Ten recent insights for our understanding of cooperation
Since Hamilton published his seminal papers in 1964, our understanding of the importance
of cooperation for life on Earth has evolved beyond recognition. Early research was focused …
of cooperation for life on Earth has evolved beyond recognition. Early research was focused …
The Evolution of Queen Pheromone Production and Detection in the Reproductive Division of Labor in Social Insect Colonies
Structurally diverse queen pheromones and fertility signals regulate the reproductive
division of labor of social insects, such as ants, termites, some bees, and some wasps. The …
division of labor of social insects, such as ants, termites, some bees, and some wasps. The …
Uncovering the role of juvenile hormone in ovary development and egg laying in bumble bees
E Wynants, C Van Dun, N Lenaerts, SA Princen… - Journal of Insect …, 2023 - Elsevier
Juvenile hormone (JH) regulates developmental and physiological processes in insects. In
bumble bees, the hormone acts as a gonadotropin that mediates ovary development, but the …
bumble bees, the hormone acts as a gonadotropin that mediates ovary development, but the …
Effects of juvenile hormone in fertility and fertility-signaling in workers of the common wasp Vespula vulgaris
In the highly eusocial wasp, Vespula vulgaris, queens produce honest signals to alert their
subordinate workers of their fertility status, and therefore they are reproductively suppressed …
subordinate workers of their fertility status, and therefore they are reproductively suppressed …
Do Primitively Eusocial Wasps Use Queen Pheromones to Regulate Reproduction? A Case Study of the Paper Wasp Polistes satan
In several highly eusocial insect species with morphologically distinct castes, queen-
characteristic cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have been shown to act as queen signals that …
characteristic cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) have been shown to act as queen signals that …
Reproduction and signals regulating worker policing under identical hormonal control in social wasps
In social Hymenoptera, fertility and fertility signalling are often under identical hormonal
control, and it has been suggested that such hormonal pleiotropies can help to maintain …
control, and it has been suggested that such hormonal pleiotropies can help to maintain …
Juvenile hormone affects age polyethism, ovarian status and cuticular hydrocarbon profile in workers of the wasp Polybia occidentalis
Division of labor is one of the most striking features in the evolution of eusociality. Juvenile
hormone (JH) mediates reproductive status and aggression among nestmates in primitively …
hormone (JH) mediates reproductive status and aggression among nestmates in primitively …
Hormonal modulation of reproduction and fertility signaling in polistine wasps
In social insects, it has been suggested that reproduction and the production of particular
fertility-linked cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) may be under shared juvenile hormone (JH) …
fertility-linked cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) may be under shared juvenile hormone (JH) …
Queen control or queen signal in ants: what remains of the controversy 25 years after Keller and Nonacs' seminal paper?
Ant queen pheromones (QPs) have long been known to affect colony functioning. In many
species, QPs affect important reproductive functions such as diploid larvae sexualization …
species, QPs affect important reproductive functions such as diploid larvae sexualization …
Reproduction and fertility signalling under joint juvenile hormone control in primitively eusocial Mischocyttarus wasps
Juvenile hormone (JH) is a key insect hormone involved in the regulation of physiological,
developmental and behavioural processes. In social insects, it has been shown that JH can …
developmental and behavioural processes. In social insects, it has been shown that JH can …