T. A. Linksvayer

This study identifies genomic changes associated with the transition to social life in spiders by comparing 22 species, finding shifts in selection and elevated molecular evolution rates in social species.

This study shows that ant group behavior depends on specific genotype combinations, not just individual genetics, and that relatedness within groups affects aggression.

The paper estimates heritability and fitness consequences of collective behaviors in pharaoh ants, finding moderate heritability and evidence of directional selection.

The paper estimates heritability and fitness consequences of cuticular hydrocarbons in pharaoh ants, finding genetic correlations and directional selection.

This study identifies genomic signatures of sociality in spiders by comparing social and solitary species, finding expanded gene families and accelerated evolution in social species.

The paper characterizes the social interactome regulating ant larval development by analyzing nurse and larval transcriptomes, finding parallel expression dynamics and genes with social regulatory effects.

This study identifies shared and lineage-specific genes involved in eusociality by comparing transcriptomic profiles of pharaoh ants and honey bees.