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 …

Background The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary
transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution of …

Myriapods (eg, centipedes and millipedes) display a simple homonomous body plan relative
to other arthropods. All members of the class are terrestrial, but they attained terrestriality …

Background Sociality has many rewards, but can also be dangerous, as high population
density and low genetic diversity, common in social insects, is ideal for parasite transmission. …

The western honeybee, Apis mellifera is a prominent model organism in the field of sociogenomics
and a recent upgrade substantially improved annotations of the reference genome. …

Social insects are prone to attack by parasites as they provide numerous resources of food
and brood, homeostatic nest conditions and a high density of individuals, enhancing the …

The high frequency of interactions amongst closely related individuals in social insect
colonies enhances pathogen transmission. Group-mediated behavior supporting immune …

Social insects are the target of numerous pathogens. This is because the high density of
closely-related individuals frequently interacting with each other enhances the transmission and …

The high density of frequently interacting and closely related individuals in social insects
enhance pathogen transmission and establishment within colonies. Group-mediated behavior …

RAD tag (SgrAI) derived SNPs from Bombus impatiensRAD tag (SgrAI) derived SNPs from
Bombus impatiens from Sadd et al. (2015) "The genomes of two key bumblebee species with …