Lazy workers are necessary for long-term sustainability in insect societies E Hasegawa, Y Ishii, K Tada, K Kobayashi, J Yoshimura Scientific reports 6 (1), 20846, 2016 | 71 | 2016 |
Clonal reproduction by males of the ant Vollenhovia emeryi (Wheeler) K Kobayashi, E Hasegawa, K Ohkawara Entomological Science 11 (2), 167-172, 2008 | 69 | 2008 |
Discrimination of Reproductive Forms of Thrips tabaci (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) by PCR With Sequence Specific Primers K Kobayashi, E Hasegawa Journal of Economic Entomology 105 (2), 555-559, 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
A genomic imprinting model of termite caste determination: not genetic but epigenetic inheritance influences offspring caste fate K Matsuura, N Mizumoto, K Kobayashi, T Nozaki, T Fujita, T Yashiro, ... The American Naturalist 191 (6), 677-690, 2018 | 47 | 2018 |
An efficient antioxidant system in a long-lived termite queen E Tasaki, K Kobayashi, K Matsuura, Y Iuchi PLoS One 12 (1), e0167412, 2017 | 47 | 2017 |
Sex ratio biases in termites provide evidence for kin selection K Kobayashi, E Hasegawa, Y Yamamoto, K Kawatsu, EL Vargo, ... Nature communications 4 (1), 2048, 2013 | 46 | 2013 |
Complete mitochondrial genomes of normal and cheater morphs in the parthenogenetic ant Pristomyrmex punctatus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) E Hasegawa, K Kobayashi, N Yagi, K Tsuji Myrmecol News 15 (85), 85-90, 2011 | 42 | 2011 |
Inbreeding tolerance as a pre‐adapted trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis PA Eyer, K Matsuura, EL Vargo, K Kobayashi, T Yashiro, W Suehiro, ... Molecular Ecology 27 (23), 4711-4724, 2018 | 40 | 2018 |
Caste-specific and sex-specific expression of chemoreceptor genes in a termite Y Mitaka, K Kobayashi, A Mikheyev, MMY Tin, Y Watanabe, K Matsuura PLoS One 11 (1), e0146125, 2016 | 40 | 2016 |
Caste-, sex-, and age-dependent expression of immune-related genes in a Japanese subterranean termite, Reticulitermes speratus Y Mitaka, K Kobayashi, K Matsuura PloS one 12 (4), e0175417, 2017 | 37 | 2017 |
Coexistence of sexual individuals and genetically isolated asexual counterparts in a thrips K Kobayashi, J Yoshimura, E Hasegawa Scientific reports 3 (1), 3286, 2013 | 35 | 2013 |
Intraspecific adaptation load: a mechanism for species coexistence M Yamamichi, D Kyogoku, R Iritani, K Kobayashi, Y Takahashi, ... Trends in Ecology & Evolution 35 (10), 897-907, 2020 | 28 | 2020 |
Emergence of intercolonial variation in termite shelter tube patterns and prediction of its underlying mechanism N Mizumoto, K Kobayashi, K Matsuura Royal Society open science 2 (11), 150360, 2015 | 23 | 2015 |
Long‐lived termite queens exhibit high Cu/Zn‐superoxide dismutase activity E Tasaki, K Kobayashi, K Matsuura, Y Iuchi Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2018 (1), 5127251, 2018 | 22 | 2018 |
Loss of males from mixed-sex societies in termites T Yashiro, N Lo, K Kobayashi, T Nozaki, T Fuchikawa, N Mizumoto, ... BMC biology 16, 1-18, 2018 | 19 | 2018 |
A female-biased sex ratio reduces the twofold cost of sex K Kobayashi, E Hasegawa Scientific reports 6 (1), 23982, 2016 | 19 | 2016 |
Transcriptomic analysis of epigenetic modification genes in the termite Reticulitermes speratus Y Mitaka, E Tasaki, T Nozaki, T Fuchikawa, K Kobayashi, K Matsuura Insect science 27 (2), 202-211, 2020 | 17 | 2020 |
Sexual selection sustains biodiversity via producing negative density‐dependent population growth K Kobayashi journal of ecology 107 (3), 1433-1438, 2019 | 17 | 2019 |
Facultative parthenogenesis in the Ryukyu drywood termite Neotermes koshunensis K Kobayashi, Y Miyaguni Scientific Reports 6 (1), 30712, 2016 | 16 | 2016 |
No gene flow between wing forms and clonal reproduction by males in the long-winged form of the ant Vollenhovia emeryi K Kobayashi, E Hasegawa, K Ohkawara Insectes sociaux 58, 163-168, 2011 | 16 | 2011 |