Odor preferences are ecological adaptations
Does Singld Out, a gene-based dating service, pass the sniff test? Excerpt: “The evolution of odour preference When we think about the evolutionary threats faced […]
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Epigenetic Shaping of Sociosexual Interactions
Epigenetic Shaping of Sociosexual Interactions: From Plants to Humans “…is the first attempt to interpret the higher social functions of organisms. This volume covers an […]
The hormone-miRNA axis, life span, and sexual orientation
Instead of simply offering more evolutionary theory, we detailed the link from the sensory environment to sexual orientation (e.g., the epigenetic effects of pheromones on the gonadotropin releasing hormone neuronal system).
Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance of sexual orientation
the epigenetic effects of these modifications on sexual orientation and associated behaviors in a unicellular organism were known 16 years ago… why do they now appear to show up only in the behavior of the honeybee model organism?
The Sex Lives of Insects: Part III
The “rules” of the required molecular biology involve ligand-receptor binding. For example, from yeasts to mammals, genetic conservation of the ligand: gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), and the diversification of its receptor (GnRHR) are part of the rules.
The "yuck" factor: aversion to social odors?
Visual input does not directly activate the hypothalamus. Olfactory input (i.e., food odors and social odors) directly activate the hypothalamus. Only via association with odors can what we see influence hormone driven behavior associated with activation of the hypothalamus.