A. S. Mikheyev

The molecular groundplan of male reproduction is partially preserved in parthenogenetic stick insects.

The paper investigates the preservation of molecular ground plans for male reproduction in parthenogenetic stick insects, finding that gene co-expression networks and pleiotropy maintain these traits despite their phenotypic absence.

Diverse and rapidly evolving viral strategies modulate arthropod vector gene expression

The paper investigates how multiple viruses affect varroa mite gene expression and how these interactions influence viral epidemiology.

The parallel origins of vertebrate venoms

This study investigates whether kallikrein-like serine proteases in vertebrate venoms evolved convergently or in parallel, finding they are homologous and suggesting a shared evolutionary origin.

Genomic signatures of recent convergent transitions to social life in spiders

This study identifies genomic changes associated with the transition to social life in spiders by comparing 22 species, finding shifts in selection and elevated molecular evolution rates in social species.

An ancient, conserved gene regulatory network led to the rise of oral venom systems

The paper identifies a conserved gene regulatory network involved in venom evolution across vertebrates, showing how shared molecular machinery was co-opted for oral venom systems in different species.

Integrating the host plant phylogeny, plant traits, intraspecific competition and repeated measures using a phylogenetic mixed model of field behaviour by polyphagous herbivores, the leaf-cutting ants

The paper uses a phylogenetic mixed model to analyze leaf-cutting ant foraging behavior, finding that tree phylogeny and other factors significantly influence foraging likelihood.

Transcriptomic basis and evolution of ant nurse-larval social regulatory interactions

The paper characterizes the social interactome regulating ant larval development by analyzing nurse and larval transcriptomes, finding parallel expression dynamics and genes with social regulatory effects.

Convergent eusocial evolution is based on a shared reproductive groundplan plus lineage-specific plastic genes

This study identifies shared and lineage-specific genes involved in eusociality by comparing transcriptomic profiles of pharaoh ants and honey bees.

Pixel personality for dense object tracking in a 2D honeybee hive

The paper develops a method for tracking densely packed honeybees in 2D hives using pixel personality for object recognition, achieving 46% trajectory reconstruction in 5 min recordings.

Landscape genomics of an obligate mutualism: discordant population structures between a leafcutter-ant and its fungal cultivars

This study examines landscape genomics of a leafcutter ant and its fungal cultivars, finding discordant population structures between the host and symbiont due to differences in genetic drift and gene flow.