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Jonathan H. Massey

Neuroscience · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAnimal Behavior and ReproductionGenetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studies

Publications

16

Citations

790

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

12

Publishing since 2014

Research summary
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Jonathan H. Massey studies how the physical traits and mating behaviors of fruit flies (Drosophila) evolve, with a focus on the genes controlling body coloration (pigmentation) and male-specific features like leg brushes and sex combs. His work connects specific genes to how flies look and how successfully males court and mate, showing how appearance and behavior can evolve together or separately.

Fruit fly (Drosophila) geneticsPigmentation gene functionMating behavior evolutionEvolutionary developmental biologyGenetic architecture of traits

Publication activity peaked in 2019 and has slowed considerably since, with only occasional papers in recent years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
17182019: 8 publications8192020: 2 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 1 publication2223242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • eLife×1
  • Frontiers in Physiology×1
  • Trends in Microbiology×1
  • Evolution×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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