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Arian  Avalos

                                                                (PhD)
                        Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics, and Physiology Research

                        




                        
                        Research Geneticist
                        Phone: (225) 276-3686
                        
                        
                        Fax: (225) 766-9212(Employee information on this page comes from the REE Directory. Please contact your front office staff to update the REE Directory.)
                            ProjectsUsing Genetics to Improve the Breeding and Health of Honey Bees
                                                    In-House Appropriated
                                                                    (D)Accession Number: 437823Assessment and Improvements of Honey Bee Stocks in Urban Environments
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444408Pangenome and Genetic Characterization of Global Honey Bee Populations
                                                    Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (S)Accession Number: 444835Viral Diversity in Mite Resistant Honey Bees and Its Impact on Colony Health
                                                    Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
                                                                    (T)Accession Number: 441679**Publications**
                                                (Clicking on the reprint icon
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                                                    will take you to the publication reprint.)Common signatures of selection reveal target loci for breeding across soybean populations
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gomes Viana, J., Avalos, A., Zhang, Z., Nelson, R., Hudson, M. 2024. Common signatures of selection reveal target loci for breeding across soybean populations. The Plant Genome. e20426. https://doi.org/10.1002/tpg2.20426.Single-cell dissection of a collective behaviour in honeybees
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Traniello, I.M., Bukhari, S.A., Dibaeinia, P., Serrano, G., Avalos, A., Ahmed, A.C., Sankey, A., Hernaez, M., Sinha, S., Zhao, S.D., Catchen, J., Robinson, G.E. 2023. Single-cell dissection of a collective behaviour in honeybees. Nature Ecology and Evolution. 2:1-25. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2022.998310.Hangry bees: Pollen deprivation affects temper in Pol-line honey bees (Apis mellifera)
                                                        

- (Abstract Only)Walsh, E.M., Simone-Finstrom, M., Avalos, A., Ihle, K.E., Lau, P.W. 2023. Hangry bees: Pollen deprivation affects temper in Pol-line honey bees (Apis mellifera). Bee Culture. https://doi.org/10.55406/ABRC.23.Russian honey bee genotype identification through enhanced marker panel set
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Avalos, A., Bilodeau, A.L. 2022. Russian honey bee genotype identification through enhanced marker panel set. Frontiers in Insect Science. 2:998310. https://doi.org/10.3389/finsc.2022.998310.Impact of multiple selective breeding programs on genetic diversity in soybean germplasm
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Gomes Viana, J.P., Fang, Y., Avalos, A., Song, Q., Nelson, R., Hudson, M.E. 2022. Impact of multiple selective breeding programs on genetic diversity in soybean germplasm. Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 135(5):1591–1602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00122-022-04056-5.Parallel mechanisms of visual memory formation across distinct regions of the honey bee brain
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Avalos, A., Traniello, I.M., Perez Claudio, E., Giray, T. 2021. Parallel mechanisms of visual memory formation across distinct regions of the honey bee brain. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(19):jeb242292. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.242292.Effects of aversive conditioning on expression of physiological stress in honey bees (apis mellifera)
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Black, T.E., Fofah, O., Dinges, C., Ortiz-Alvarado, C.A., Avalos, A., Ortiz-Alvarado, Y., Abramson, C.I. 2021. Effects of aversive conditioning on expression of physiological stress in honey bees (apis mellifera). Neurobiology of Learning and Memory. 178:107363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2020.107363.Genome-wide patterns of differentiation within and across U.S. commercial honey bee stocks
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Saelao, P., Simone-Finstrom, M., Avalos, A., Bilodeau, A.L., Danka, R.G., De Guzman, L.I., Rinkevich Jr, F.D., Tokarz, P.G. 2020. Genome-wide patterns of differentiation within and across U.S. commercial honey bee stocks. BMC Genomics. 21:1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07111-x.Genetic diversity of the complementary sex-determiner (csd) gene in two closed breeding stocks of varroa-resistant honey bees
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Bilodeau, A.L., Avalos, A., Danka, R.G. 2020. Genetic diversity of the complementary sex-determiner (csd) gene in two closed breeding stocks of varroa-resistant honey bees. Apidologie. 51(6):1125-1132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-020-00790-1.Genome-wide patterns of genetic differentiation within and across U.S. commercial honey bee stocks
                                                        

- (Proceedings)Saelao, P., Simone-Finstrom, M., Avalos, A., Bilodeau, A.L., Danka, R.G., De Guzman, L.I., Rinkevich Jr, F.D. 2020. Genome-wide patterns of genetic differentiation within and across U.S. commercial honey bee stocks. Insects. 11(6):362. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects11060362.Genomic regions influencing aggressive behavior in
honey bees are defined by colony allele frequencies
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Avalos, A., Fang, M., Pan, H., Ramirez Lluch, A., Lipka, A., Zhao, S., Giray, T., Robinson, G., Zhang, G., Hudson, M. 2020. Genomic regions influencing aggressive behavior in honey bees are defined by colony allele frequencies.   Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 1-7.Developmental plasticity shapes social traits and selection in a facultatively eusocial bee
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Kapheim, K., Jones, B., Pan, H., Li, C., Harpur, B.A., Kent, C.F., Zayed, A., Ioannidis, P., Waterhouse, R.M., Kingwell, C., Stolle, E., Avalos, A., Zhang, G., McMillan, W.O., Wcislo, W.T. 2020. Developmental plasticity shapes social traits and selection in a facultatively eusocial bee. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). 117(24):13615-13625. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2000344117.Soybean aphid biotype 1 genome: Insights into the invasive biology and adaptive evolution of a major agricultural pest
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Giordano, R., Donthu, R.K., Zimin, A.V., Julca Chavez, I.C., Gabalon, T., van Munster, M., Hon, L., Hall, R., Badger, J.H., Nguyen, M., Flores, A., Potter, B., Giray, T., Sato-Adames, F.N., Weber, E., Marcelino, J. A.P., Fields, C.J., Voegtlin, D.J., Hill, C.B., Hartman, G.L., Akraiko, Ta., Aschwanden, A., Avalos, A., Band, M., Bonning, B., Bretaudeau, A., Chiesa, O., Chirumamilla, A., Coates, B.S., Cocuzza, G., Cullen, E., Desborough, P., Diers, B., DiFonzo, C., Heimpel, G.E., Herman, T., Huanga, Y., Knodel, J., Ko, C., Labrie, G., Lagos-Kutz, D., Lee, J., Lee, S., Legeai, F., Mandriolo, M.,, Manicadi, G.C., Mazzoni, E., Melchiori, G., Micijevic, A., Miller, N., Nasuddin, A., Nault, B.A., O’Neal, M.E, Panini, M., Pessino, M., Prischmann-Voldseth, D., Robertson, H.M., Liu, S., Song, H., Tilmon, K., Tooker, J., Wu, K., Zhan, S. 2020. Soybean aphid biotype 1 genome: Insights into the invasive biology and adaptive evolution of a major agricultural pest. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 120:103334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2020.103334.Utilizing whole genome sequencing to identify genomic signatures across US commercial honey bee lines.

- (Abstract Only)Identification of genomic signatures across seven US commercial honey bee lines using whole genome pooled sequencing.

- (Abstract Only)Colonization history and population differentiation of the Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) in Puerto Rico
                                                        

- (Peer Reviewed Journal)Acevedo-Gonzalez, J., Galindo-Cardona, A., Avalos, A., Whitfield, C., Rodriguez, D., Uribe-Rubio, J., Giray, T. 2019. Colonization history and population differentiation of the Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) in Puerto Rico. Ecology and Evolution. 9:1-8. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5330.
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