Robin Pranter
@robinpranter.bsky.social
Evolution, development and developmental evolution. Neural crest cells, color patterns and the evolution of phenotypic syndromes. Postdoc at Max Plank Institute for Evolutionary Biology.
Example of a previous paper in one of the study systems: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A single locus regulates a female-limited color pattern polymorphism in a reptile
A simple genetic switch controls a color pattern polymorphism, and in silico modeling supports a role for cell migration.
www.science.org
December 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Example of a previous paper in one of the study systems: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Information about the research school: www.evolbio.mpg.de/imprs
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December 12, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Nathalie Feiner
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December 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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Correct me if I am wrong, but I think it is not really tool use unless the wolves planted the traps them selves right?
November 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Correct me if I am wrong, but I think it is not really tool use unless the wolves planted the traps them selves right?
Really fascinating, from the photos it looks like they mostly differ in the ”stem”. How do cacti stems grow? How evolvable is that mechanism? Selection vs plasticity seems like a false dichotomy to me though.
August 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Really fascinating, from the photos it looks like they mostly differ in the ”stem”. How do cacti stems grow? How evolvable is that mechanism? Selection vs plasticity seems like a false dichotomy to me though.
Reposted by Robin Pranter
Also, our study, "PMEL is involved in snake #colourpattern transition from blotches to stripes," shows how a #PMEL mutation causes striped patterns in corn #snakes.
Excited to see these findings drive trait #diversification!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🐍🧬 #EvoDevo @naturecomms.bsky.social
Excited to see these findings drive trait #diversification!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🐍🧬 #EvoDevo @naturecomms.bsky.social
PMEL is involved in snake colour pattern transition from blotches to stripes - Nature Communications
Corn snakes are a useful model organism for studying skin pigmentation. Here they characterize the Terrazzo morph and identify the role of PMEL in the patterning of pigmented cells in the skin, explai...
www.nature.com
April 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Also, our study, "PMEL is involved in snake #colourpattern transition from blotches to stripes," shows how a #PMEL mutation causes striped patterns in corn #snakes.
Excited to see these findings drive trait #diversification!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🐍🧬 #EvoDevo @naturecomms.bsky.social
Excited to see these findings drive trait #diversification!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🐍🧬 #EvoDevo @naturecomms.bsky.social
Thats right, plenty of Zotocas! I didn't know there were bilineata in Germany, is that an introduced population?
June 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Thats right, plenty of Zotocas! I didn't know there were bilineata in Germany, is that an introduced population?