Arthropod molting and reproduction are precisely controlled by the levels of
sesquiterpenoids, a class of C15 hormones derived from three isoprene units. The two major …

Background Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) is one of the most geographically
widespread insect orders in the world, and its species play important and diverse ecological …

Background The immense geologic and ecological complexity of the Caribbean has created
a natural laboratory for interpreting when and how organisms disperse through time and …

Recent studies have increasingly pointed to microRNAs (miRNAs) as the agent of gene
regulatory network (GRN) stabilization as well as developmental canalization against …

Yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus latus) is a commercially important fish in Asian coastal
waters. Although natural sex reversal has been described in yellowfin seabream, the …

Although the sexual dimorphism in terms of gonadal development and gametogenesis of
mud crab has been described, the internal regulating mechanism and sex differentiation …

Understanding origin, evolution and functions of small RNA (sRNA) genes has been a great
challenge in the past decade. Molecular mechanisms underlying sexual reversal in …

Differences in expression levels are an important source of phenotypic variation within and
between populations. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key players in post-transcriptional gene …

In animals, before the zygotic genome is expressed, the egg already contains gene products
deposited by the mother. These maternal products are crucial during the initial steps of …

Gene clusters of recently duplicated genes are hotbeds for evolutionary change. However,
our understanding of how mutational mechanisms and evolutionary forces shape the …