TY - DATA T1 - Nutrient-dependent / Pheromone-controlled Adaptive Evolution PY - 2013/02/18 AU - James V Kohl UR - https://figshare.com/articles/poster/Nutrient_dependent_Pheromone_controlled_Adaptive_Evolution/155672 DO - 10.6084/m9.figshare.155672.v1 L4 - https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/486405 KW - pheromone KW - epigenetic KW - model KW - behavior KW - development KW - molecular KW - mechanisms KW - evolve KW - adaptive KW - microrna KW - mRNA KW - nutrient KW - metabolism KW - Mental Health KW - Developmental Biology KW - Genetics KW - Physiology KW - Molecular Biology KW - Neuroscience KW - Ecology KW - Evolutionary Biology KW - Behavioral Neuroscience N2 - A detailed model explains how chemical ecology drives adaptive evolution via 1) ecological niche construction, 2) social niche construction, 3) neurogenic niche construction, and 4) socio-cognitive niche construction (Kohl, 2012). That model is used to exemplify the effects of olfactory/pheromonal conditioning, which alters genetically predisposed, nutrient chemical-dependent, hormone-driven mammalian behavior and choices for pheromones that control reproduction via their effects on luteinizing hormone. ER -