Animals with close social relationships often have similar microbiomes. These socially
structured microbiomes can arise through multiple mechanisms that are often difficult to …

Social insects exhibit a high degree of intraspecific behavioral variation. Moreover, they
often harbor specialized microbial communities in their gut. Recent studies suggest that …

The ecological success of social insects makes their colony organization fascinating to
scientists studying collective systems. In recent years, the combination of automated …

Olfaction is critical for survival because it allows animals to look for food and detect
pheromonal cues. Neuropeptides modulate olfaction and behaviors in insects. While how …

Animal studies reveal that the molecular wiring of the brain can be altered by heredity, the
environment, and their interaction. A deeper molecular understanding of these interactions …

Background The harmonious operation of many insect societies depends upon colony-wide
dissemination of a non-volatile pheromone produced by a single queen, which informs …

The intricate relationship between hosts and bacterial symbionts was crucial for the
evolution of multiple insect clades. Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) have distinctive and …

Genre analysis has informed EAP (English for Academic Purposes) research and pedagogy
since the 1980s and has been vital to understanding how discourse communities use …