Molecular mechanisms of phenotypic plasticity in social insects
M Corona, R Libbrecht, DE Wheeler - Current opinion in insect science, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•The IIS is the core pathway underlying caste determination.•The pathway can be
regulated by genes, nutrition, and other pathways.•Epigenetics mechanisms have been …
regulated by genes, nutrition, and other pathways.•Epigenetics mechanisms have been …
Defense in social insects: diversity, division of labor, and evolution
P Abbot - Annual Review of Entomology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
All social insects defend their colony from predators, parasites, and pathogens. In Oster and
Wilson's classic work, they posed one of the key paradoxes about defense in social insects …
Wilson's classic work, they posed one of the key paradoxes about defense in social insects …
Complex evolution of insect insulin receptors and homologous decoy receptors, and functional significance of their multiplicity
V Smýkal, M Pivarči, J Provazník… - Molecular Biology …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Evidence accumulates that the functional plasticity of insulin and insulin-like growth factor
signaling in insects could spring, among others, from the multiplicity of insulin receptors …
signaling in insects could spring, among others, from the multiplicity of insulin receptors …
Exaggerated trait growth in insects
Animal structures occasionally attain extreme proportions, eclipsing in size the surrounding
body parts. We review insect examples of exaggerated traits, such as the mandibles of stag …
body parts. We review insect examples of exaggerated traits, such as the mandibles of stag …
Termites as targets and models for biotechnology
ME Scharf - Annual Review of Entomology, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Termites have many unique evolutionary adaptations associated with their eusocial
lifestyles. Recent omics research has created a wealth of new information in numerous …
lifestyles. Recent omics research has created a wealth of new information in numerous …
Social interactions affecting caste development through physiological actions in termites
A colony of social insects is not only an aggregation of individuals but also a functional unit.
To achieve adaptive social behavior in fluctuating environmental conditions, in addition to …
To achieve adaptive social behavior in fluctuating environmental conditions, in addition to …
Transcriptomic analyses of the termite, Cryptotermes secundus, reveal a gene network underlying a long lifespan and high fecundity
Organisms are typically characterized by a trade-off between fecundity and longevity.
Notable exceptions are social insects. In insect colonies, the reproducing caste (queens) …
Notable exceptions are social insects. In insect colonies, the reproducing caste (queens) …
A specific type of insulin-like peptide regulates the conditional growth of a beetle weapon
Evolutionarily conserved insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling (IIS) has been
identified as a major physiological mechanism underlying the nutrient-dependent regulation …
identified as a major physiological mechanism underlying the nutrient-dependent regulation …
RNAi in termites (Isoptera): Current status and prospects for pest management
Termites are keystone species and play an essential role in the ecosystem by decomposing
plants and wood mate-rials with adapted endogenous and symbiotic cellulase systems to …
plants and wood mate-rials with adapted endogenous and symbiotic cellulase systems to …
[HTML][HTML] The soldiers in societies: defense, regulation, and evolution
The presence of reproductively altruistic castes is one of the primary traits of the eusocial
societies. Adaptation and regulation of the sterile caste, to a certain extent, drives the …
societies. Adaptation and regulation of the sterile caste, to a certain extent, drives the …