Dr Darren Parker
Teaching & Research Lectureship
Contact info
Room 502, Brambell Building, Bangor University, Bangor, LL57 2UW, United Kingdom.
Email: d.parker@bangor.ac.uk
Twitter: @DarrenJParker
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A genome-wide investigation of adaptive signatures in protein-coding genes related to tool behaviour in New Caledonian and Hawaiian crows
Dussex, N., Kutschera, V. E., Wiberg, R. A. W., Parker, D. J., Hunt, G. R., Gray, R. D., Rutherford, K., Abe, H., Fleischer, R. C., Ritchie, M. G., Rutz, C., Wolf, J. B. W. & Gemmell, N. J., 1 Feb 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 4, p. 973-986 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Behavioural individuality determines infection risk in clonal ant colonies
Li, Z., Bhat, B., Frank, E. T., Oliveira-Honorato, T., Azuma, F., Bachmann, V., Parker, D. J., Schmitt, T., Economo, E. P. & Ulrich, Y., 26 Aug 2023, In: Nature Communications. 14, 1, 5233.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Codon usage bias and effective population sizes on the X chromosome versus the autosomes in Drosophila melanogaster
Campos, J. L., Zeng, K., Parker, D. J., Charlesworth, B. & Haddrill, P. R., 1 Apr 2013, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 30, 4, p. 811-23 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Consequences of Asexuality in Natural Populations: Insights from Stick Insects
Bast, J., Parker, D. J., Dumas, Z., Jalvingh, K. M., Tran Van, P., Jaron, K. S., Figuet, E., Brandt, A., Galtier, N. & Schwander, T., 1 Jul 2018, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 35, 7, p. 1668-1677 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Convergent consequences of parthenogenesis on stick insect genomes
Jaron, K. S., Parker, D. J., Anselmetti, Y., Tran Van, P., Bast, J., Dumas, Z., Figuet, E., François, C. M., Hayward, K., Rossier, V., Simion, P., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Galtier, N. & Schwander, T., 23 Feb 2022, In: Science Advances. 8, 8, eabg3842.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamics of sex-biased gene expression during development in the stick insect Timema californicum
Djordjevic, J., Dumas, Z., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Schwander, T. & Parker, D. J., Aug 2022, In: Heredity. 129, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evidence for cryptic sex in parthenogenetic stick insects of the genus Timema
Freitas, S., Parker, D. J., Labédan, M., Dumas, Z. & Schwander, T., 27 Sept 2023, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 290, 2007, 11 p., 20230404.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolutionary and developmental dynamics of sex-biased gene expression in common frogs with proto-Y chromosomes
Ma, W.-J., Veltsos, P., Sermier, R., Parker, D. J. & Perrin, N., 5 Oct 2018, In: Genome biology. 19, 1, p. 156Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facultative parthenogenesis: a transient state in transitions between sex and obligate asexuality in stick insects?
Larose, C., Lavanchy, G., Freitas, S., Parker, D. & Schwander, T., 2023, In: Peer Community Journal. 3, e60.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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First annotated draft genomes of nonmarine ostracods (Ostracoda, Crustacea) with different reproductive modes
Tran Van, P., Anselmetti, Y., Bast, J., Dumas, Z., Galtier, N., Jaron, K. S., Martens, K., Parker, D. J., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Schwander, T., Simion, P. & Schön, I., 15 Apr 2021, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 11, 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Fundamental and realized feeding niche breadths of sexual and asexual stick insects
Larose, C., Parker, D. J. & Schwander, T., 5 Dec 2018, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285, 1892Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genome Assembly of the Dyeing Poison Frog Provides Insights into the Dynamics of Transposable Element and Genome-Size Evolution
Dittrich, C., Hoelzl, F., Smith, S., Fouilloux, C. A., Parker, D. J., O'Connell, L. A., Knowles, L. S., Hughes, M., Fewings, A., Morgan, R., Rojas, B. & Comeault, A. A., 5 Jun 2024, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 16, 6Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Haplotype divergence supports long-term asexuality in the oribatid mite Oppiella nova
Brandt, A., Tran Van, P., Bluhm, C., Anselmetti, Y., Dumas, Z., Figuet, E., François, C. M., Galtier, N., Heimburger, B., Jaron, K. S., Labédan, M., Maraun, M., Parker, D. J., Robinson-Rechavi, M., Schaefer, I., Simion, P., Scheu, S., Schwander, T. & Bast, J., 21 Sept 2021, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118, 38Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How consistent are the transcriptome changes associated with cold acclimation in two species of the Drosophila virilis group?
