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Multiparasitism Resolves the Apparent Paradox of High Male Pheromone Investment Despite Frequent Within‐Host Mating in a Parasitoid

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
It is unknown why males of the parasitoid wasp Nasonia giraulti produce large amounts of a costly sex pheromone although they were long thought to mate with their females already before emergence within the host. Mated females do no longer respond to the pheromone.
Martina Wendler, Verena Engl, Joachim Ruther   +2 more
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cis-acting sequences and trans-acting factors in the localization of mRNA for mitochondrial ribosomal proteins [PDF]

, 2008
mRNA localization is a conserved post-transcriptional process crucial for a variety of systems. Although several mechanisms have been identified, emerging evidence suggests that most transcripts reach the protein functional site by moving along ...
AMORESANO, ANGELA, C. Cirulli, PIETROPAOLO, CONCETTA, PUCCI, PIETRO, RUSSO, ANNAPINA, RUSSO, GIULIA   +5 more
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Developmental expression of Ap‐Vas proteins in aphids and flies reveals their evolutionary roles in insects

Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 217-231, June 2026.
Duplication of vas genes is universally observed in aphids, and phylogenetic analysis indicates that this event predates the divergence of Aphididae and Phylloxeridae. Ap‐vas1 is germline‐specific, whereas Ap‐vas2–4 exhibit somatic expression, indicating functional divergence during aphid embryogenesis.
Gee‐Way Lin, Szu‐Chieh Wang, Charles E. Cook, Ming‐Der Lin, Chun‐che Chang   +4 more
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Novel molecular approach to define pest species status and tritrophic interactions from historical Bemisia specimens [PDF]

, 2017
Museum specimens represent valuable genomic resources for understanding host-endosymbiont/parasitoid evolutionary relationships, resolving species complexes and nomenclatural problems.
A Dinsdale, A Polaszek, A Polaszek, A Polaszek, AK Dubey, B-L Qiu, B-L Qiu, C Simon, D Gotzek, DC Oliveira, DCSG Oliveira, E Chiel, F Vavre, G Gueguen, GH Corbett, H Li, H Li, HL Ji, J Xu, JC Brownlie, K Katoh, K Lagesen, KC Rowe, KDE Everett, KM Oliver, LA Mound, LM Boykin, LM Boykin, LM Russell, M Bernt, M Dowton, M Mao, MJTN Timmermans, MM Tin, MS Hoddle, MZ Ahmed, NW Schaad, O Bahar, P Wang, PA Rollat-Farnier, PJ Barro De, Q Rao, Q Su, Q Su, RG Shatters Jr., S Abd-Rabou, S Ghosh, S Ueda, SE Masta, SN Song, SS Liu, SS Liu, VN Rao, WT Tay, WT Tay, WT Tay, XL Bing, Y Watanabe   +57 more
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Genome‐wide and gene‐specific DNA methylation across developmental stages in Pogonomyrmex californicus: A socially polymorphic ant

Insect Molecular Biology, Volume 35, Issue 3, Page 232-245, June 2026.
Comparison between developmental stages (larvae, pupae, worker) in Pogonomyrmex californicus revealed significant stage‐specific differences in Gene Body Methylated frequencies. Methylation sites were highly correlated between WGBS and ONT in P. californicus Genome‐wide methylation was low (~3%) and highly clustered within gene bodies (GBM), especially
Tania Chavarria‐Pizarro, Mohammed Errbii, Janina Rinke, Lukas Schrader, Jürgen Gadau   +4 more
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Female dispersal and isolation-by-distance of Nasonia vitripennis populations in a local mate competition context [PDF]

, 2009
Dispersal behavior directly influences the level of inbreeding, but the effect of inbreeding avoidance on dispersal is less well studied. The parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae) is known to mate ...
Antolin, Bijlsma, Burton-Chellew, Cockerham, Darling, Drapeau, Fisher, Frank, Frank, Godfray, Greeff, Grillenberger, Grillenberger, Hamilton, Harrison, Hedrick, Henter, Herre, Kuske, Lehmann, Luna, Meirmans, Molbo, Nauta, Nei, Papaj, Quicke, R Development Core Team, Reece, Sallam, Shuker, Shuker, Shuker, Taylor, Werren, Werren, Whiting, Zavodna   +37 more
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Non-coding changes cause sex-specific wing size differences between closely related species of Nasonia. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2010
The genetic basis of morphological differences among species is still poorly understood. We investigated the genetic basis of sex-specific differences in wing size between two closely related species of Nasonia by positional cloning a major male-specific
David W Loehlin, Deodoro C S G Oliveira, Rachel Edwards, Jonathan D Giebel, Michael E Clark, M Victoria Cattani, Louis van de Zande, Eveline C Verhulst, Leo W Beukeboom, Monica Muñoz-Torres, John H Werren   +10 more
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Individual variation in perceived density of conspecifics and its impacts on the realization of ecological niches

Oikos, Volume 2026, Issue 5, May 2026.
Animals gather information about their surroundings, including their social environment, using a wide range of sensory modalities. Variation in reception, processing and interpretation of information (cues or signals) can lead to differences in how individuals perceive their local environment. Yet, how individual differences in environmental perception
Ane Liv Berthelsen, Barbara A. Caspers, Nayden Chakarov, Alexandra K. Childs, Angelica Coculla, Melanie Dammhahn, Maria Moiron, Max Mühlenhaupt, Caroline Müller, Jules Petit, Tim M. Rapp, Nora K. E. Schulz, Svenja Stoehr, David L. J. Vendrami   +13 more
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Nasonia vitripennis

, 2019
Nasonia vitripennis (Walker, 1836) MATERIAL EXAMINED. Russia: Voronezhskaya oblast, 1957, reared from Hylesinus fraxini *, 1 ♀ (Tumanov); Tomskaya oblast, Timiryazevskoe, 31.I 1963, reared from Pexopsis aprica *, 20 ♀, 3 ♂ (Kol’min). DISTRIBUTION. Russia: Leningradskaya oblast, Belgorodskaya oblast, Volgogradskaya oblast,
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Haploid Females in the Parasitic Wasp Nasonia vitripennis [PDF]

Science, 2007
The insect order of Hymenoptera (ants, bees, sawflies, and wasps) consists almost entirely of haplodiploid species. Under haplodiploidy, males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid, whereas females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid. Although diploid males commonly occur, haploid females have never been reported.
Beukeboom, Leo W., Kamping, Albert, Louter, Marina, Pijnacker, Laas P., Katju, Vaishali, Ferree, Patrick M., Werren, John H.   +6 more
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