Molecular signatures of plastic phenotypes in two eusocial insect species with simple societies S Patalano, A Vlasova, C Wyatt, P Ewels, F Camara, PG Ferreira, ... Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112 (45), 13970-13975, 2015 | 211 | 2015 |
The origin and evolution of social insect queen pheromones: novel hypotheses and outstanding problems CA Oi, JS van Zweden, RC Oliveira, A Van Oystaeyen, FS Nascimento, ... BioEssays 37 (7), 808-821, 2015 | 161 | 2015 |
Stingless bee larvae require fungal steroid to pupate CR Paludo, C Menezes, EA Silva-Junior, A Vollet-Neto, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 1122, 2018 | 120 | 2018 |
Nestmate recognition in a stingless bee: does the similarity of chemical cues determine guard acceptance? TM Nunes, FS Nascimento, IC Turatti, NP Lopes, R Zucchi Animal behaviour 75 (3), 1165-1171, 2008 | 86 | 2008 |
Call to restrict neonicotinoids D Goulson, 232 signatories Science 360 (6392), 973-973, 2018 | 84 | 2018 |
Repeated evolution of soldier sub-castes suggests parasitism drives social complexity in stingless bees C Grüter, FHID Segers, C Menezes, A Vollet-Neto, T Falcón, L von Zuben, ... Nature communications 8 (1), 4, 2017 | 84 | 2017 |
Pyrazines from bacteria and ants: convergent chemistry within an ecological niche EA Silva-Junior, AC Ruzzini, CR Paludo, FS Nascimento, CR Currie, ... Scientific reports 8 (1), 2595, 2018 | 76 | 2018 |
The look of royalty: visual and odour signals of reproductive status in a paper wasp IC Tannure-Nascimento, FS Nascimento, R Zucchi Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 275 (1651), 2555-2561, 2008 | 76 | 2008 |
Exoskeleton formation in Apis mellifera: Cuticular hydrocarbons profiles and expression of desaturase and elongase genes during pupal and adult development T Falcón, MJ Ferreira-Caliman, FMF Nunes, ÉD Tanaka, ... Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 50, 68-81, 2014 | 75 | 2014 |
Cuticular hydrocarbons in the stingless bee Schwarziana quadripunctata (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): differences between colonies, castes and age TM Nunes, ICC Turatti, S Mateus, FS Nascimento, NP Lopes, R Zucchi Genetics and Molecular Research 8 (2), 589-595, 2009 | 74 | 2009 |
Appetite for self-destruction: suicidal biting as a nest defense strategy in Trigona stingless bees K Shackleton, H Al Toufailia, NJ Balfour, FS Nascimento, DA Alves, ... Behavioral ecology and sociobiology 69, 273-281, 2015 | 73 | 2015 |
Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests RJ Southon, OA Fernandes, FS Nascimento, S Sumner Proceedings of the Royal Society B 286 (1914), 20191676, 2019 | 70 | 2019 |
The cuticular hydrocarbons profiles in the stingless bee Melipona marginata reflect task-related differences MJ Ferreira-Caliman, FS Nascimento, IC Turatti, S Mateus, NP Lopes, ... Journal of insect physiology 56 (7), 800-804, 2010 | 62 | 2010 |
A TEST OF WORKER POLICING THEORY IN AN ADVANCED EUSOCIAL WASP, VESPULA RUFA T Wenseleers, NS Badcock, K Erven, A Tofilski, FS Nascimento, AG Hart, ... Evolution 59 (6), 1306-1314, 2005 | 62 | 2005 |
The role of juvenile hormone in dominance behavior, reproduction and cuticular pheromone signaling in the caste-flexible epiponine wasp, Synoeca surinama HC Kelstrup, K Hartfelder, FS Nascimento, LM Riddiford Frontiers in Zoology 11, 1-19, 2014 | 59 | 2014 |
Spatial–temporal variation in orchid bee communities (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in remnants of arboreal Caatinga in the Chapada Diamantina region, State of Bahia, Brazil ACR Andrade-Silva, A Nemésio, FF de Oliveira, FS Nascimento Neotropical Entomology 41, 296-305, 2012 | 49 | 2012 |
Soldiers in a stingless bee: work rate and task repertoire suggest they are an elite force B Hammel, A Vollet-Neto, C Menezes, FS Nascimento, W Engels, ... The American Naturalist 187 (1), 120-129, 2016 | 48 | 2016 |
Extreme Effects of Season on the Foraging Activities and Colony Productivity of a Stingless Bee (Melipona asilvai Moure, 1971) in Northeast Brazil DL do Nascimento, FS Nascimento Psyche: A Journal of Entomology 2012 (1), 267361, 2012 | 48 | 2012 |
Reproductive status, endocrine physiology and chemical signaling in the Neotropical, swarm-founding eusocial wasp Polybia micans HC Kelstrup, K Hartfelder, FS Nascimento, LM Riddiford Journal of Experimental Biology 217 (13), 2399-2410, 2014 | 47 | 2014 |
Colony membership is reflected by variations in cuticular hydrocarbon profile in a Neotropical paper wasp, Polistes satan (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) IC Tannure-Nascimento, FS Nascimento, IC Turatti, NP Lopes, JR Trigo, ... Genetics and Molecular Research 6 (2), 390-396, 2007 | 46 | 2007 |