publications

Milewski, T.M., W. Lee, R.L. Young, H.A. Hofmann, J.P. Curley 2024. Rapid changes in plasma corticosterone and medial amygdala transcriptome profiles during social status change reveal molecular pathways associated with a major life history transition in mouse dominance hierarchies. BioRxiv (In Revision)

Young R.L. C. Weitekamp, Z. Triki, Y. Su, A. Beman, R. Bshary, and H.A. Hofmann. Shared neural transcriptomic patterns underlie the repeated evolution of mutualistic cleaning behavior in Labridae wrasses. EcoEvoRxiv (In Revision)

Young*, R.L.. S.M. Price*, M. Schumer, T. Wang, and M.E. Cummings. 2023. Individual variation in preference and affiliative behavior in sailfin fish refines the neurotranscriptomic pathway for mate preference. Ecology and Evolution Jul; 13(7): e10323.
*authors contributed equally

Lee, W., T.M. Milewski, M.F. Dwortz, R.L. Young, A.D. Gaudet, L.K. Fonken, F.A. Champagne, J.P. Curley 2022. Distinct inflammatory and transcriptomic profiles in dominant versus subordinate males in mouse social hierarchies. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity 103: 130-144.

Chan, M.E., P.S. Bhamidipati, H.J. Goldsby, A. Hintze, H.A. Hofmann, and R.L. Young. 2021. Comparative transcriptomics reveal distinct patterns of expression conservation through vertebrate embryogenesis. Genome Biology and Evolution 13(8): evab160.

Hernandez Scudder, M.E*, R.L. Young*, L.M. Thompson, P. Kore, D. Crews, H.A. Hofmann, and A.C. Gore. 2021. EDCs Reorganize Brain-Behavior Phenotypic Relationships in Rats. Journal of the Endocrine Society 5: bvab021.
*authors contributed equally

Liebeskind*, B.J., R.L. Young*, D.B. Halling, R.W. Aldrich, E.M. Marcotte. 2020. Mapping Functional Protein Neighborhoods in the Mouse Brain. BioRxiv 920447. *authors contributed equally

Eastman, G., G. Valiño, S. Radío, R.L. Young, L. Quintana , H.H. Zakon, H.A. Hofmann, J. Sotelo-Silveira, A. Silva. 2020. Brain transcriptomics of agonistic behaviour in the weakly electric fish Gymnotus omarorum, a wild teleost model of non-breeding aggression. Scientific Reports 10 (1) 9496.

Young, R.L and H.A. Hofmann. 2019. What is the null hypothesis anyway? Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (36) 17629-17630.

Young, R.L., M.H. Ferkin, N.F. Ockendon, V.N. Orr, S.M. Phelps, Á. Pogány, C.L. Richards-Zawacki, K. Summers, T. Székely, B.C. Trainor, A.O. Urrutia, G. Zachar, L.A. O’Connell, and H.A. Hofmann.2019. Conserved transcriptomic profiles underpin monogamy across vertebrates. Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences 116: 1331-1336. 

Goldsby H.J., R. L. Young, J. Schossau, H.A. Hofmann, and A. Hintze. 2018. Serendipitous scaffolding to improve a genetic algorithm’s speed and quality. In Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (GECCO ’18). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 959-966.

Goldsby, H.J., R.L. Young, H.A. Hofmann, and A. Hintze. 2017. Increasing the complexity of solutions produced by an evolutionary developmental system.  In Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion (GECCO ’17). ACM, New York, NY, USA, 57-58.

Snell-Rood, E., E. Swanson, and R.L. Young. 2015. Life history as a constraint on plasticity: developmental timing is correlated with phenotypic variation in birds. Heredity 115: 379-388.

Young, R.L. 2013. Linking conceptual mechanisms and transcriptomic evidence of plasticity-driven diversification. Molecular Ecology 22: 4363-4365.

Brandley, M.C., R.L. Young, D.L. Warren, M.B. Thompson, and G.P. Wagner. 2012. Uterine gene expression in the live-bearing lizard, Chalcides ocellatus, reveals convergence of squamate and mammalian pregnancy mechanisms. Genome Biology and Evolution 4: 394-411.

Wang Z, R.L. Young, H. Xue, G.P.Wagner. 2011. Transcriptomic analysis of avian digits reveals conserved and derived digit identities in birds. Nature 477:583-586.

14. Young, R.L., G. Bever, Z. Wang, and G. P. Wagner. 2011. Identity of the avian digits: Problems resolved and unsolved. Developmental Dynamics 240: 1042-1053.

13. Young, R.L. and G. P. Wagner.  2011. Why ontogenetic homology criteria can be misleading: Lessons from digit identity transformations. Journal of Experimental Zoology B (Molecular and Developmental Evolution) 316B: 165-170.

