The genetic basis and ground plan of eusocial worker evolution

Bourke, Andrew (Principal Investigator)
Dalmay, Tamas (Co-Investigator)
Evans-Gowing, Richard (Researcher)

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/06/14 → 31/08/17

Funding

Natural Environment Research Council: £456,333.02

Molecular basis of eusocial complexity: The case of worker reproductivity in bees
Prince, D. C., Wirén, A., Huggins, T. J., Collins, D. H., Dalmay, T. & Bourke, A. F. G., Dec 2024, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 16, 12, evae269.
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Gene expression during larval caste determination and differentiation in intermediately eusocial bumblebees, and a comparative analysis with advanced eusocial honeybees
Collins, D. H., Wirén, A., Labédan, M., Smith, M., Prince, D. C., Mohorianu, I., Dalmay, T. & Bourke, A. F. G., Feb 2021, In: Molecular Ecology. 30, 3, p. 718-735 18 p.
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Evolution of ageing, costs of reproduction and the fecundity-longevity trade-off in eusocial insects
Blacher, P., Huggins, T. J. & Bourke, A. F. G., 12 Jul 2017, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 284, 1858, 9 p., 20170380.
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