Neuroethology utilizes a wide range of multidisciplinary approaches to decipher neural
correlates of natural behaviors associated with an animal's ecological niche. By placing …

The evolutionary origins of the three major families of chemoreceptors in arthropods—the
odorant receptor (OR), gustatory receptor (GR), and ionotropic receptor (IR) families …

Aedes aegypti mosquitoes are a persistent human foe, transmitting arboviruses including
dengue when they feed on human blood. Mosquitoes are intensely attracted to body odor …

The olfactory system must recognize and discriminate amongst an enormous variety of
chemicals in the environment. To contend with such diversity, insects have evolved a family …

Around 150 million years ago, eusocial termites evolved from within the cockroaches, 50
million years before eusocial Hymenoptera, such as bees and ants, appeared. Here, we …

We report here genome sequences and comparative analyses of three closely related
parasitoid wasps: Nasonia vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. longicornis. Parasitoids are …

Although eusociality evolved independently within several orders of insects, research into
the molecular underpinnings of the transition towards social complexity has been confined …

Life inside ant colonies is orchestrated with diverse pheromones, but it is not clear how ants
perceive these social signals. It has been proposed that pheromone perception in ants …

Background The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary
transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution …

Ants have evolved very complex societies and are key ecosystem members. Some ants,
such as the fire ant Solenopsis invicta, are also major pests. Here, we present a draft …