Floria M. K. Uy

The paper presents the first high-quality genome assembly of a strepsipteran species and compares it with two others, finding a conserved genomic blueprint for obligate endoparasitism.

This study examines how thermal tolerance varies with geographic location and division of labor in a paper wasp, finding that cold tolerance is more influenced by environmental temperature than heat tolerance.

The paper presents the first genome assembly of Strepsiptera using PacBio HiFi reads, revealing a miniature genome and insights into its evolutionary biology.

This study investigates how caste, sex, and parasitism influence brain plasticity in the social wasp Polistes dominula, finding sex-specific and caste-related differences in brain region sizes and parasite-induced changes.

The paper examines transcriptional responses in the central brain and optic lobe of female paper wasps after social interactions, finding stronger responses in the central brain and gene expression changes related to aggression and reproduction in losers.

The paper compares sensory brain region investment between a paper wasp and its social parasite to understand how sensory systems adapt to different life histories and behavioral needs.

This study shows that recent evolution of visual individual recognition in paper wasps is driven by strong positive selection on genes related to memory and visual processing.