2017-Present
Vernier CL, Chin I, Adu-Oppong B, Krupp J, Levine J, Dantas G and Ben-Shahar Y (2020) The gut microbiome defines group membership in honey bee colonies. Science Advances 6: eabd3431
Leitner N and Ben-Shahar Y (2020) The neurogenetics of sexually dimorphic behaviors from a post-developmental perspective. Genes Brain and Behavior 19(2):e12623
Kapheim KM, Jones BM, Søvik E, Stolle E, Waterhouse RM, Bloch G and Ben-Shahar Y (2020) Brain microRNAs among
social and solitary bees. Royal Society Open Science 7: 200517
McKinney RM, Iris Chin, and Ben-Shahar Y (2019) Visual recognition of the female body axis drives spatial elements of male courtship in Drosophila melanogaster. bioRxiv 576322
Peng Z, Hani Zaher and Ben-Shahar Y (2019) Natural selection on gene-specific codon usage bias is common across eukaryotes. bioRxiv 292938
Peng Z and Ben-Shahar Y (2019) Codon clusters with biased synonymous codon usage represent hidden functional domains in protein-coding DNA sequences. bioRxiv 530345
Zelle KM*, Vernier CL*, Leitner N3, Chin I, Liang X, Halloran S, Millar J and Ben-Shahar Y (2019) Chemoreceptor pleiotropy facilitates the functional coupling of the synthesis and sensory perception of a mating pheromone. *Equal contribution. bioRxiv 124305
Hill A, Jain P, Folan NE, and Ben-Shahar Y (2019) The Drosophila ERG channel seizure plays a role in the neuronal homeostatic stress response. PLoS Genetics 15(8): e1008288 Undergraduate student
Vernier CL, Krupp J, Marcus K, Hefetz A, Levine J and Ben-Shahar Y (2019) The cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of honey bee workers develop via a socially-modulated innate process. eLife 8:e41855 (Highlighted by eLife digest) Undergraduate student
Porath HT*, Hazan E*, Cohen M, Shpigler H, Band M, Ben Shahar Y, Levanon EY, Eisenberg E and Bloch G (2019) RNA editing is abundant and correlates with task performance in a social bumblebee. Nature Communications 10:1605. *Equal contribution.
Hill A, and Ben-Shahar Y (2018) The synaptic action of Degenerin/Epithelial sodium channels. Channels 12: 262. pdf
Ben-Shahar Y (2018) The Impact of Environmental Mn Exposure on Insect Biology. Frontiers in Genetics 9:70. pdf
Ben-Shahar Y (2017) Epigenetic switch turns on genetic behavioral variations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 114:12365-12367. pdf
Rong H, Das P, Lube A, Yang D, Saha D, Ben-Shahar Y and Raman B (2017) Early warning signals regarding environmental suitability in the Drosophila antenna. bioRxiv 146522 Undergraduate student
Hill A*, Zheng X*, Li X, McKinney R, Dickman D, and Ben-Shahar Y (2017) The Drosophila postsynaptic DEG/ENaC channel ppk29 contributes to excitatory neurotransmission. Journal of Neuroscience 37:3171. *Equal contribution. pdf
Søvik E, Seehra G, LaMora A, Barron AB, Duncan JG, and Ben-Shahar Y (2017) Drosophila divalent metal ion transporter Malvolio is required in dopaminergic neurons for feeding decisions. Genes Brain and Behavior 5:506–514. pdf Undergraduate student
2008-2015
Ben-Shahar Y (2015) How nervous systems generate behavior: lessons from insects. Current Opinions in Insect Science. 12:v–vii. pdf
*McKinney RM, *Vernier C, and Ben-Shahar Y (2015) The neural basis for insect pheromonal communication. Current Opinions in Insect Science 12:86-92. *Equal contribution. pdf
Søvik E, Bloch G and Ben-Shahar Y (2015) Function and evolution of microRNAs in eusocial Hymenoptera. Frontiers in Genetics 6:193. pdf
Søvik E, Perry CJ, LaMora A, Barron AB and Ben-Shahar Y (2015) Negative impact of manganese on honey bee foraging. Biology Letters. 11: 20140989. pdf
Ben-Shahar Y (2014) A piggyBac route to transgenic honeybees. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 111:8708–8709. pdf
Zheng X, Valakh V, DiAntonio A and Ben-Shahar Y (2014) Natural antisense transcripts regulate the neuronal stress response and excitability. eLife eLife:2014:3:e01849. pdf
Lu B, Zelle KM, Selzer R, Hefetz A and Ben-Shahar Y (2014) Feminization of pheromone-sensing neurons affects mating decisions in Drosophila males. Biology Open 3:152-160. pdf
Gu X, Karp PH, Brody SL, Pierce RA, Welsh MJ, Holtzman MJ and Ben-Shahar Y. (2014) Chemosensory functions for human pulmonary neuroendocrine cells. American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology 50:637-646. pdf
Nannapaneni K, Ben-Shahar Y, Keen HL, Welsh MJ, Casavant TL and Scheetz TE. (2013) Computational Identification of operon-like transcriptional loci in Eukaryotes. Computers in Biology and Medicine 43: 738–743. pdf
