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. 2015 Apr 24;16(1):75.
doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0635-z.

The making of eusociality: insights from two bumblebee genomes

Romain Libbrecht  1   2 , Laurent Keller  1
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The making of eusociality: insights from two bumblebee genomes

Romain Libbrecht et al. Genome Biol. .

Abstract

The genomes of two bumblebee species characterized by a lower level of sociality than ants and honeybees provide new insights into the origin and evolution of insect societies.

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  • The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization.
    Sadd BM, Barribeau SM, Bloch G, de Graaf DC, Dearden P, Elsik CG, Gadau J, Grimmelikhuijzen CJ, Hasselmann M, Lozier JD, Robertson HM, Smagghe G, Stolle E, Van Vaerenbergh M, Waterhouse RM, Bornberg-Bauer E, Klasberg S, Bennett AK, Câmara F, Guigó R, Hoff K, Mariotti M, Munoz-Torres M, Murphy T, Santesmasses D, Amdam GV, Beckers M, Beye M, Biewer M, Bitondi MM, Blaxter ML, Bourke AF, Brown MJ, Buechel SD, Cameron R, Cappelle K, Carolan JC, Christiaens O, Ciborowski KL, Clarke DF, Colgan TJ, Collins DH, Cridge AG, Dalmay T, Dreier S, du Plessis L, Duncan E, Erler S, Evans J, Falcon T, Flores K, Freitas FC, Fuchikawa T, Gempe T, Hartfelder K, Hauser F, Helbing S, Humann FC, Irvine F, Jermiin LS, Johnson CE, Johnson RM, Jones AK, Kadowaki T, Kidner JH, Koch V, Köhler A, Kraus FB, Lattorff HM, Leask M, Lockett GA, Mallon EB, Antonio DS, Marxer M, Meeus I, Moritz RF, Nair A, Näpflin K, Nissen I, Niu J, Nunes FM, Oakeshott JG, Osborne A, Otte M, Pinheiro DG, Rossié N, Rueppell O, Santos CG, Schmid-Hempel R, Schmitt BD, Schulte C, Simões ZL, Soares MP, Swevers L, Winnebeck EC, Wolschin F, Yu N, Zdobnov EM, Aqrawi PK, Blankenburg KP, Coyle M, Francisco L, Hernandez AG, Holder M, Hudson ME… See abstract for full author list ➔ Sadd BM, et al. Genome Biol. 2015 Apr 24;16(1):76. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0623-3. Genome Biol. 2015. PMID: 25908251 Free PMC article.
  • A depauperate immune repertoire precedes evolution of sociality in bees.
    Barribeau SM, Sadd BM, du Plessis L, Brown MJ, Buechel SD, Cappelle K, Carolan JC, Christiaens O, Colgan TJ, Erler S, Evans J, Helbing S, Karaus E, Lattorff HM, Marxer M, Meeus I, Näpflin K, Niu J, Schmid-Hempel R, Smagghe G, Waterhouse RM, Yu N, Zdobnov EM, Schmid-Hempel P. Barribeau SM, et al. Genome Biol. 2015 Apr 24;16(1):83. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0628-y. Genome Biol. 2015. PMID: 25908406 Free PMC article.

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