J. Meunier

Microbiome turnover during offspring development varies with maternal care, but not moult, in a hemimetabolous insect

The paper examines microbiome changes during offspring development in earwigs, finding that maternal care influences microbiome stability, while moulting does not significantly affect it.

Relationship between weapon size and six key behavioural and physiological traits in males of the European earwig

The paper investigates the relationship between forceps length and six behavioural and physiological traits in European earwig males, finding no main association between forceps length and the traits measured.

Pre- and post-oviposition behavioural strategies to protect eggs against extreme winter cold in an insect with maternal care

This study examines how European earwig mothers select oviposition sites and move eggs to regulate temperature during winter, showing that temperature selection and egg movement are critical for egg survival.

Alteration of gut microbiota with a broad-spectrum antibiotic does not impair maternal care in the European earwig.

This study tests if altering gut microbiota with rifampicin affects maternal care in European earwigs, finding no impairment in pre- or post-hatching care.

Thermal regimes, but not mean temperatures, drive patterns of rapid climate adaptation at a continent-scale: evidence from the introduced European earwig across North America

The evolution of social life in family groups

This paper argues that current research on family life in animals is biased towards advanced social systems and neglects ancestral processes, hindering understanding of the evolution of social life.