Eusocial | List of Frontiers open access articles

Brief Research Report

Published on 11 Jun 2019

Do Primitively Eusocial Wasps Use Queen Pheromones to Regulate Reproduction? A Case Study of the Paper Wasp Polistes satan

in Chemical Ecology

Cintia A. Oi
Ricardo C. Oliveira
Jelle S. van Zweden
Sidnei Mateus
Jocelyn G. Millar
Fabio S. Nascimento
Tom Wenseleers

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2019.00199

7,744 views
29 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 03 Dec 2019

Revising the Superorganism: An Organizational Approach to Complex Eusociality

in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology

Mark Canciani
Argyris Arnellos
Alvaro Moreno

Frontiers in Psychology

doi 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02653

18,032 views
41 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 27 May 2015

Function and evolution of microRNAs in eusocial Hymenoptera

in Evolutionary, Population, and Conservation Genetics

Eirik Søvik
Guy Bloch
Yehuda Ben-Shahar

Frontiers in Genetics

doi 10.3389/fgene.2015.00193

9,331 views
26 citations

Review

Published on 13 May 2021

Social Evolution With Decoupling of Multiple Roles of Biogenic Amines Into Different Phenotypes in Hymenoptera

in Evolutionary Ecology of Social Behavior

Ken Sasaki
Yasukazu Okada
Hiroyuki Shimoji
Hitoshi Aonuma
Toru Miura
Kazuki Tsuji

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2021.659160

7,507 views
33 citations

Mini Review

Published on 15 Jun 2021

Eusociality and Senescence: Neuroprotection and Physiological Resilience to Aging in Insect and Mammalian Systems

in Signaling

Ysabel Milton Giraldo
Mario L. Muscedere
James F. A. Traniello

Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology

doi 10.3389/fcell.2021.673172

7,358 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 17 May 2023

Xylocopa caerulea and Xylocopa auripennis harbor a homologous gut microbiome related to that of eusocial bees

in Microbial Symbioses

Yifan Gu
Wensu Han
Yuquan Wang
Danlei Liang
Jinglin Gao
Yihai Zhong
Shan Zhao
Shijie Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1124964

7,294 views
11 citations

Original Research

Published on 21 May 2019

Individual and Colony Level Foraging Decisions of Bumble Bees and Honey Bees in Relation to Balancing of Nutrient Needs

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Harmen P. Hendriksma
Amy L. Toth
Sharoni Shafir

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2019.00177

12,048 views
72 citations

Review

Published on 24 Feb 2015

Epigenetics as an answer to Darwin’s “special difficulty,” Part 2: natural selection of metastable epialleles in honeybee castes

in Evolutionary, Population, and Conservation Genetics

Douglas M. Ruden
Pablo E. Cingolani
Arko Sen
Wen Qu
Luan Wang
Marie-Claude Senut
Mark D. Garfinkel
Vincent E. Sollars
Xiangyi Lu

Frontiers in Genetics

doi 10.3389/fgene.2015.00060

11,121 views
10 citations

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 19 Apr 2016

Drosophila As a Genetically Tractable Model for Social Insect Behavior

in Evolutionary Ecology of Social Behavior

Alison L. Camiletti
Graham J. Thompson

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2016.00040

8,128 views
14 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Oct 2019

Transcriptomic and Functional Analyses of Phenotypic Plasticity in a Higher Termite, Macrotermes barneyi Light

in Evolutionary, Population, and Conservation Genetics

Pengdong Sun
Ganghua Li
Jianbo Jian
Long Liu
Junhui Chen
Shuxin Yu
Huan Xu
Chaoliang Lei
Xuguo Zhou
Qiuying Huang

Frontiers in Genetics

doi 10.3389/fgene.2019.00964

6,220 views
18 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Mar 2026

Sensitivity to cuticular hydrocarbons across the odorant receptor family in the Indian jumping ant, Harpegnathos saltator

in Insect Neurobiology

Røskva Tórhalsdóttir
Benjamin I. Morris
Aiden Masters
Bogdan Sieriebriennikov
Amatullah Tawawalla
Lydia F. Naughton
Deanna Cannizzaro
Jenna Longo
Kendall Ham
Bri Pomonis

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2026.1666444

617 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jan 2023

Resilience of bumblebee foraging behavior despite colony size reduction

in Insect Neurobiology

Maxence Gérard
Justine Marchand
Jade Zanutto
Emily Baird

Frontiers in Insect Science

doi 10.3389/finsc.2022.1073380

4,938 views
3 citations

Review

Published on 10 Jun 2021

Healing in a Social Context: The Importance of Clinician and Patient Relationship

in Pharmacological Treatment of Pain

Bruce E. Wampold

Frontiers in Pain Research

doi 10.3389/fpain.2021.684768

13,975 views
35 citations

Perspective

Published on 10 Oct 2017

Origins of Aminergic Regulation of Behavior in Complex Insect Social Systems

J. Frances Kamhi
Sara Arganda
Corrie S. Moreau
James F. A. Traniello

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnsys.2017.00074

11,565 views
86 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2018

Oxytocin Manipulation Alters Neural Activity in Response to Social Stimuli in Eusocial Naked Mole-Rats

in Behavioral Endocrinology

Mariela Faykoo-Martinez
Skyler J. Mooney
Melissa M. Holmes

Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience

doi 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00272

7,315 views
5 citations

Perspective

Published on 28 Nov 2023

Warming up through buildings and roads: what we know and should know about the urban heat island effect on bees

in Bee Protection and Health

Carlo Polidori
Andrea Ferrari
Federico Ronchetti
Nicola Tommasi
Elia Nalini

Frontiers in Bee Science

doi 10.3389/frbee.2023.1269600

6,669 views
20 citations

Articles

Do Primitively Eusocial Wasps Use Queen Pheromones to Regulate Reproduction? A Case Study of the Paper Wasp Polistes satan

Revising the Superorganism: An Organizational Approach to Complex Eusociality

Function and evolution of microRNAs in eusocial Hymenoptera

Social Evolution With Decoupling of Multiple Roles of Biogenic Amines Into Different Phenotypes in Hymenoptera

Eusociality and Senescence: Neuroprotection and Physiological Resilience to Aging in Insect and Mammalian Systems

Xylocopa caerulea and Xylocopa auripennis harbor a homologous gut microbiome related to that of eusocial bees

Individual and Colony Level Foraging Decisions of Bumble Bees and Honey Bees in Relation to Balancing of Nutrient Needs

Epigenetics as an answer to Darwin’s “special difficulty,” Part 2: natural selection of metastable epialleles in honeybee castes

Drosophila As a Genetically Tractable Model for Social Insect Behavior

Transcriptomic and Functional Analyses of Phenotypic Plasticity in a Higher Termite, Macrotermes barneyi Light

Sensitivity to cuticular hydrocarbons across the odorant receptor family in the Indian jumping ant, Harpegnathos saltator

Resilience of bumblebee foraging behavior despite colony size reduction

Healing in a Social Context: The Importance of Clinician and Patient Relationship

Origins of Aminergic Regulation of Behavior in Complex Insect Social Systems

Oxytocin Manipulation Alters Neural Activity in Response to Social Stimuli in Eusocial Naked Mole-Rats

Warming up through buildings and roads: what we know and should know about the urban heat island effect on bees