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K. M. Ewart, S. Y. M. Ho, A.-A. Chowdhury, F. R. Jaya, Y. Kinjo, J. Bennett, T. Bourguignon, H. Rose, N. Lo
This study compares termite and cockroach genomes to find relaxed selection in termites, linked to reduced population size and caste-related adaptations.
bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2023Evolutionary Biology
N. Mizumoto, S. Hellemans, M. S. Engel, T. Bourguignon, A. Bucek
The paper reconstructs mating behavior of extinct termites from a fossilized pair in amber, showing that behavioral interactions can be inferred despite fossilization distortions.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2023 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology
T. G. L. Kovacs, J. Walker, S. Hellemans, T. Bourguignon, N. J. Tatarnic, J. M. McRae, S. Y. H. Ho, N. Lo
The paper examines elevated substitution rates in cave cockroaches, showing their impact on molecular dating and phylogenetic analyses.
bioRxiv · Jan 17, 2023Evolutionary Biology
N. Mizumoto, T. Bourguignon, N. W. Bailey
The paper shows ancestral sex-role plasticity in termites facilitates the evolution of same-sex sexual behavior through socially-cued movement dimorphism.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition
S. Hellemans, M. Wang, N. Hasegawa, J. Sobotnik, R. H. Scheffrahn, T. Bourguignon
This paper develops a UCE bait set for termites to reconstruct their phylogeny using poorly preserved samples, showing congruence with transcriptome-based phylogenies.
bioRxiv · Dec 9, 2021Evolutionary Biology
M. Wang, S. Hellemans, J. Sobotnik, J. Arora, A. Bucek, D. Sillam-Dusses, C. Clitheroe, T. Lu, N. Lo, M. Engel, Y. Roisin, T. A. Evans, t. bourguignon
This paper reconstructs the historical biogeography of early diverging termite lineages using genetic data, finding that their distribution resulted from both over-water dispersals and land bridge migrations.
bioRxiv · Dec 2, 2021Evolutionary Biology
J. Arora, Y. Kinjo, J. Sobotnik, A. Bucek, C. Clitheroe, P. Stiblik, Y. Roisin, L. Zifcakova, Y. C. Park, K. Y. Kim, D. Sillam-Dusses, V. Herve, N. Lo, G. Tokuda, A. Brune, t. bourguignon
This study investigates the functional evolution of termite gut microbiota by analyzing metagenomic data from 145 termite samples, revealing conserved genetic functions and dietary adaptations.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2021Evolutionary Biology
M. Wang, S. Hellemans, A. Bucek, T. Kanao, J. Arora, C. Clitheroe, J.-J. Rafanomezantsoa, B. Fisher, R. Scheffrahn, D. Sillam-Dusses, Y. Roisin, J. Sobotnik, t. bourguignon
This study uses mitochondrial genomes to show that Neoisoptera colonized Madagascar 7-10 times during the Miocene, matching Australia's colonization timing and sharing similar taxonomic composition.
bioRxiv · Dec 1, 2021 · PreprintEcology
This study examines termite body size evolution using fossil and modern data, finding that body size reduction was not consistent across all lineages and that social complexity is linked to size variability, not reduction.
bioRxiv · Sep 30, 2021Evolutionary Biology
A. Bucek, M. Wang, J. Sobotnik, D. Sillam-Dusses, N. Mizumoto, P. Stiblik, C. Clitheroe, T. Lu, J. J. Gonzalez Plaza, A. Mohagan, J. J. Rafanomezantsoa, B. Fisher, M. Engel, Y. Roisin, T. Evans, , T. Bourguignon
This study uses phylogenetic analysis to infer the transoceanic dispersal history and foraging evolution of Kalotermitidae termites, finding that dispersal and human activity shaped their global distribution.
bioRxiv · Sep 24, 2021Evolutionary Biology
D. A. Arab, T. Bourguignon, Z. Wang, S. Y. W. Ho, N. Lo
The paper shows a correlation between the evolutionary rates of cockroach mitochondrial genomes and their endosymbiont genomes.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2019Evolutionary Biology