@misc{LichtDupontNivetPullenetal.2016,
  author    = {Licht, Alexis and Dupont-Nivet, Guillaume and Pullen, Alex and Kapp, Paul and Abels, Hemmo A. and Lai, Zulong and Guo, ZhaoJie and Abell, Jordan and Giesler, Dominique},
  title     = {Resilience of the Asian atmospheric circulation shown by paleogene dust provenance},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {1114},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-43638},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-436381},
  pages     = {8},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The onset of modern central Asian atmospheric circulation is traditionally linked to the interplay of surface uplift of the Mongolian and Tibetan-Himalayan orogens, retreat of the Paratethys sea from central Asia and Cenozoic global cooling. Although the role of these players has not yet been unravelled, the vast dust deposits of central China support the presence of arid conditions and modern atmospheric pathways for the last 25 million years (Myr). Here, we present provenance data from older (42-33 Myr) dust deposits, at a time when the Tibetan Plateau was less developed, the Paratethys sea still present in central Asia and atmospheric pCO(2) much higher. Our results show that dust sources and near-surface atmospheric circulation have changed little since at least 42 Myr. Our findings indicate that the locus of central Asian high pressures and concurrent aridity is a resilient feature only modulated by mountain building, global cooling and sea retreat.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{KayserAgtheManer2016,
  author    = {Kayser, Daniela Niesta and Agthe, Maria and Maner, Jon K.},
  title     = {Strategic sexual signals},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwisseschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwisseschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {513},
  issn      = {1866-8364},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-41188},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-411880},
  pages     = {10},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The color red has special meaning in mating-relevant contexts. Wearing red can enhance perceptions of women's attractiveness and desirability as a potential romantic partner. Building on recent findings, the present study examined whether women's (N = 74) choice to display the color red is influenced by the attractiveness of an expected opposite-sex interaction partner. Results indicated that female participants who expected to interact with an attractive man displayed red (on clothing, accessories, and/or makeup) more often than a baseline consisting of women in a natural environment with no induced expectation. In contrast, when women expected to interact with an unattractive man, they eschewed red, displaying it less often than in the baseline condition. Findings are discussed with respect to evolutionary and cultural perspectives on mate evaluation and selection.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{ZancolliBakerBarlowetal.2016,
  author    = {Zancolli, Giulia and Baker, Timothy G. and Barlow, Axel and Bradley, Rebecca K. and Calvete, Juan J. and Carter, Kimberley C. and de Jager, Kaylah and Owens, John Benjamin and Price, Jenny Forrester and Sanz, Libia and Scholes-Higham, Amy and Shier, Liam and Wood, Liam and W{\"u}ster, Catharine E. and W{\"u}ster, Wolfgang},
  title     = {Is hybridization a source of adaptive venom variation in rattlesnakes?},
  series = {Toxins},
  journal   = {Toxins},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-407595},
  pages     = {16},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Venomous snakes often display extensive variation in venom composition both between and within species. However, the mechanisms underlying the distribution of different toxins and venom types among populations and taxa remain insufficiently known. Rattlesnakes (Crotalus, Sistrurus) display extreme inter-and intraspecific variation in venom composition, centered particularly on the presence or absence of presynaptically neurotoxic phospholipases A2 such as Mojave toxin (MTX). Interspecific hybridization has been invoked as a mechanism to explain the distribution of these toxins across rattlesnakes, with the implicit assumption that they are adaptively advantageous. Here, we test the potential of adaptive hybridization as a mechanism for venom evolution by assessing the distribution of genes encoding the acidic and basic subunits of Mojave toxin across a hybrid zone between MTX-positive Crotalus scutulatus and MTX-negative C. viridis in southwestern New Mexico, USA. Analyses of morphology, mitochondrial and single copy-nuclear genes document extensive admixture within a narrow hybrid zone. The genes encoding the two MTX subunits are strictly linked, and found in most hybrids and backcrossed individuals, but not in C. viridis away from the hybrid zone. Presence of the genes is invariably associated with presence of the corresponding toxin in the venom. We conclude that introgression of highly lethal neurotoxins through hybridization is not necessarily favored by natural selection in rattlesnakes, and that even extensive hybridization may not lead to introgression of these genes into another species.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{SasMuellerKappeletal.2016,
  author    = {Sas, Claudia and M{\"u}ller, Frank and Kappel, Christian and Kent, Tyler V. and Wright, Stephen I. and Hilker, Monika and Lenhard, Michael},
  title     = {Repeated inactivation of the first committed enzyme underlies the loss of benzaldehyde emission after the selfing transition in Capsella},
  series = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  journal   = {Postprints der Universit{\"a}t Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe},
  number    = {904},
  issn      = {1866-8372},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-43801},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-438018},
  pages     = {3313 -- 3319},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The enormous species richness of flowering plants is at least partly due to floral diversification driven by interactions between plants and their animal pollinators [1, 2]. Specific pollinator attraction relies on visual and olfactory floral cues [3-5]; floral scent can not only attract pollinators but also attract or repel herbivorous insects [6-8]. However, despite its central role for plant-animal interactions, the genetic control of floral scent production and its evolutionary modification remain incompletely understood [9-13]. Benzenoids are an important class of floral scent compounds that are generated from phenylalanine via several enzymatic pathways [14-17]. Here we address the genetic basis of the loss of floral scent associated with the transition from outbreeding to selfing in the genus Capsella. While the outbreeding C. grandiflora emits benzaldehyde as a major constituent of its floral scent, this has been lost in the selfing C. rubella. We identify the Capsella CNL1 gene encoding cinnamate: CoA ligase as responsible for this variation. Population genetic analysis indicates that CNL1 has been inactivated twice independently in C. rubella via different novel mutations to its coding sequence. Together with a recent study in Petunia [18], this identifies cinnamate: CoA ligase as an evolutionary hotspot for mutations causing the loss of benzenoid scent compounds in association with a shift in the reproductive strategy of Capsella from pollination by insects to self-fertilization.},
  language  = {en}
}