ReviewCurrent opinion in insect science2019
From phenotype to genotype: the precursor hypothesis predicts genetic influences that facilitate transitions in social behavior.
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- Convergent evolution of a conserved molecular network underlies parenting and sociality.Nature reviews. Genetics · 2026Review
- Benefits of extended maternal care in a mass-provisioning bee at the cusp of sociality.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Revisiting the ecology and evolution of burying beetle behavior (Staphylinidae: Silphinae).Ecology and evolution · 2024Review
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- Genomic and transcriptomic analyses of the subterranean termiteProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022Article
- Survey of neurotransmitter receptor gene expression into and out of parental care in the burying beetleEcology and evolution · 2021Article
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Abstract
Parental care is expected to be one of the key evolutionary precursors to advanced social behavior. This suggests that there could be common genetic underpinnings to both parental care and sociality. However, little is known of the genetics underlying care. Here, we suggest that ethological predictions of behavioral precursors to care along with a genetic toolkit for behavior provide testable hypotheses and a defined approach to investigating genetics of sociality. We call this the 'precursor hypothesis'.
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