Conflict and conflict resolution in the major transitions
AFG Bourke - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Conflict and conflict resolution have been argued to be fundamental to the major transitions
in evolution. These were key events in life's history in which previously independently living …
in evolution. These were key events in life's history in which previously independently living …
Does the field of animal personality provide any new insights for behavioral ecology?
The field of animal personalities claims to fill a gap in our understanding of animal behavior,
because it explicitly studies the adaptive significance of behavioral differences. This is a …
because it explicitly studies the adaptive significance of behavioral differences. This is a …
Ageing and sociality: why, when and how does sociality change ageing patterns?
Individual lifespans vary tremendously between and also within species, but the proximate
and ultimate causes of different ageing speeds are still not well understood. Sociality …
and ultimate causes of different ageing speeds are still not well understood. Sociality …
Unexpected worker mating and colony-founding in a superorganism
M Zhuang, TJ Colgan, Y Guo, Z Zhang, F Liu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The emergence of caste-differentiated colonies, which have been defined as
'superorganisms', in ants, bees, and wasps represents a major transition in evolution …
'superorganisms', in ants, bees, and wasps represents a major transition in evolution …
Genome Architecture Facilitates Phenotypic Plasticity in the Honeybee (Apis mellifera)
Phenotypic plasticity, the ability of an organism to alter its phenotype in response to an
environmental cue, facilitates rapid adaptation to changing environments. Plastic changes in …
environmental cue, facilitates rapid adaptation to changing environments. Plastic changes in …
Fat body lipolysis connects poor nutrition to hypopharyngeal gland degradation in Apis mellifera
V Corby-Harris, L Snyder, C Meador - Journal of insect physiology, 2019 - Elsevier
The hypopharyngeal glands (HGs) of honey bee nurse workers secrete the major protein
fraction of jelly, a protein and lipid rich substance fed to developing larvae, other worker …
fraction of jelly, a protein and lipid rich substance fed to developing larvae, other worker …
Synthesis of Tinbergen's four questions and the future of sociogenomics
KM Kapheim - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2019 - Springer
It has been 55 years since Nikolaas Tinbergen formalized the field of ethology by identifying
four types of inquiry that address the “how” and “why” of animal behavior from both a …
four types of inquiry that address the “how” and “why” of animal behavior from both a …
Genetics and developmental biology of cooperation
Despite essential progress towards understanding the evolution of cooperative behaviour,
we still lack detailed knowledge about its underlying molecular mechanisms, genetic basis …
we still lack detailed knowledge about its underlying molecular mechanisms, genetic basis …
Queens control caste allocation in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior
E Schultner, T Wallner, B Dofka… - … of the Royal …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Social insect queens and workers can engage in conflict over reproductive allocation when
they have different fitness optima. Here, we show that queens have control over queen …
they have different fitness optima. Here, we show that queens have control over queen …
The ovary and its genes—developmental processes underlying the establishment and function of a highly divergent reproductive system in the female castes of the …
K Hartfelder, GJ Tiberio, DC Lago, RP Dallacqua… - Apidologie, 2018 - Springer
The strong dimorphism in ovary phenotype seen between honey bee queens and workers
represents the anatomical fixation of reproductive division of labor. We review the …
represents the anatomical fixation of reproductive division of labor. We review the …