Shigeto Dobata

The paper identifies a polyploid parthenogenetic lineage in a weevil that expanded northward, showing parallels with plant patterns of asexual reproduction and range expansion.

The paper examines mitochondrial lineage diversity in Aquarius paludum across Japan, finding distinct demographic histories for two haplogroups despite similar nucleotide diversity.

AMADEUS tracks multiple animals without annotations or markings, achieving better performance in identity tracking and keypoint localization across various species.

This study shows that ants use internal states to modulate beacon-aiming behavior in response to past, imminent, and predicted adverse substrate conditions.

The paper investigates nestmate discrimination in ants to exclude intraspecific social parasites, finding that host colonies reject cheater lineages through aggression, with low intrusion success.

The paper sequences the mitochondrial genome of the parthenogenetic ant M. triviale, revealing gene order rearrangements and providing genomic resources for phylogenetic and taxonomic studies.