Effects of air pollution exposure on social behavior: a synthesis and call for research

CA Weitekamp, HA Hofmann - Environmental Health, 2021 - Springer
Background There is a growing literature from both epidemiologic and experimental animal
studies suggesting that exposure to air pollution can lead to neurodevelopmental and …

Fish as a model in social neuroscience: conservation and diversity in the social brain network

S Ogawa, DW Pfaff, IS Parhar - Biological Reviews, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanisms for fish social behaviours involve a social brain network (SBN) which is
evolutionarily conserved among vertebrates. However, considerable diversity is observed in …

Experimental competition induces immediate and lasting effects on the neurogenome in free-living female birds

AB Bentz, EM George, SE Wolf… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Periods of social instability can elicit adaptive phenotypic plasticity to promote success in
future competition. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms have primarily been …

Androgens and corticosteroids increase in response to mirror images and interacting conspecifics in males of the Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens

A Ramos, D Alex, SD Cardoso, D Gonçalves - Hormones and Behavior, 2021 - Elsevier
The role of hormones as modulators of aggressive behavior in fish remains poorly
understood. Androgens and corticosteroids, in particular, have been associated with …

Family-effects in the epigenomic response of red blood cells to a challenge test in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, L.)

MV Krick, E Desmarais, A Samaras, E Guéret… - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background In fish, minimally invasive blood sampling is widely used to monitor
physiological stress with blood plasma biomarkers. As fish blood cells are nucleated, they …

The adverse effects of acrylamide exposure on the early development of marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) and its mechanisms

Z Yue, E Tian, Y Chen, L Luo, L Yang, L He, L Li… - Marine Pollution …, 2021 - Elsevier
Acrylamide (AA) can have deleterious effects on freshwater fish. However, its adverse effects
on euryhaline fish are still unknown. In this study, embryos of Oryzias melastigma were …

Different mating contexts lead to extensive rewiring of female brain coexpression networks in the guppy

NI Bloch, A Corral‐López, SD Buechel… - Genes, Brain and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the basis of behavior requires dissecting the complex waves of gene
expression that underlie how the brain processes stimuli and produces an appropriate …

Dynamic neurogenomic responses to social interactions and dominance outcomes in female paper wasps

FMK Uy, CM Jernigan, NC Zaba, E Mehrotra… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Social interactions have large effects on individual physiology and fitness. In the immediate
sense, social stimuli are often highly salient and engaging. Over longer time scales …

Performance of cyprinids in non-reversing mirrors versus regular mirrors in tests of aggressiveness

P Hubená, P Horký, O Slavík - Journal of Ethology, 2021 - Springer
Mirror tests have been used to test aggressiveness because they reduce the variability of the
real opponent and allows for repeated measurements. Regular mirrors have also several …

A unique neurogenomic state emerges after aggressive confrontations in males of the fish Betta splendens

TD Vu, Y Iwasaki, K Oshima, MT Chiu, M Nikaido… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
Territorial defense involves frequent aggressive confrontations with competitors, but little is
known about how brain-transcriptomic profiles change between individuals competing for …