Channel: Sexual dimorphism evolution

Sexual dimorphism refers to the differences in appearance or phenotype between males and females of the same species, beyond just their reproductive organs. The evolution of sexual dimorphism is a topic with roots in both natural and sexual selection. ChatGPT (CC BY 4.0)

2023 Articles

441 articles

Heterogeneous distribution of sex ratio distorters in natural populations of the isopod Armadillidium vulgare

  • Sylvine Durand, Baptiste Lheraud, Isabelle Giraud, …, Thierry Rigaud, Jean Peccoud, Richard Cordaux
  • Biol Lett, 10.1098/rsbl.2022.0457
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Divergent evolution of genetic sex determination mechanisms along environmental gradients

  • Martijn A Schenkel, Jean-Christophe Billeter, Leo W Beukeboom, …, Jean-Christophe Billeter, Leo W Beukeboom, Ido Pen
  • None, 10.1093/evlett/qrad011
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Polygenic sex determination in vertebrates – is there any such thing?

  • Manfred Schartl, Arthur Georges, Jennifer A Marshall Graves, …, Manfred Schartl, Arthur Georges, Jennifer A Marshall Graves
  • Trends Genet, 10.1016/j.tig.2022.12.002
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Parallel Evolution of Sex-Linked Genes across XX/XY and ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosome Systems in the Frog Glandirana rugosa

  • Shuuji Mawaribuchi, Michihiko Ito, Mitsuaki Ogata, …, Mitsuaki Ogata, Yuri Yoshimura, Ikuo Miura
  • Genes (Basel), 10.3390/genes14020257
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Rapid turnover and evolution of sex-determining regions in Sebastes rockfishes

  • Nathan T B Sykes, Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, Peter H Sudmant, …, Sree Rohit Raj Kolora, Peter H Sudmant, Gregory L Owens
  • Mol Ecol, 10.1111/mec.17090
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A Cryptic Sex-Linked Locus Revealed by the Elimination of a Master Sex-Determining Locus in Medaka Fish

  • Jun Kitano, Satoshi Ansai, Shingo Fujimoto, …, Ixchel F Mandagi, Bayu K A Sumarto, Kazunori Yamahira
  • Am Nat, 10.1086/724840
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Evolution of sex determination in crustaceans

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When does the female bias arise? Insights from the sex determination cascade of a flea beetle with a strongly skewed sex ratio

  • Lennart Yue, Sebastian Franke, Cen Zeng, …, Cen Zeng, Lars Podsiadlowski, Susanne Dobler
  • Funct Integr Genomics, 10.1007/s10142-023-01023-1
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Early gonadal differentiation is associated with the antagonistic action of Foxl2 and Dmrt1l in the Pacific oyster

  • Dongfang Sun, Hong Yu, Qi Li, …, Dongfang Sun, Hong Yu, Qi Li
  • Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol, 10.1016/j.cbpb.2023.110831
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Madagascar Leaf-Tail Geckos (Uroplatus spp.) Share Independently Evolved Differentiated ZZ/ZW Sex Chromosomes

  • Eleonora Pensabene, Alona Yurchenko, Lukáš Kratochvíl, …, Alona Yurchenko, Lukáš Kratochvíl, Michail Rovatsos
  • Cells, 10.3390/cells12020260
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2022 Articles

53 articles

Genomic imprinting-like monoallelic paternal expression determines sex of channel catfish

  • Wenwen Wang, Yujia Yang, Suxu Tan, …, Dongya Gao, Rex Dunham, Zhanjiang Liu
  • Sci Adv, 10.1126/sciadv.adc8786
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Independent Evolution of Sex Chromosomes and Male Pregnancy-Related Genes in Two Seahorse Species

  • Xin Long, Deborah Charlesworth, Jianfei Qi, …, Leyun Zheng, Zhen Huang, Qi Zhou
  • Mol Biol Evol, 10.1093/molbev/msac279
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Identification of Iguania Ancestral Syntenic Blocks and Putative Sex Chromosomes in the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus, Chamaeleonidae, Iguania)

  • Katerina V Tishakova, Dmitry Yu Prokopov, Guzel I Davletshina, …, Massimo Giovannotti, Artem P Lisachov, Vladimir A Trifonov
  • Int J Mol Sci, 10.3390/ijms232415838
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Sex Lethal Gene Manipulates Gonadal Development of Medaka, Oryzias latipes, through Estrogenic Interventions

  • Tapas Chakraborty, Sipra Mohapatra, Michiya Matsuyama, …, Michiya Matsuyama, Yoshitaka Nagahama, Kohei Ohta
  • Int J Mol Sci, 10.3390/ijms232415496
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Gonadal Transcriptome Analysis and Sequence Characterization of Sex-Related Genes in Cranoglanis bouderius

  • Dongjie Wang, Zhengkun Pan, Guoxia Wang, …, Zhiheng Zuo, Jixing Zou, Shaolin Xie
  • Int J Mol Sci, 10.3390/ijms232415840
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Genetic sex determination, sex chromosome size and sex-specific lifespans across tetrapods

  • Zahida Sultanova, Philip A Downing, Pau Carazo, …, Zahida Sultanova, Philip A Downing, Pau Carazo
  • J Evol Biol, 10.1111/jeb.14130
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Quantitative proteomics analysis of chicken embryos reveals key proteins that affect right gonadal degeneration in females

  • Haimei Qin, Jingyuan Wang, Xiaoxuan Jia, …, Jiale Zhang, Junli Wang, Yangqing Lu
  • Proteomics, 10.1002/pmic.202200428
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The transcriptional landscape of the giant freshwater prawn: Embryonic development and early sexual differentiation mechanisms

  • Nufar Grinshpan, Faiza A A Abayed, Melody Wahl, …, Rivka Manor, Amir Sagi, Tal Shay
  • Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 10.3389/fendo.2022.1059936
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Three dimensions of thermolabile sex determination

  • Paul D Waters, Jennifer A Marshall Graves, Sarah L Whiteley, …, Sarah L Whiteley, Arthur Georges, Aurora Ruiz-Herrera
  • Bioessays, 10.1002/bies.202200123
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Bias in sex ratios and polyandry rate in reproduction of Leptinotarsa decemlineata

  • Vladimíra Sedláková, Jitka Stará, Daniela Čílová, …, FrantiÅ¡ek Kocourek, Ervín Hausvater, Petr Sedlák
  • Sci Rep, 10.1038/s41598-022-26177-z
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