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ArticleFrontiers in ecology and evolution

Developmental neurogenetics of sexual dimorphism in

Molly Duman-Scheel, Zainulabeuddin Syed

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Article in Frontiers in ecology and evolution. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Molly Duman-ScheelDepartment of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, South Bend, Indiana, USA; Eck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Zainulabeuddin SyedEck Institute for Global Health, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
Indiana University School of MedicineUniversity of Notre Dame · US

Funding

Analysis of the functions of axon guidance genes during vector mosquito developmeR01AI081795 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI SCHEEL, MOLLY DUMAN · 2009 to 2012
$1.5M
Cis-regulatory element discovery in a sequenced mosquito genomeR21AI117145 · NIAID · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI SCHEEL, MOLLY DUMAN · 2015 to 2016
$429k
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI081795NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI117145
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sexual dimorphism, a poorly understood but crucial aspect of vector mosquito biology, encompasses sex-specific physical, physiological, and behavioral traits related to mosquito reproduction. The study of mosquito sexual dimorphism has largely focused on analysis of the differences between adult female and male mosquitoes, particularly with respect to sex-specific behaviors related to disease transmission. However, sexually dimorphic behaviors are the products of differential gene expression that initiates during development and therefore must also be studied during development. Recent technical advancements are facilitating functional genetic studies in the dengue vector

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PMID26949699
PMCPMC4776762
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