Vett K. Lloyd

TL;DR: In this article, a subset of eye-colour genes is crucial for vesicular transport of proteins to pigment granules, specialized lysosomes of the eye-pigment cells.

TL;DR: Daphnia's parthenogenetic life cycle allows the study of epigenetic effects in the absence of confounding genetic differences, and more thorough studies on DNA methylation as well as investigation of histone modifications and RNAi in sex determination and predator-induced defenses will contribute to the understanding of epigenetics.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that T. putrescentiae white mites can facilitate Wolbachia transfer between Drosophila stocks and that this may occur by ingestion of infected corpses, and that Mite-vectored Wolbachian transfer allows for rapid establishment of Wolbachio infection within a new population.

TL;DR: The additional genes identified here as being involved in male-male courtship increase the repertoire of mutations available to study sexual behavior in Drosophila, and suggest that male- male courtship produced by mislocalizing White may not be mediated exclusively by serotonergic neurons.

TL;DR: Drosophila melanogaster is validated as a powerful model for the study of BLOC-1 function and its interactions with modifier genes, and its activities in pigment granule biogenesis are revealed.