The evolution of eusociality is one of the major transitions in evolution, but the underlying
genomic changes are unknown. We compared the genomes of 10 bee species that vary in …

To investigate how anthropogenic activity might affect large carnivores, we studied the
behaviour of spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) during two time periods. From 1996 to 1998, we …

The expansion of agriculture is responsible for the mass conversion of biologically diverse
natural environments into managed agroecosystems dominated by a handful of genetically …

Sweat bees have repeatedly gained and lost eusociality, a transition from individual to group
reproduction. Here we generate chromosome-length genome assemblies for 17 species …

Host-symbiont dynamics are known to influence host phenotype, but their role in social
behavior has yet to be investigated. Variation in life history across honey bee (Apis mellifera) …

… Author links open overlay panel Michael G Branstetter 1 , Anna K Childers 2 , Diana Cox-Foster
1 , Keith R Hopper 3 , Karen M Kapheim 4 , Amy L Toth 5 , Kim C Worley 6 …

Bee viral ecology is a fascinating emerging area of research: viruses exert a range of effects
on their hosts, exacerbate impacts of other environmental stressors, and, importantly, are …

Large carnivores range more widely than many other terrestrial mammals, and this behavior
tends to bring them into frequent conflict with humans. Within any carnivore population, …

Developmental maternal effects are a potentially important source of phenotypic variation,
but they can be difficult to distinguish from other environmental factors. This is an important …

Metabarcoding of vertebrate DNA derived from carrion flies has been proposed as a promising
tool for biodiversity monitoring. To evaluate its efficacy, we conducted metabarcoding …