reproductive isolation. Additionally, it discusses the reproductive strategies and functional traits that influence sexual selection in plants, and their connection to both microevolution and macroevolutionary processes.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
David Wheatcroft, Louis Bliard, Myriam El Harouchi, David Lopez-Idiaquez, Tiia Karkkainen, Fanny-Linn H. Kraft, Jaime Muriel, Samyuktha Rajan, Tomas Tuvillo, Malcolm D. Burgess, Alejandro Cantarero, Toni Laaksonen, Jesus Martinez-Padilla, Marcel E. Visser, Anna Qvarnstrom
Summary: Oscine birds preferentially respond to certain sounds from an early age, which is shaped by selection to avoid cross-species learning and promote learning of local dialects. This leads to distinct geographic patterns in song responses in juvenile birds.
Article
Psychology, Applied
Tony Simons, Hannes Leroy, Lisa Nishii
Summary: Behavioral integrity (BI) refers to the extent to which an observer believes that an actor's words align with their actions. The concept of BI has been widely studied in the leadership realm and is found to be critical in influencing trust, commitment, turnover, and performance. The assessment of BI is subjective and can be biased by various factors. This article examines the literature on BI and suggests directions for future research to promote further understanding of this important construct.
ANNUAL REVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Biology
Andrew D. Cronin, Judith A. H. Smit, Matias Munoz, Armand Poirier, Peter A. Moran, Paul Jerem, Wouter Halfwerk
Summary: Urbanisation can influence mating opportunities and selection pressures on sexual traits. Studies show differences between urban and non-urban populations in terms of sexual traits and factors associated with urbanisation. However, there is limited understanding of the drivers of urban sexual selection and whether changes in traits are adaptive or short-term ecological responses. Urbanisation provides a unique opportunity to study sexual selection, but an integrative approach combining experimental and observational work is needed.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Erik D. Enbody, Ashley T. Sendell-Price, C. Grace Sprehn, Carl-Johan Rubin, Peter M. Visscher, B. Rosemary Grant, Peter R. Grant, Leif Andersson
Summary: This study used whole-genome data of Darwin's finches to identify six loci associated with beak size variation in Geospiza fortis. The major locus is a supergene composed of four genes. Changes in allele frequencies at these loci accompanied a significant change in beak size caused by natural selection during a drought, while introgressive hybridization with another species resulted in gradual changes in beak size in another population.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Gina M. Calabrese, Karin S. Pfennig
Summary: The study on spadefoot toads revealed that despite differences in female preferences and male signals across populations, there was no correlation between them, potentially due to the impact of gene flow from heterospecifics on male call rates. This suggests that the independent evolution of female preferences and male sexual signals may hinder reproductive isolation between populations.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Zoology
R. Dutta, T. S. Chechi, A. Yadav, N. G. Prasad
Summary: Alteration of sex ratio in populations can lead to sex-biased intrasexual and intersexual interactions, impacting the stability of CHC profiles. The competition within the abundant sex may influence sexual selection intensity, while the less abundant sex may have greater mating opportunities. Although sexually antagonistic coevolution may cause divergence in CHC profiles in male-biased populations, there is no evidence that this divergence is due to sexual conflict.
JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Tali Reiner Brodetzki, Arnon Lotem, Rebecca J. Safran, Mark E. Hauber
Summary: In an experiment conducted in Israel, it was found that Barn Swallows reacted differently to models based on their species or subspecies identity, but did not show selective responses towards models of the same (sub)species. Female Barn Swallows responded less to the models compared to males.
BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Haiyu Tao, Shan Xu, Yongchao Tian, Zhaofeng Li, Yan Ge, Jiaoping Zhang, Yu Wang, Guodong Zhou, Xiong Deng, Ze Zhang, Yanfeng Ding, Dong Jiang, Qinghua Guo, Shichao Jin
Summary: This article analyzes the progress of proximal and remote sensing (PRS) techniques in plant phenotyping, including patterns of global spatial distribution and temporal dynamics, specific PRS technologies, research fields, working environments, species, and traits. It demonstrates how to link PRS to multi-omics studies and how to integrate phenotypic information with biological significance. Three future perspectives for PRS-based plant phenomics are identified.
