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Richard A. Watts
Researcher at Oregon State University
Publications - 15
Citations - 760
Richard A. Watts is an academic researcher from Oregon State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pheromone & Courtship. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 15 publications receiving 728 citations. Previous affiliations of Richard A. Watts include Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation.
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Human neuroglobin, a hexacoordinate hemoglobin that reversibly binds oxygen
TL;DR: Spectroscopic and kinetic experiments with the recombinant protein indicate that human neuroglobin is the first example of a hexacoordinate hemoglobin in vertebrates and is similar to plant and bacterial hexacoode hemoglobins in several respects.
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A new vertebrate courtship pheromone, PMF, affects female receptivity in a terrestrial salamander
Lynne D. Houck,Catherine A. Palmer,Richard A. Watts,Stevan J. Arnold,Pamela W. Feldhoff,Richard C. Feldhoff +5 more
TL;DR: It is reported that a second protein, termed ‘plethodontid modulating factor’ (PMF), acts oppositely to reduce female receptivity, even though the combined effect of both proteins is to increase female receptivities.
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Stabilizing Selection on Behavior and Morphology Masks Positive Selection on the Signal in a Salamander Pheromone Signaling Complex
Richard A. Watts,Catherine A. Palmer,Richard C. Feldhoff,Pamela W. Feldhoff,Lynne D. Houck,Adam Jones,Michael E. Pfrender,Stephanie M. Rollmann,Stevan J. Arnold +8 more
TL;DR: This work diagnosed selection at behavioral, morphological, and molecular levels for courtship pheromone signaling by plethodontid salamanders, finding different selection modes prevail at different levels in this reproductive functional complex.
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Evolutionary replacement of components in a salamander pheromone signaling complex: more evidence for phenotypic-molecular decoupling.
TL;DR: Analysis of a second pheromone gene, sodefrin precursor-like factor (SPF), now indicates that evolutionary decoupling in this complex is pervasive, providing a revealing window on the dynamics that drive the evolution of multiple traits in a signaling complex.
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Lineage-Specific Differences in Evolutionary Mode in a Salamander Courtship Pheromone
Catherine A. Palmer,Richard A. Watts,Ronald G. Gregg,Maureen A. McCall,Lynne D. Houck,Richard Highton,Stevan J. Arnold +6 more
TL;DR: Plethodontid receptivity factor's lineage-specific evolutionary dynamics, in combination with evidence of a molecular tango, highlight the molecular action of sexual selection on a chemical signal used during courtship.