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@annaryba.bsky.social's paper on the neural underpinnings of intraspecific behavioral variation is now out in @currentbiology.bsky.social Highly recommend! -> Paper identifies neural substrate for variation in promiscuity among Drosophila melanogaster strains🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Strain variation identifies a neural substrate for behavioral evolution in DrosophilaSexual selection acts on heritable differences within species, driving the parallel diversification of signal production in one sex and behavioral res…www.sciencedirect.com

@rorycoleman.bsky.social and I wrote an opinion piece called 'From neurons to novelty: Circuit mechanisms shaping courtship evolution' We argue that now is a great time for neuro-evo research www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

From neurons to novelty: Circuit mechanisms shaping courtship evolutionThe vast diversity of animal behaviors has long inspired ethologists and neuroscientists, but circuit mechanisms driving this variation remain elusive…www.sciencedirect.com

Our new paper would not have been possible without a brilliant team! Huge thanks to Katie Keller, @rorycoleman.bsky.social, @noelleeghbali.bsky.social, Sarah Zylka, @neuroluci.bsky.social 🪰🧪✨ Especially grateful for guidance and inspiration by my mentor Vanessa Ruta www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Ecological cues orchestrate concerted courtship in a Drosophila host specialistMating decisions are often attributed to the sensory signaling between prospective sexual partners. Yet these interactions are also shaped by the broader environmental context in which they unfold, to...www.biorxiv.org

Excited to share our new #biorxivpreprint We discovered that the fruit fly #drosophila erecta requires food odor to mate and arousal is further enhanced by social group motion. Cross-species analysis of brain activity reveals a novel gate evolved from within a conserved circuit shorturl.at/gGYm7

Exciting new Ruta lab preprint by @annaryba.bsky.social et al. on the neural underpinnings of intraspecific behavioral variation: Strain variation identifies a neural substrate for behavioral evolution Drosophila www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Strain variation identifies a neural substrate for behavioral evolution in DrosophilaSexual selection acts on heritable differences within species, driving the parallel diversification of signal production in one sex and behavioral responses in the other. This coevolution implies that...www.biorxiv.org