C. Grueter

Social learning of navigational routes in tandem running acorn ants (Temnothorax nylanderi)

This study shows that acorn ants socially learn navigational routes during tandem running and use them in future trips, with longer runs improving learning efficiency.

Extensive loss of forage diversity in social bees due to flower constancy and communication in simulated environments

This study uses simulations to show flower constancy reduces forage diversity in social bees, with communication further decreasing diversity in poor environments.

ATF4 Dependent Increase in Mitochondrial-Endoplasmic Reticulum Tethering Following OPA1 Deletion in Skeletal Muscle

This study shows that OPA1 deficiency in skeletal muscle increases MERC formation via ATF4, affecting calcium exchange and mitochondrial-ER tethering.

Early Life Exposure to Queen Mandibular Pheromone Mediates Persistent Transcriptional Changes in the Brain of Honey bee Foragers

This study shows that early exposure to queen mandibular pheromone in honey bees leads to long-term transcriptional changes in brain and sensory tissues, affecting division of labor, learning, and aging, but not foraging activity.

When should bees be flower constant? An agent-based model highlights the importance of social information and foraging conditions

The paper uses an agent-based model to show that social information sharing enhances the benefits of flower constancy in bees, particularly in environments with abundant high-quality food sources.

Social and individual learners use different pathways to success in an ant mini-society

The paper shows that social and individual learning in ants lead to different foraging outcomes depending on environmental conditions and temporal dynamics.

Ancestral state reconstruction suggests repeated losses of recruitment communication during ant evolution (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

This study uses ancestral state reconstruction to investigate the evolution of recruitment communication in ants, finding mass-recruitment was likely ancestral.

Use of waggle dance information in honey bees is linked to gene expression in the antennae, but not in the brain

The study finds that gene expression in honey bee antennae, not the brain, is linked to the use of social information from waggle dances, with differences in dopamine and odor perception genes.

Automatic Analysis of Bees' Waggle Dance

This paper presents an algorithm for automatically analyzing honeybees' waggle dance from video data, detecting 44,530 events with 90% tracking accuracy.

The adaptive value of tandem communication in ants: insights from an agent-based model

This study uses an agent-based model to explore when tandem running in ants is adaptive, finding it beneficial under specific conditions like scarce and long-lasting food sources.

Large body size variation is linked to low communication success in tandem running ants

This study finds that larger body size differences between tandem running ants reduce communication success, with only 7% success when size variation exceeds 10%.