In evolutionary terms, life is about reproduction. Yet, in some species, individuals forgo their
own reproduction to support the reproductive efforts of others. Social insect colonies for …

Ants have remarkably diverse diets and extraordinary species richness, making them an
excellent model system to study the evolution of taste. In this entirely eusocial clade, food …

Insects heavily rely on the olfactory system for food, mating, and predator evasion. However,
the caste-related olfactory differences in Apis cerana, a eusocial insect, remain unclear. To …

In Lepidoptera, RNA sequencing has become a useful tool in identifying chemosensory
genes from antennal transcriptomes, but little attention is paid to non-antennal tissues …

Simple Summary The butterflies of the Lepidoptera are representatives of herbivorous
insects. Host plant diversities may shape the evolution of chemosensory receptors in …

Attracting and securing potential mating partners is of fundamental importance for
reproduction. Therefore, signaling sexual attractiveness is expected to be tightly coordinated …

Termites are eusocial insects known to use a variety of pheromones in tasks necessary for
maintenance of their societies. As such, olfaction and pheromone communication in termites …

Bumblebees are crucial pollinators, providing essential ecosystem services and global food
production. The success of pollination services relies on the interaction between sensory …

Simple Summary In order to sense the numerous chemical signals from their surroundings,
insects have developed complex olfactory systems and olfactory mechanisms involving a …

A central goal in evolutionary biology is to determine the predictability of adaptive genetic
changes. Despite many documented cases of convergent evolution at individual loci, little is …