Eusocial insects as emerging models for behavioural epigenetics
Understanding the molecular basis of how behavioural states are established, maintained
and altered by environmental cues is an area of considerable and growing interest …
and altered by environmental cues is an area of considerable and growing interest …
DNA methylation in social insects: how epigenetics can control behavior and longevity
In eusocial insects, genetically identical individuals can exhibit striking differences in
behavior and longevity. The molecular basis of such phenotypic plasticity is of great interest …
behavior and longevity. The molecular basis of such phenotypic plasticity is of great interest …
Genome, transcriptome and methylome sequencing of a primitively eusocial wasp reveal a greatly reduced DNA methylation system in a social insect
Comparative genomics of social insects has been intensely pursued in recent years with the
goal of providing insights into the evolution of social behaviour and its underlying genomic …
goal of providing insights into the evolution of social behaviour and its underlying genomic …
Polistes paper wasps: a model genus for the study of social dominance hierarchies
Polistes are an ideal system to study ultimate and proximate questions of dominance, and to
test theoretical predictions about social evolution. The behaviors typically associated with …
test theoretical predictions about social evolution. The behaviors typically associated with …
The role of epigenetics, particularly DNA methylation, in the evolution of caste in insect societies
BP Oldroyd, B Yagound - Philosophical Transactions of …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Eusocial insects can be defined as those that live in colonies and have distinct queens and
workers. For most species, queens and workers arise from a common genome, and so caste …
workers. For most species, queens and workers arise from a common genome, and so caste …
Insecticide exposure affects intergenerational patterns of DNA methylation in the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata
Insecticide use is pervasive as a selective force in modern agroecosystems. Insect
herbivores exposed to these insecticides have been able to rapidly evolve resistance to …
herbivores exposed to these insecticides have been able to rapidly evolve resistance to …
Molecular evolution of insect sociality: an eco-evo-devo perspective
The evolution of eusociality is a perennial issue in evolutionary biology, and genomic
advances have fueled steadily growing interest in the genetic changes underlying social …
advances have fueled steadily growing interest in the genetic changes underlying social …
Epigenetics and locust life phase transitions
Insects are one of the most successful classes on Earth, reflected in an enormous species
richness and diversity. Arguably, this success is partly due to the high degree to which …
richness and diversity. Arguably, this success is partly due to the high degree to which …
Methylation and gene expression differences between reproductive and sterile bumblebee workers
H Marshall, ZN Lonsdale, EB Mallon - Evolution Letters, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Phenotypic plasticity is the production of multiple phenotypes from a single genome and is
notably observed in social insects. Multiple epigenetic mechanisms have been associated …
notably observed in social insects. Multiple epigenetic mechanisms have been associated …
Transcriptomic responses to environmental temperature by turtles with temperature-dependent and genotypic sex determination assessed by RNAseq inform the …
Vertebrate sexual fate is decided primarily by the individual's genotype (GSD), by the
environmental temperature during development (TSD), or both. Turtles exhibit TSD and …
environmental temperature during development (TSD), or both. Turtles exhibit TSD and …