Wang, Z., D. Dong, Ru, B., R.L. Young, N. Han, and S. Zhang. 2010. Digital gene expression tag profiling of bat digits provides robust candidates contributing to wing formation. BMC Genomics 11: 619.

Young, R.L. and A.V. Badyaev.  2010. Developmental plasticity links local adaptation and diversification in foraging morphology of shrews. Journal of Experimental Zoology B (Molecular and Developmental Evolution) 314B: 434-444.

Young, R.L., M. J. Sweeney, and A.V. Badyaev. 2010. Morphological diversity and ecological similarity: Versatility of muscular and skeletal morphologies enables ecological convergence in shrews. Functional Ecology 24: 556-565.

Young, R.L., T. Kohlsdorf, V. Caputo, M. Giovanotti, A.O. Vargas, G.E. May and G.P. Wagner. 2009. Evolution of digit identity in the three-toed Italian skink (Chalcides chalcides): a new case of Digit Identity Frame Shift. Evolution & Development 11: 647-658.

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Badyaev, A.V., R.L. Young, K.P. Oh, and C. Addison. 2008. Evolution on a local scale: Developmental, functional, and genetic bases of divergence in bill form and associated changes in song structure between adjacent habitats. Evolution 62:1951-1964.

Badyaev, A.V., R.L. Young, G.E. Hill, and R.A. Duckworth. 2008. Evolution of sex-biased maternal effects in birds: IV. Intra-ovarian growth dynamics and sex-specific acquisition of resources.  Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 449-460.

Young, R.L., T.S. Haselkorn, and A.V. Badyaev. 2007. Functional equivalence of morphologies enables morphological and ecological diversity. Evolution 61: 2480-2492.

Young, R.L. and A.V. Badyaev. 2007. Evolution of ontogeny: linking epigenetic remodeling and genetic adaptation in skeletal structures. Integrative and Comparative Biology 47: 234-244.

Young, R.L. and A.V. Badyaev. 2006. Evolutionary persistence of phenotypic integration: Influence of developmental and functional relationships on complex trait evolution. Evolution 60: 1291-1299.

Badyaev, A.V., H. Schwabl, R.L. Young, R.A. Duckworth, K. Navara, and A.F. Parlow.  2005. Adaptive sex differences in growth of pre-ovulation oocytes in a passerine bird.  Proceedings of Royal Society of London, Biological Sciences: 2156-2172.

Badyaev, A.V., K.R. Foresman, and R.L. Young. 2005. Evolution of morphological integration: II. Developmental accommodation of stress-induced variation. American Naturalist 166: 382-395.

Young, R.L. and A.V. Badyaev.  2004.  Evolution of sex-biased maternal effects in birds. I. Sex-biased resolution of resource allocation among simultaneously maturing follicles.  Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17: 1355-1366.

Badyaev, A.V. and R.L. Young.  2004.  Complexity and integration in sexual ornamentation: an example with carotenoid and melanin plumage pigmentation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17: 1317-1327.

published datasets and scripts

Young R.L., Price SM, Schumer M, Wang S, Cummings ME. 2023. Data and Data Analysis Scripts for: Individual variation in preference behavior in sailfin fish refines the neurotranscriptomic pathway for mate preference. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/RHYJQ5

Young R.L., Price SM, Schumer M, Wang S, Cummings ME. 2023. Supplementary Tables from: Individual variation in preference behavior in sailfin fish refines the neurotranscriptomic pathway for mate preference. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/3SSYRK

Young, R.L. 2021. “Data and scripts associated with: Comparative transcriptomics reveals distinct patterns of gene expression conservation through vertebrate embryogenesis, V1. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/MTN00P

Young, R.L. 2018. Differential expression analyses and novel candidate gene identification, V3. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/AMG5VD

Young, R.L. 2018. Novel candidates of monogamy in vertebrates, V2. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/8VMZB7

Young, R.L. 2018. Mating and ecological characteristics and their association with neural gene expression, V2. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/XYQVNU

Young, R.L. 2018. Orthologous Gene Group processing and summary statistics, V2. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/9QV1QV

Young, R.L. 2018. Species ecology and mating characteristics, V1. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/IWHEKH

Young, R.L. 2018. Clade-level orthologous gene groups, V1. Texas Data Repository: https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/7CPUFF

Young, R.L., M.H. Ferkin, N.F. Ockendon, V.N. Orr, S.M. Phelps, Á. Pogány, C.L. Richards-Zawacki, K. Summers, T. Székely, B.C. Trainor, A.O. Urrutia, G. Zachar, L.A. O’Connell, and H.A. Hofmann.2018. RNA-seq Datasets associated with: Conserved transcriptomic profiles underpin monogamy across vertebrates. PNAS116. Gene Expression Omnibus, NCBI: GSE123301