Genomic tools are allowing us to dissect the roles of genes and genetic architecture in social
evolution, and eusocial insects are excellent models. Numerous hypotheses for molecular …

Behavior is a complex phenotype that is plastic and evolutionarily labile. The advent of
genomics has revolutionized the field of behavioral genetics by providing tools to quantify …

Phenotypic plasticity is important in adaptation and shapes the evolution of organisms.
However, we understand little about what aspects of the genome are important in facilitating …

Certain complex phenotypes appear repeatedly across diverse species due to processes of
evolutionary conservation and convergence. In some contexts like developmental body …

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 …

While it is well known that the genome can affect social behavior, recent models posit that
social lifestyles can, in turn, influence genome evolution. Here, we perform the most …

Group living animals must be able to express different behavior profiles depending on their
social status. Therefore, the same genotype may translate into different behavioral …

The Africanization of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) in the Americas is among the most
extensive insect invasions in the world, with large-scale effects on the economy and ecology …

Many behaviours vary in response to the environment (biotic or abiotic) and therefore
represent an interesting form of phenotypic plasticity. Behavioural plasticity, like other plastic …

Background Exclusion from a social group is an effective way to avoid parasite transmission.
This type of social removal has also been proposed as a form of collective defense, or social …