P. d'Ettorre

The paper investigates how within-flock variation in exploration affects group performance in European starlings, finding that phenotypic homogeneity improves group outcomes.

This study shows ants can be trained to detect tumour-specific VOCs in mice urine, indicating their potential as cancer bio-detectors.

This study shows that formic acid exposure in ants increases response latency and accuracy to nestmate recognition cues, contradicting the speed-accuracy trade-off theory.

The paper investigates chemical and behavioral discrimination of non-nestmate early brood in ants, finding species-specific cues and limited discrimination against heterospecific brood.

The paper estimates heritability and fitness consequences of cuticular hydrocarbons in pharaoh ants, finding genetic correlations and directional selection.