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R. Libbrecht

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Queen loss fails to elicit physiological and transcriptional responses in workers of the invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus

M. Majoe, N. Stolarek, J. Vizueta, Z. Xiong, L. Schrader, J. J. Boomsma, S. Foitzik, R. Libbrecht, V. Nehring

The paper examines whether queen loss triggers physiological and transcriptional changes in workers of Lasius neglectus, finding no such response, suggesting physiological independence.

bioRxiv · Jan 26, 2024 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

The influence of parasite load on transcriptional activity and morphology of a cestode and its ant intermediate host

T. Sistermans, J. Hartke, M. Stoldt, R. Libbrecht, S. Foitzik

This study examines how parasite load affects the transcriptional activity and morphology of a cestode and its ant intermediate host, showing immune responses and morphological changes in the host and resource competition in the parasite.

bioRxiv · Feb 2, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Task-specific patterns of odorant receptor expression in worker antennae indicates a sensory filter regulating division of labor in ants

M. A. Caminer, R. Libbrecht, M. Majoe, D. V. Ho, P. Baumann, S. Foitzik

The paper compares gene expression in the antennae and brain of ant workers to determine if differences in odorant receptor expression correlate with division of labor.

bioRxiv · Jan 20, 2023Evolutionary Biology

Ontogeny of superorganisms:Social control of queen specialization in ants

V. Majidifar, M. N. Psalti, M. Coulm, E. Fetzer, E.-M. Teggers, F. Rotering, J. Gruenewald, L. Mannella, M. Reuter, D. Unte, R. Libbrecht

This study investigates how worker ants socially control queen specialization in ant colonies, showing that worker presence induces and maintains queen egg-laying specialization.

bioRxiv · Mar 8, 2022Evolutionary Biology

Experimental increase of worker diversity benefits brood production in ants

M. N. Psalti, D. Gohlke, R. Libbrecht

This study shows that increasing worker diversity in ants enhances brood production and size variation, supporting the benefits of diversity in eusocial insects.

bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Fecundity determines the outcome of founding queen associations in ants

E.-M. Teggers, F. Deegener, R. Libbrecht

This study shows that fecundity, not size, determines queen survival in ant pleometrosis, with more fecund queens surviving and accelerating worker production.

bioRxiv · Nov 20, 2020Evolutionary Biology

Time course analysis of the brain transcriptome during transitions between brood care and reproduction in the clonal raider ant

R. Libbrecht, P. R. Oxley, D. J. Kronauer

The paper studies gene expression changes in the brain of clonal raider ants during transitions between brood care and reproduction, finding faster responses to larval signals inhibiting reproduction than to their removal.

bioRxiv · Nov 22, 2017Evolutionary Biology