PLANT COMMUNICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Georgy A. Semenov, Elizabeth S. C. Scordato, David R. Khaydarov, Chris C. R. Smith, Nolan C. Kane, Rebecca J. Safran
Article
Ecology
Amanda K. Hund, Joanna K. Hubbard, Tomas Albrecht, Yoni Vortman, Pavel Munclinger, Simona Krausova, Oldrich Tomasek, Rebecca J. Safran
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Matthew R. Wilkins, Karan J. Odom, Lauryn Benedict, Rebecca J. Safran
Review
Biology
Zachary M. Laubach, Eleanor J. Murray, Kim L. Hoke, Rebecca J. Safran, Wei Perng
Summary: Research programmes in biology aim to extract meaningful insights from complex datasets, with distinct analytical workflows used in different fields such as ecology and epidemiology. Causal inference, involving the use of directed acyclic graphs, is a key analytical task that can facilitate exchange of ideas between disciplines.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Biological
Tali Reiner Brodetzki, Arnon Lotem, Rebecca J. Safran, Mark E. Hauber
Summary: In an experiment conducted in Israel, it was found that Barn Swallows reacted differently to models based on their species or subspecies identity, but did not show selective responses towards models of the same (sub)species. Female Barn Swallows responded less to the models compared to males.
BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Molly T. McDermott, Rebecca J. Safran
Summary: Many sexually selected traits exhibit phenotypic plasticity, but there is still a significant gap in knowledge regarding the onset and duration of plasticity in sexual trait expression. Studies have shown that the literature on plasticity in vertebrate sexual signals is dominated by coloration in birds and fish, with most research taking place during the breeding season. The importance of considering the timing and duration of plasticity, in addition to environmental context, is crucial for understanding how communication signals are associated with ecological context and evolutionary outcomes.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Arnon Lotem, Yoni Vortman, Rebecca J. Safran
Summary: This study uses the regression to the mean (RTM) effect to clarify the experimental results and demonstrates the correlation between changes in paternity and initial paternity through mathematical modeling. The control method for RTM is evaluated and it is found that the main effects reported originally can still be detected. Additionally, the increase in the number of extra-pair young in other nests and multiple independent studies also support the combined effect of color darkening and tail elongation in the barn swallow population in Israel.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Sage A. Madden, Molly T. McDermott, Rebecca J. Safran
Summary: This study manipulated brood size and parental costs in the wild barn swallow population to investigate the interactive effects of these manipulations on parent behavior. The researchers measured multiple aspects of parent behavior at the nest and away from the nest, including spatial foraging behavior tracked with GPS tags. The results showed no significant interactive effects of manipulated brood size and parental costs, but the foraging behavior of females was highly variable. The findings highlight the importance of considering foraging tactics alongside visitation rate in understanding parental investment.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Zoology
Molly T. McDermott, Sage A. Madden, Zachary M. Laubach, Marina J. Ayala, Rebecca J. Safran
Summary: Reproduction and self-maintenance are energetically costly activities involved in classic life history trade-offs. In this study, researchers manipulated reproductive and self-maintenance costs in free-living female Barn Swallows and measured various physiological and reproductive traits. The results supported the theoretical prediction that short-lived vertebrates, when faced with increased costs, tend to prioritize reproduction over parental condition. The study also highlighted the relevance of movement patterns in understanding life history trade-offs in wild birds.
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Ecology
Sihao Chen, Yu Liu, Samantha C. Patrick, Eben Goodale, Rebecca J. Safran, Emilio Pagani-Nunez
Summary: Urbanization has significant effects on species' behaviors and fitness, including breeding choices, phenological mismatch, and breeding success. The interactive effect of land-use change and urban heat island effect (UHI) on species can be synergistic in some situations, but UHI may also mitigate the impact of land-use changes and provide suitable breeding conditions in urban areas.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Review
Evolutionary Biology
Javan K. Carter, Rebecca T. Kimball, Erik R. Funk, Nolan C. Kane, Drew R. Schield, Garth M. Spellman, Rebecca J. Safran
Summary: This review provides an overview of commonly used genomic markers in phylogenomic studies and their applications, as well as a concise outline to efficiently consider key aspects of each type of genetic marker.
JOURNAL OF HEREDITY
(2023)
