2017
Perceptive costs of reproduction drive ageing and physiology in male Drosophila
Harvanek ZM, Lyu Y, Gendron CM, Johnson JC, Kondo S, Promislow DEL, Pletcher SD. Perceptive costs of reproduction drive ageing and physiology in male Drosophila. Nature Ecology & Evolution 2017, 1: 0152. PMID: 28812624, PMCID: PMC5657004, DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLife-history traitsReproductive costsBenefits of matingPopulation genetic studiesCost of reproductionAct of matingMale Drosophila melanogasterOrganismal fitnessDrosophila melanogasterReproductive effortMale DrosophilaNatural selectionStress resistancePheromone perceptionPhysiological constraintsGenetic studiesMechanistic basisKey survivalPhysiological costsReproductionFat storageMolecular frameworkMatingTraitsImportant insights
2016
A computational approach to studying ageing at the individual level
Harvanek ZM, Mourão MA, Schnell S, Pletcher SD. A computational approach to studying ageing at the individual level. Proceedings Of The Royal Society B 2016, 283: 20152346. PMID: 26865300, PMCID: PMC4760160, DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2015.2346.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
FLIC: High-Throughput, Continuous Analysis of Feeding Behaviors in Drosophila
Ro J, Harvanek ZM, Pletcher SD. FLIC: High-Throughput, Continuous Analysis of Feeding Behaviors in Drosophila. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e101107. PMID: 24978054, PMCID: PMC4076220, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0101107.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Drosophila Life Span and Physiology Are Modulated by Sexual Perception and Reward
Gendron CM, Kuo TH, Harvanek ZM, Chung BY, Yew JY, Dierick HA, Pletcher SD. Drosophila Life Span and Physiology Are Modulated by Sexual Perception and Reward. Science 2013, 343: 544-548. PMID: 24292624, PMCID: PMC4042187, DOI: 10.1126/science.1243339.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrosophila life spanMale fruit fliesRNA sequencing experimentsLife spanDrosophila melanogasterFemale sexual pheromoneGustatory receptorsFruit flyPheromone perceptionSequencing experimentsNeuropeptide FMolecular processesSexual pheromonesPheromone effectsPhysiologyFat storesMelanogasterTaxaSensory perceptionMatingFliesStarvationPheromoneNeuronsReceptors