Armin P Moczek

Oct 12, 2024 | biorxiv.org | London Mitchell |Armin P Moczek |Erica M Nadolski

AbstractSex-specific trait expression represents a striking dimension of morphological variation within and across species. The mechanisms instructing sex-specific organ development have been well studied in a small number of insect model systems, suggesting striking conservation in some parts of the somatic sex determination pathway while hinting at possible evolutionary lability in others.

May 10, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Armin P Moczek |Kat Sestrick

1 INTRODUCTION Understanding the origin of novel morphological traits is a long-standing objective in evolutionary and developmental biology (West-Eberhard, 2008). In particular, the mechanisms by which novelties emerge from within existing phenotypic variation, individuate into selectable modules, and integrate within their respective morphological contexts remain poorly understood (Moczek, 2008; Wagner & Lynch, 2010).

Mar 10, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Armin P Moczek |Patrick T. Rohner |Levi W. Burdine

1 INTRODUCTION Symbionts and hosts possess strong potential to influence each other's development and evolution (McFall-Ngai et al., 2013; Douglas, 2014; Gilbert et al., 2015; Grieneisen et al., 2020). Not surprisingly, both hosts and symbionts have evolved diverse strategies to ensure as well as constrain symbiont transmission across generations (Bright & Bulgheresi, 2010; Correa & Ballard, 2016; Rosenberg & Zilber-Rosenberg, 2021).

Feb 21, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Michael Hamburger |Armin P Moczek |Steven Vigdor

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Jan 22, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Patrick T. Rohner |Armin P Moczek

AbstractDiverse organisms actively manipulate their (sym)biotic and physical environment in ways that feedback on their own development. However, the degree to which these processes affect microevolution remains poorly understood. The gazelle dung beetle both physically modifies its ontogenetic environment and structures its biotic interactions through vertical symbiont transmission.