Publications by authors named "N C Burke"
Facultatively parthenogenetic animals could help reveal the role of sexual conflict in the evolution of sex. Although each female can reproduce both sexually (producing sons and daughters from fertilized eggs) and asexually (typically producing only daughters from unfertilized eggs), these animals often form distinct sexual and asexual populations. We hypothesized that asexual populations are maintained through female resistance as well as the decay of male traits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSpatial Organization of the Sperm Cell Glycoproteome.
Mol Cell Proteomics
December 2024
Sperm cells are terminally differentiated cells that are essential for reproduction in sexually reproducing species. Consistent with their highly specialized function, sperm cells harbor a unique proteome containing many proteins not expressed in somatic cells. In contrast, the post-translational landscape of the sperm proteome remains largely unexplored, limiting our understanding of how modifications such as glycosylation impact sperm function and sperm-egg interactions.
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- Empirical research indicates strong links between teasing about weight and muscularity and eating behaviors in men, but most studies have overlooked the impact of different types of teasing.
- This study analyzed 596 Chinese adult men to explore how four teasing categories—high weight, low weight, high muscularity, and low muscularity—affect eating disorder symptoms and intuitive eating through various statistical approaches.
- Results revealed that the "Low Teasing" group experienced the least eating disorder issues and the most intuitive eating, while the "High Weight-High Muscularity" group had the most severe eating disorder symptoms, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions for men facing different teasing experiences.