Parker, D. J., Vesala, L., Ritchie, M. G., Laiho, A., Hoikkala, A. & Kankare, M., 1 Jul 2015, In: Heredity. 115, 1, p. 13-21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inducing Cold-Sensitivity in the Frigophilic Fly Drosophila montana by RNAi
Vigoder, F. M., Parker, D. J., Cook, N., Tournière, O., Sneddon, T. & Ritchie, M. G., 10 Nov 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 11, e0165724.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inter and Intraspecific Genomic Divergence in Drosophila montana Shows Evidence for Cold Adaptation
Parker, D. J., Wiberg, R. A. W., Trivedi, U., Tyukmaeva, V. I., Gharbi, K., Butlin, R. K., Hoikkala, A., Kankare, M. & Ritchie, M. G., 1 Aug 2018, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 10, 8, p. 2086-2101 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Larger testes are associated with a higher level of polyandry, but a smaller ejaculate volume, across bushcricket species (Tettigoniidae)
Vahed, K., Parker, D. J. & Gilbert, J. D. J., 23 Apr 2011, In: Biology letters. 7, 2, p. 261-4 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Male-specific fruitless isoforms target neurodevelopmental genes to specify a sexually dimorphic nervous system
Neville, M. C., Nojima, T., Ashley, E., Parker, D. J., Walker, J., Southall, T., Van de Sande, B., Marques, A. C., Fischer, B., Brand, A. H., Russell, S., Ritchie, M. G., Aerts, S. & Goodwin, S. F., 3 Feb 2014, In: Current Biology. 24, 3, p. 229-41 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Olfactory Proteins in Timema Stick Insects
Parker, D. J., Djordjevic, J. & Schwander, T., 5 Apr 2019, In: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Paternity analysis of wild-caught females shows that sperm package size and placement influence fertilization success in the bushcricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Parker, D. J., Zaborowska, J., Ritchie, M. G. & Vahed, K., 1 Jun 2017, In: Molecular Ecology. 26, 11, p. 3050-3061 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photosensitive Alternative Splicing of the Circadian Clock Gene timeless Is Population Specific in a Cold-Adapted Fly, Drosophila montana
Tapanainen, R., Parker, D. J. & Kankare, M., 1 Apr 2018, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 8, 4, p. 1291-1297 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Pre- and post-copulatory mate choice in Platygryllus primiformis: cryptic female choice and sexual conflict
Parker, D. J., 10 Apr 2009, In: Bioscience Horizons. p. 164-171Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preparing for Winter: The Transcriptomic Response Associated with Different Day Lengths in Drosophila montana
Parker, D. J., Ritchie, M. G. & Kankare, M., 3 May 2016, In: G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 6, 5, p. 1373-81 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Repeated Evolution of Asexuality Involves Convergent Gene Expression Changes
Parker, D. J., Bast, J., Jalvingh, K., Dumas, Z., Robinson-Rechavi, M. & Schwander, T., 1 Feb 2019, In: Molecular Biology and Evolution. 36, 2, p. 350-364 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sex-biased gene expression is repeatedly masculinized in asexual females
Parker, D. J., Bast, J., Jalvingh, K., Dumas, Z., Robinson-Rechavi, M. & Schwander, T., 11 Oct 2019, In: Nature Communications. 10, 1, p. 4638Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sex-specific responses to cold in a very cold-tolerant, northern Drosophila species
Parker, D. J., Envall, T., Ritchie, M. G. & Kankare, M., 1 Apr 2021, In: Heredity. 126, 4, p. 695-705 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Genome and Methylome of a Beetle with Complex Social Behavior, Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera: Silphidae)
Cunningham, C. B., Ji, L., Wiberg, R. A. W., Shelton, J., McKinney, E. C., Parker, D. J., Meagher, R. B., Benowitz, K. M., Roy-Zokan, E. M., Ritchie, M. G., Brown, S. J., Schmitz, R. J. & Moore, A. J., 9 Oct 2015, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 7, 12, p. 3383-96 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The evolution of novelty in conserved genes; evidence of positive selection in the Drosophila fruitless gene is localised to alternatively spliced exons
Parker, D. J., Gardiner, A., Neville, M. C., Ritchie, M. G. & Goodwin, S. F., 1 Mar 2014, In: Heredity. 112, 3, p. 300-306Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The evolution, diversity, and host associations of rhabdoviruses
Longdon, B., Murray, G. G. R., Palmer, W. J., Day, J. P., Parker, D. J., Welch, J. J., Obbard, D. J. & Jiggins, F. M., 1 Mar 2015, In: Virus Evolution. 1, 1, vev014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The intensity of pre- and post-copulatory mate guarding in relation to spermatophore transfer in the cricket Gryllus bimaculatus
Parker, D. J. & Vahed, K., 1 May 2010, In: Journal of Ethology. 28, 2, p. 245-249Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The prediction of adaptive evolution: empirical application of the secondary theorem of selection and comparison to the breeder's equation
Morrissey, M. B., Parker, D. J., Korsten, P., Pemberton, J. M., Kruuk, L. E. B. & Wilson, A. J., 1 Aug 2012, In: Evolution. 66, 8, p. 2399-410 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transcriptional Differences between Diapausing and Non-Diapausing D. montana Females Reared under the Same Photoperiod and Temperature
Kankare, M., Parker, D. J., Merisalo, M., Salminen, T. S. & Hoikkala, A., 29 Aug 2016, In: PLoS ONE. 11, 8, p. e0161852Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Transcriptomes of parents identify parenting strategies and sexual conflict in a subsocial beetle
Parker, D. J., Cunningham, C. B., Walling, C. A., Stamper, C. E., Head, M. L., Roy-Zokan, E. M., McKinney, E. C., Ritchie, M. G. & Moore, A. J., 29 Sept 2015, In: Nature Communications. 6, p. 8449Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Validating the Demethylating Effects of 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine in Insects Requires a Whole-Genome Approach
Cook, N., Parker, D. J., Tauber, E., Pannebakker, B. A. & Shuker, D. M., Sept 2019, In: American Naturalist. 194, 3, p. 432-438 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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X chromosomes show relaxed selection and complete somatic dosage compensation across Timema stick insect species
Parker, D., Jaron, K. S., Dumas, Z., Robinson-Rechavi, M. & Schwander, T., 7 Aug 2022, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Evolution of Large Testes: Sperm Competition or Male Mating Rate?
Vahed, K. & Parker, D. J., 1 Feb 2012, In: Ethology. 118, 2, p. 107-117Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review