Eusocial insects use cuticular hydrocarbons as components of pheromones that mediate
social behaviours, such as caste and nestmate recognition, and regulation of reproduction …

Animals use a variety of sensory modalities—including visual, acoustic, and chemical—to
sense their environment and interact with both conspecifics and other species. Such …

The sophisticated organization of eusocial insect societies is largely based on the regulation
of complex behaviors by hydrocarbon pheromones present on the cuticle. We used …

Chemical communication is the primordial and possibly most efficient way of transmitting
messages between living units (1). It has reached its apex in the “superorganisms”(2), for …

Contact pheromones in the form of cuticular hydrocarbons are widespread among insects.
Eusocial insects present a special challenge for understanding the evolution of the cuticular …

A major aim of sociogenomic research is to uncover common principles in the molecular
evolution of sociality. This endeavor has been hampered by the small number of specific …

Insects communicate with pheromones using sensitive antennal sensilla. Although trace
amounts of pheromones can be detected by many insects, context-dependent increased …

Social insects use cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) to convey different social signals,
including colony or nest identity. Despite extensive investigations, the exact source and …

Ants exhibit cooperative behaviors and advanced forms of sociality that depend on
pheromone-mediated communication. Odorant receptor neurons (ORNs) express specific …

Queen pheromones are chemical signals that mediate reproductive division of labor in
eusocial animals. Remarkably, queen pheromones are composed of identical or chemically …