Browsing Biology by Author "Balakrishnan, Christopher N."
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An Acoustic Password Enhances Auditory Learning in Juvenile Brood Parasitic Cowbirds
Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Driver, Robert J. (2019-12-01) -
Behavioral and genetic divergence among wild and domesticated populations of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Lansverk, Allison L. (East Carolina University, 2017-07-18)Zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) have been the subject of extensive neurological and behavioral research having served as the dominant model for vocal learning over half a century. Learned vocal communication, or vocal ... -
Brain transcriptome of the violet-eared waxbill and recent evolution in the songbird genome
Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Chapus, Charles; Brewer, Michael S.; Clayton, David F. (2013-09)Songbirds are important models for the study of social behaviour and communication. To complement the recent genome sequencing of the domesticated zebra finch, we sequenced the brain transcriptome of a closely related ... -
Brain transcriptome sequencing and assembly of three songbird model systems for the study of social behavior
Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Mukai, Motoko; Gonser, Rusty A.; Wingfield, John C.; London, Sarah E.; Tuttle, Elaina M.; Clayton, David F. (2014-05)Emberizid sparrows (emberizidae) have played a prominent role in the study of avian vocal communication and social behavior. We present here brain transcriptomes for three emberizid model systems, song sparrow Melospiza ... -
Color Pattern Evolution in the Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): Functional, Mechanistic and Synthetic Approaches
Anderson, Christopher Michael (East Carolina University, 2022-07-19)Studies of animal color patterns have provided important insights into the nature of evolution and adaptation. Coloration may be the target of multiple evolutionary processes, including natural selection, intersexual ... -
Dense Sampling of Bird Diversity Increases Power of Comparative Genomics
Balakrishnan, Christopher N. (2020-11-11) -
Dynamic Molecular Evolution of a Supergene with Suppressed Recombination in White-Throated Sparrows
Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Jeong, Hyeonsoo (2022-08-30) -
Evolution of olfactory receptors in birds
Driver, Robert (East Carolina University, 2022-12-05)Olfaction is an evolutionary ancient sensation, and is the perception and interpretation of chemical stimuli from surrounding air or water. Olfaction is an essential sensory modality for nearly all animals, and is used to ... -
Gene Expression and the Evolution of Reduced Sexual Dimorphism in a Threespine Stickleback Color Trait
Newsome, William Burns (East Carolina University, 2017-01-03)Elucidating the processes and mechanisms responsible for sexual dimorphism has been a central task for evolutionary biologists since Darwin first proposed the concept of sexual selection. However, our understanding of the ... -
Gene Expression Divergence Between Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia Guttata) Subspecies And Gene Regulation In Hybrids
Davidson, John H. (East Carolina University, 2015)Since the publication of Mayr's Systematics and the Origin of Species, birds have been important model organisms for studies regarding evolutionary processes such as sexual selection and speciation. In this study, I will ... -
Gene Expression in Male and Female Stickleback from Populations with Convergent and Divergent Throat Coloration
McKinnon, Jeffrey S.; Newsome, William Burns; Balakrishnan, Christopher N. (2022) -
Gene Expression in the Social Behavior Network of the Wire-Tailed Manakin (Pipra Filicauda) Brain
Balakrishnan, Christopher N. (2020-03-06) -
Gene Regulatory Evolution During Speciation in a Songbird
Balakrishnan, Christopher N. (2016-05-01) -
The Genetic Basis of Pigmentation Variation in Domesticated Zebra Finches
Pathak,Shaivya (2014)The zebra finch is the most common estrildid finch native to Australia and Southeast Asia. The zebra finch has also been domesticated and is now a common pet and experimental model system for research. As part of the ... -
High major histocompatibility complex class I polymorphism despite bottlenecks in wild and domesticated populations of the zebra finch ()
Newhouse, Daniel J.; Balakrishnan, Christopher N. (2015-12)Background Two subspecies of zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata castanotis and T. g. guttata are native to Australia and the Lesser Sunda Islands, respectively. The Australian subspecies has been domesticated and is now an ... -
High Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Polymorphism Despite Bottlenecks in Wild and Domesticated Populations of the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia Guttata)
Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Newhouse, Daniel J. (2015-12-01) -
High major histocompatibility complex class I polymorphism despite bottlenecks in wild and domesticated populations of the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
Newhouse, Daniel J.; Balakrishnan, Christopher N. (2015-12-01)Background Two subspecies of zebra finch, Taeniopygia guttata castanotis and T. g. guttata are native to Australia and the Lesser Sunda Islands, respectively. The Australian subspecies has been domesticated and is now an ... -
Layered Evolution of Gene Expression in “Superfast” Muscles for Courtship
Driver, Robert J.; Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; et al (2022-04-01) -
Light Pollution Increases West Nile Virus Competence of a Ubiquitous Passerine Reservoir Species
Balakrishnan, Christopher N.; Newhouse, Daniel J. (2019-07-24) -
Mechanisms of Assortative Mating in Speciation with Gene Flow: Connecting Theory and Empirical Research
Balakrishnan, Christopher N. (2018-01-01)