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Larva M, Rantala M
Arch Sex Behav . 2024 May; 53(6):2253-2267. PMID: 38769280
Bondage/discipline, Dominance/submission, and Sadism/Masochism (BDSM) have gained increased attention and discussion in recent years. This prevalence is accompanied by a shift in perceptions of BDSM, including the declassification of sadomasochism...
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de Souza A, Polo J, Santos E, do Nascimento F, Rantala M
J Evol Biol . 2024 Apr; 37(5):548-554. PMID: 38596874
Sperm competition and male mating rate are two non-mutually exclusive key evolutionary pressures selecting for larger testes within and across animal taxa. A few studies have tried to test the...
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Krama T, Munkevics M, Krams R, Grigorjeva T, Trakimas G, Joers P, et al.
Front Behav Neurosci . 2024 Apr; 18:1391782. PMID: 38586562
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1189301.].
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Prato A, Santos E, Ferreira H, Oi C, do Nascimento F, Rantala M, et al.
J Insect Physiol . 2024 Mar; 154:104629. PMID: 38430966
Workers of social hymenopterans (ants, bees and wasps) display specific tasks depending on whether they are younger or older. The relative importance of behavior and age in modulating immune function...
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Krama T, Bahhir D, Ots L, Popovs S, Bartkevics V, Pugajeva I, et al.
Proc Biol Sci . 2023 Jul; 290(2002):20230442. PMID: 37403506
Predation can have both lethal and non-lethal effects on prey. The non-lethal effects of predation can instil changes in prey life history, behaviour, morphology and physiology, causing adaptive evolution. The...
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Krama T, Munkevics M, Krams R, Grigorjeva T, Trakimas G, Joers P, et al.
Front Behav Neurosci . 2023 Jun; 17:1189301. PMID: 37304760
The development of high-throughput behavioral assays, where numerous individual animals can be analyzed in various experimental conditions, has facilitated the study of animal personality. Previous research showed that isogenic flies...
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Amaro-Sanchez T, Ruiz-Guzman G, Hernandez-Martinez S, Krams I, Rantala M, Contreras-Garduno J
Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol . 2023 Jan; 265:110827. PMID: 36610635
Hormones are key factors in determining the response of organisms to their environment. For example, the juvenile hormone (JH) coordinates the insects' development, reproduction, and survival. However, it is still...
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Rantala M, Luoto S, Borraz-Leon J, Krams I
Neurosci Biobehav Rev . 2022 Oct; 142:104894. PMID: 36181926
Schizophrenia has been an evolutionary paradox: it has high heritability, but it is associated with decreased reproductive success. The causal genetic variants underlying schizophrenia are thought to be under weak...
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Eliassen S, Krama T, Luoto S, Krams R, Mennerat A, Joers P, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A . 2022 Jul; 119(30):e2207741119. PMID: 35858464
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Borraz-Leon J, Rantala M, Krams I, Cerda-Molina A, Contreras-Garduno J
PeerJ . 2022 Mar; 10:e13122. PMID: 35356475
Background: Parasites are among the main factors that negatively impact the health and reproductive success of organisms. However, if parasites diminish a host's health and attractiveness to such an extent...