For the behavioral analyses, we used workers from one HBC colony with a mean ovariole count near the mid-parent value because pollen-hoarding behavior and the behavioral traits associated with the syndrome have been shown repeatedly to demonstrate directional dominance toward the low pollen hoarding traits [9], [14], [16], [17].
Given the ubiquitous nature of RS in the brain, the finding that RS is diminished, or even abolished, in those with high autistic traits raises the possibility that differences in the basic neural mechanisms supporting RS might underpin core behavioral traits associated with autism, such as rigid and repetitive patterns of behavior and an insistence on sameness.
Behavioral traits associated with dispersal include aggression (e.g. Duckworth and Badyaev, 2007), exploration (e.g. Dingemanse et al., 2003), and sociability with asocial individuals dispersing further (e.g. Cote et al., 2010).
Sequence for the T. biloba doublesex ortholog as well as several transcripts associated with mating and courtship in Drosophila were also recovered which aids investigation of the sepsid sex allocation pathway and the genetic mechanisms behind behavioral traits associated with the sepsid novel appendage.
We tested the hypothesis that harm avoidance, a trait associated with behavioral inhibition, is associated with the rate of change in parkinsonism in older adults.
