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Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-06-2015)“…The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee…”
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A depauperate immune repertoire precedes evolution of sociality in bees
Published in Genome Biology (24-04-2015)“…Sociality has many rewards, but can also be dangerous, as high population density and low genetic diversity, common in social insects, is ideal for parasite…”
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Patterns of molecular evolution of RNAi genes in social and socially parasitic bumblebees
Published in Infection, genetics and evolution (01-08-2016)“…The high frequency of interactions amongst closely related individuals in social insect colonies enhances pathogen transmission. Group-mediated behavior…”
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Comparative analyses of the major royal jelly protein gene cluster in three Apis species with long amplicon sequencing
Published in DNA research (01-06-2017)“…The western honeybee, Apis mellifera is a prominent model organism in the field of sociogenomics and a recent upgrade substantially improved annotations of the…”
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Effective population size as a driver for divergence of an antimicrobial peptide (Hymenoptaecin) in two common European bumblebee species
Published in Biological journal of the Linnean Society (01-10-2016)“…Social insects are the target of numerous pathogens. This is because the high density of closely‐related individuals frequently interacting with each other…”
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Social context-dependent immune gene expression in bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)
Published in Behavioral ecology and sociobiology (01-05-2012)“…Social insects are prone to attack by parasites as they provide numerous resources of food and brood, homeostatic nest conditions and a high density of…”
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The First Myriapod Genome Sequence Reveals Conservative Arthropod Gene Content and Genome Organisation in the Centipede Strigamia maritima: e1002005
Published in PLoS biology (01-11-2014)“…Myriapods (e.g., centipedes and millipedes) display a simple homonomous body plan relative to other arthropods. All members of the class are terrestrial, but…”
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Social evolution. Genomic signatures of evolutionary transitions from solitary to group living
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-06-2015)“…The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee…”
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