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Genes underlying altruism by Thompson, Graham J., Hurd, Peter L., Crespi, Bernard J.

“…William D. Hamilton postulated the existence of ‘genes underlying altruism’, under the rubric of inclusive fitness theory, a half-century ago. Such genes are…”
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Soldier‐biased gene expression in a subterranean termite implies functional specialization of the defensive caste by Wu, Tian, Dhami, Gurpreet K., Thompson, Graham J

“…In a termite colony, reproduction is typically monopolized by a small number of sexuals that are supported by reproductively altruistic soldiers and workers…”
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Relish as a Candidate Marker for Transgenerational Immune Priming in a Dampwood Termite (Blattodae: Archeotermopsidae) by Cole, Erin L, Empringham, Jessica S, Biro, Colette, Thompson, Graham J, Rosengaus, Rebeca B

“…Natural selection should favor the transfer of immune competence from one generation to the next in a context-dependent manner. Transgenerational immune…”
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Differential Selection on Caste-Associated Genes in a Subterranean Termite by Radford, Julianne M, Chen, David, Chernyshova, Anna M, Taylor, Cambrie, Guoth, Alex W, Wu, Tian, Hill, Kathleen A, Thompson, Graham J

“…Analyzing the information-rich content of RNA can help uncover genetic events associated with social insect castes or other social polymorphisms. Here, we…”
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Honey bee queen mandibular pheromone inhibits ovary development and fecundity in a fruit fly by Camiletti, Alison L., Percival-Smith, Anthony, Thompson, Graham J.

“…A key feature of eusocial insects is their reproductive division of labour. The queen signals her fecundity to her potentially reproductive daughters via a…”
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Missing Microbes in Bees: How Systematic Depletion of Key Symbionts Erodes Immunity by Daisley, Brendan A., Chmiel, John A., Pitek, Andrew P., Thompson, Graham J., Reid, Gregor

“…Pesticide exposure, infectious disease, and nutritional stress contribute to honey bee mortality and a high rate of colony loss. This realization has fueled a…”
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Taxonomy of the genus Longipeditermes Holmgren (Termitidae, Nasutitermitinae) from the Greater Sundas, Southeast Asia by Syaukani, Syaukani, Thompson, Graham J, Yamasaki, Takeshi, Othman, Ahmad Sofiman, Muarrif, Samsul, Sarong, Muhammad Ali, Djufri, Djufri, Eguchi, Katsuyuki

“…More than 200 colonies of the genus Longipeditermes were collected in our field surveys across the Sundaland region of Southeast Asia from 1998 to 2014. Two…”
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Drosophila As a Genetically Tractable Model for Social Insect Behavior by Camiletti, Alison L., Thompson, Graham J.

“…The relatively simple communication, breeding and egg-making systems that govern reproduction in female Drosophila retain homology to eusocial species in which…”
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A genetic test of sexual size dimorphism in pre-emergent chinook salmon by Mizzau, Tosh W, Garner, Shawn R, Marklevitz, Stephen A C, Thompson, Graham J, Morbey, Yolanda E

“…Sex differences in early development may play an important role in the expression of sexual size dimorphism at the adult stage. To test whether sexual size…”
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Termites reigned by royals close ranks by Thompson, Graham J.

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A kin-selection model of fairness in heterogeneous populations by Wild, Geoff, Flear, Vonica J., Thompson, Graham J.

“…Humans and other primates exhibit pro-social preferences for fairness. These preferences are thought to be reinforced by strong reciprocity, a policy that…”
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Experimental manipulation of ovary activation and gene expression in honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens and workers: testing hypotheses of reproductive regulation by Thompson, Graham J., Yockey, Heather, Lim, Julianne, Oldroyd, Benjamin P.

“…A fundamental issue in sociobiology is to understand how social insect females regulate their individual reproduction to maximize colony and personal fitness…”
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Novel probiotic approach to counter Paenibacillus larvae infection in honey bees by Daisley, Brendan A., Pitek, Andrew P., Chmiel, John A., Al, Kait F., Chernyshova, Anna M., Faragalla, Kyrillos M., Burton, Jeremy P., Thompson, Graham J., Reid, Gregor

“…American foulbrood (AFB) is a highly virulent disease afflicting honey bees ( Apis mellifera ). The causative organism, Paenibacillus larvae , attacks honey…”
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Disentangling the microbial ecological factors impacting honey bee susceptibility to Paenibacillus larvae infection by Daisley, Brendan A., Pitek, Andrew P., Mallory, Elizabeth, Chernyshova, Anna M., Allen-Vercoe, Emma, Reid, Gregor, Thompson, Graham J.

“…It remains unclear why Paenibacillus larvae causes erratic outbreaks of American foulbrood (AFB) disease in some, but not all, honey bee colonies.The emerging…”
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Understanding the Effects of Sublethal Pesticide Exposure on Honey Bees: A Role for Probiotics as Mediators of Environmental Stress by Chmiel, John A., Daisley, Brendan A., Pitek, Andrew P., Thompson, Graham J., Reid, Gregor

“…Managed populations of the European honey bee (Apis mellifera) support the production of a global food supply. This important role in modern agriculture has…”
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Delivery mechanism can enhance probiotic activity against honey bee pathogens by Daisley, Brendan A., Pitek, Andrew P., Torres, Christina, Lowery, Robin, Adair, Bethany A., Al, Kait F., Niño, Bernardo, Burton, Jeremy P., Allen-Vercoe, Emma, Thompson, Graham J., Reid, Gregor, Niño, Elina

“…Managed honey bee ( Apis mellifera ) populations play a crucial role in supporting pollination of food crops but are facing unsustainable colony losses,…”
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Apirhabdus apintestini gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of a novel genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae , isolated from the gut of the western honey bee Apis mellifera by Quinn, Matthew W, Daisley, Brendan A, Vancuren, Sarah J, Bouchema, Amira, Niño, Elina, Reid, Gregor, Thompson, Graham J, Allen-Vercoe, Emma

“…A Gram-negative, motile, rod-shaped bacterial strain, CA-0114 , was isolated from the midgut of a western honey bee, . The isolate exhibited ≤96.43 % 16S rRNA…”
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No obvious transcriptome‐wide signature of indirect selection in termites by Harrison, Mark C., Chernyshova, Anna M., Thompson, Graham J.

“…The evolution of sterile helper castes in social insects implies selection on genes that underlie variation in this nonreproductive phenotype. These focal…”
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The association between oxidative stress-induced galectins and differentiation of human promyelocytic HL-60 cells by Vinnai, James R., Cumming, Robert C., Thompson, Graham J., Timoshenko, Alexander V.

“…Galectins are multifunctional β-galactoside-binding proteins that are involved in the regulation of cellular stress responses and differentiation. The…”
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Meta-analysis on the effect of bacterial interventions on honey bee productivity and the treatment of infection by Chmiel, John A., Pitek, Andrew P., Burton, Jeremy P., Thompson, Graham J., Reid, Gregor

“…The concerns over honey bee health and colony collapse have led to an increased interest in the potential for beneficial bacteria as an intervention. However,…”
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