Zelle KM*, Lu B*, Pyfrom SC and Ben-Shahar Y. (2013) The genetic architecture of Degenerin/epithelial sodium channels in Drosophila. Genes, Genomes, Genetics (G3) 3: 441–450. *Equal contribution. pdf
Greenberg JK, Xia J, Zhang W, Thatcher S, Ament S, Newman T, Green P, Robinson GE and Ben-Shahar Y. (2012) Behavioral plasticity in honey bees is associated with major differences in brain microRNA transcriptome. Genes, Brain, and Behavior 6: 660-670. Washington University undergraduate student. pdf
Lu B, LaMora A, Sun Y, Welsh MJ and Ben-Shahar Y. (2012) ppk23-dependent chemosensory functions contribute to courtship behavior in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genetics8(3): e1002587. pdf
Ben-Shahar Y. (2011) Sensory functions for Degenerin/Epithelial sodium channels (DEG/ENaC). Advances in Genetics 76: 1-25. pdf
Ben-Shahar Y, Lu B, Collier DM, Snyder PM, Schnizler M and Welsh MJ. (2010) The Drosophila Gene CheB42a Is a Novel Modifier of Deg/ENaC Channel Function. PLOS One 5(2): e9395. pdf
Shah A*, Ben-Shahar Y*, Moninger TO, Kline JN and Welsh MJ. (2009) Motile Cilia of Human Airway Epithelia Are Chemosensory. Science 325:1131-1134. (Cover) *Equal contribution. (“Must read”, Faculty of 1000). pdf
Sun Y, Liu L, Ben-Shahar Y, Jacobs JS, Eberl DF and Welsh MJ. (2009) TRPA channels distinguish gravity sensing from hearing in Johnston’s organ. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 106: 13606–13611. (“Recommended”, Faculty of 1000). pdf
2000-2007
Ben-Shahar Y, Nannapaneni K, Casavant TL, Scheetz TE and Welsh MJ. (2007) Eukaryotic operon-like transcription of functionally related genes in Drosophila. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104: 222–227. (“Must read”, Faculty of 1000). pdf
Williams KD, Busto M, Suster ML, So AK, Ben-Shahar Y, Leevers SJ, and Sokolowski MB. (2006) Natural variation in Drosophila melanogaster diapause due to the insulin-regulated PI-3 kinase. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103:15911–15915.
Whitfield CW, Ben-Shahar Y, Brillet C, Leoncini I, LeConte Y, Rodriguez-Zas S and Robinson GE. (2006) Genomic dissection of behavioral maturation in the honey bee. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103: 16068–16075.
Ben-Shahar Y (2005) The foraging gene, behavioral plasticity, and honey bee division of labor. Journal of Comparative Physiology [A] 191:987-994.
Fitzpatrick MJ, Ben-Shahar Y, Smid HM, Vet LEM, Robinson GE and Sokolowski MB. (2005) Candidate genes for behavioural ecology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20:96-104.
Ben-Shahar Y, Dudek N and Robinson GE. (2004) malvolio, manganese, and division of labor in honey bee colonies: deconstructing a complex phenotype. Journal of Experimental Biology, 207: 3281-3288. (Cover) Undergraduate student.
Ben-Shahar Y, Leung H-T, Pak WL, Sokolowski MB and Robinson GE. (2002) division of labor in honey bee colonies is influenced by cGMP-dependent changes in phototaxis. Journal of Experimental Biology, 206:2507-2515.
Robinson GE and Ben-Shahar Y. (2002) Social behavior and comparative genomics: new genes or new gene regulation? Genes Brain and Behavior, 1:197-203.
Ben-Shahar Y, Robichon A, Sokolowski MB and Robinson GE. (2002) Influence of gene action across different time scales on behavior. Science, 296:741-744. (“Must read”, Faculty of 1000; reported in the NY Times; Washington Post; Ha’Aretz (Israel); German Public Radio; CBC Radio, Canada; South African Public Radio; Genome News Network; Mutant of the Month, Nature Genetics, December, 2006)
Ben-Shahar Y and Robinson GE. (2001) Satiation differentially affects performance in a learning assay by nurse and forager honey bees. Journal of Comparative Physiology [A], 187:891-899.
Hartz SM, Ben-Shahar Y and Tyler M. (2001) Logistic growth curve analysis in associative learning data. Animal Cognition, 4:185-189.
Ben-Shahar Y, Thompson CK, Hartz SM, Smith BH and Robinson GE (2000) Differences in performance on a reversal learning test and division of labor in honey bee colonies. Animal Cognition, 3:119-125.
Book Chapters
Gu X and Ben-Shahar Y. (2013) Olfactory receptors in human airway epithelia. In Crasto C (Ed.), Olfactory Receptors: Methods and Protocols. 1003:161-169 . New York, NY: Humana Press. pdf
Ben-Shahar Y. (2013) Genes, Brains, and behavior. In Moore A (Section Ed.), Losos J (Project Ed), The Princeton Guide to Evolution (pp. 609-615). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. pdf