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Diversity in a honey bee pathogen: first report of a third master variant of the Deformed Wing Virus quasispecies (2015)
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Mordecai, G. J., Wilfert, L., Martin, S. J., Jones, I. M., & Schroeder, D. C. (2016). Diversity in a honey bee pathogen: first report of a third master variant of the Deformed Wing Virus quasispecies. ISME Journal, 10(5), 1264-1273. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.178

Treatment of emerging RNA viruses is hampered by the high mutation and replication rates that enable these viruses to operate as a quasispecies. Declining honey bee populations have been attributed to the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and its... Read More about Diversity in a honey bee pathogen: first report of a third master variant of the Deformed Wing Virus quasispecies.

Superinfection exclusion and the long-term survival of honey bees in Varroa-infested colonies (2015)
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Mordecai, G. J., Brettell, L., Martin, S. J., Dixon, D., Jones, I. M., & Schroeder, D. C. (2016). Superinfection exclusion and the long-term survival of honey bees in Varroa-infested colonies. ISME Journal, 10(5), 1182-1191. https://doi.org/10.1038/ismej.2015.186

Over the past 50 years, many millions of European honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies have died as the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has spread around the world. Subsequent studies have indicated that the mite’s association with a group of R... Read More about Superinfection exclusion and the long-term survival of honey bees in Varroa-infested colonies.

Using errors by guard honeybees (Apis mellifera) to gain new insights into nestmate recognition signals (2015)
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gain new insights into nestmate recognition signals. Chemical Senses, 40(9), 649-653. https://doi.org/10.1093/chemse/bjv053

Although the honeybee (Apis mellifera) is one of the world most studied insects, the chemical compounds used in nestmate recognition, remains an open question. By exploiting the error prone recognition system of the honeybee, coupled with genotypin... Read More about Using errors by guard honeybees (Apis mellifera) to gain new insights into nestmate recognition signals.

Evidence for colony-specific differences in chemical mimicry in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor (2015)
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Kather, R., Drijfhout, F., & Martin, S. (2015). Evidence for colony-specific differences in chemical mimicry in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. Chemoecology, 25(4), 215-222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-015-0191-8

In social insects, the integrity of a colony is maintained by recognising and removing aliens. Nest-mates use chemical cues on the cuticle of the individual they encounter to determine whether or not it is part of the colony. Parasites have evolved t... Read More about Evidence for colony-specific differences in chemical mimicry in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor.

Evidence for passive chemical camouflage in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor (2015)
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Kather, R., Drijfhout, F., Shemilt, S., & Martin, S. (2015). Evidence for passive chemical camouflage in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 41(2), 178-186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0548-z

Social insect colonies provide a stable and safe environment for their members. Despite colonies been heavily guarded, parasites have evolved numerous strategies to invade and inhabit these hostile places. Two common strategies are chemical mimicry v... Read More about Evidence for passive chemical camouflage in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor.

Evolution of cuticular hydrocarbons in the hymenoptera : a meta-analysis (2015)
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Kather, R., & Martin, S. (2015). Evolution of cuticular hydrocarbons in the hymenoptera : a meta-analysis. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 41(10), 871-883. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-015-0631-5

Chemical communication is the oldest form of communication, spreading across all organisms of life. In insects, cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) function as the chemical recognition cues for the recognition of mates, species and nest-mates in social inse... Read More about Evolution of cuticular hydrocarbons in the hymenoptera : a meta-analysis.