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Benjamin L. de Bivort
Researcher at Harvard University
Publications - 77
Citations - 2439
Benjamin L. de Bivort is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cyphophthalmi & Opiliones. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 71 publications receiving 1939 citations. Previous affiliations of Benjamin L. de Bivort include Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory & New England Complex Systems Institute.
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Behavioral idiosyncrasy reveals genetic control of phenotypic variability
Julien F. Ayroles,Julien F. Ayroles,Sean M. Buchanan,Chelsea O’Leary,Kyobi Skutt-Kakaria,Jennifer K. Grenier,Andrew G. Clark,Daniel L. Hartl,Benjamin L. de Bivort +8 more
TL;DR: The constellation of phenotypes that can arise from a single genotype is revealed and it is shown that different genetic backgrounds differ dramatically in their propensity for phenotypic variabililty, and the degree of variability is itself heritable.
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Neonicotinoid exposure disrupts bumblebee nest behavior, social networks, and thermoregulation
James D. Crall,Callin M. Switzer,Robert L. Oppenheimer,Ashlee N. Ford Versypt,Biswadip Dey,Andrea N. Brown,Mackay Eyster,Claire Guérin,Naomi E. Pierce,Stacey A. Combes,Benjamin L. de Bivort +10 more
TL;DR: Imidacloprid’s effects on bumblebee worker behavior within the nest are investigated using an automated, robotic platform for continuous, multicolony monitoring of uniquely identified workers, showing that neonicotinoids induce widespread disruption of within-nest worker behavior that may contribute to impaired growth.
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Ethology as a physical science
TL;DR: The study of animal behaviour, ethology, is becoming more quantitative, driven by better imaging and novel representations of animal posture dynamics that span the vast range of relevant behavioural timescales.
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Asymmetric neurotransmitter release enables rapid odour lateralization in Drosophila
TL;DR: It is shown that neurotransmitter release properties can be tuned independently at output synapses formed by a single axon onto two target cells with identical functions and morphologies, and small differences in spike timing and spike rate can produce reliable differences in olfactory behaviour.
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Phototactic personality in fruit flies and its suppression by serotonin and white
TL;DR: Using genetics and pharmacology, the metabolite transporter White and white-dependent serotonin as suppressors of phototactic personality are identified and behavioral idiosyncrasy is suspected to be present in most behaviors of most animals.