Ecology and evolution of cuckoo bumble bees
Most social insect lineages contain socially parasitic cheater species that, rather than
produce their own workers, infiltrate the nests of closely related social species and force the …
produce their own workers, infiltrate the nests of closely related social species and force the …
Genomes of the Hymenoptera
MG Branstetter, AK Childers, D Cox-Foster… - Current opinion in insect …, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•Hyper-diverse Hymenoptera order includes parasitic and social
insects.•Economically impactful for biological control and pollination.•Though second most …
insects.•Economically impactful for biological control and pollination.•Though second most …
Molecular signatures of plastic phenotypes in two eusocial insect species with simple societies
S Patalano, A Vlasova, C Wyatt… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Phenotypic plasticity is important in adaptation and shapes the evolution of organisms.
However, we understand little about what aspects of the genome are important in facilitating …
However, we understand little about what aspects of the genome are important in facilitating …
Hymenoptera Genome Database: new genomes and annotation datasets for improved go enrichment and orthologue analyses
AT Walsh, DA Triant, JJ Le Tourneau… - Nucleic Acids …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
We report an update of the Hymenoptera Genome Database (HGD; http://
HymenopteraGenome. org), a genomic database of hymenopteran insect species. The …
HymenopteraGenome. org), a genomic database of hymenopteran insect species. The …
Relaxed selection underlies genome erosion in socially parasitic ant species
Inquiline ants are highly specialized and obligate social parasites that infiltrate and exploit
colonies of closely related species. They have evolved many times convergently, are often …
colonies of closely related species. They have evolved many times convergently, are often …
Parthenogenetic stick insects exhibit signatures of preservation in the molecular architecture of male reproduction
After the loss of a trait, theory predicts that the molecular machinery underlying its
phenotypic expression should decay. Yet, empirical evidence is contrasting. Here, we test …
phenotypic expression should decay. Yet, empirical evidence is contrasting. Here, we test …
Convergent evolution of the army ant syndrome and congruence in big-data phylogenetics
ML Borowiec - Systematic biology, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Army ants are a charismatic group of organisms characterized by a suite of morphological
and behavioral adaptations that includes obligate collective foraging, frequent colony …
and behavioral adaptations that includes obligate collective foraging, frequent colony …
Mining amphibian and insect transcriptomes for antimicrobial peptide sequences with rAMPage
Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis increasing in prevalence every day. To combat
this crisis, alternative antimicrobial therapeutics are urgently needed. Antimicrobial peptides …
this crisis, alternative antimicrobial therapeutics are urgently needed. Antimicrobial peptides …
Gene expression is more strongly associated with behavioural specialization than with age or fertility in ant workers
P Kohlmeier, AR Alleman, R Libbrecht… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The ecological success of social insects is based on division of labour, not only between
queens and workers, but also among workers. Whether a worker tends the brood or forages …
queens and workers, but also among workers. Whether a worker tends the brood or forages …
[PDF][PDF] The global ant genomics Alliance (GAGA)
Myrmecological News Page 1 ISSN 1994-4136 (print) ISSN 1997-3500 (online)
Myrmecological News Volume 25 October 2017 Schriftleitung / editors Florian M. STEINER …
Myrmecological News Volume 25 October 2017 Schriftleitung / editors Florian M. STEINER …