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Mélanie Bey

University of FreiburgORCID 0009-0005-0834-0821Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Volker NehringiD· 2 shared Christina RaudiesiD· 1 shared Jonas Steinle· 1 shared Lisa Maczkowicz· 1 shared Naomi Alex· 1 shared Rebecca Endermann· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintAug 17, 2025

Exposure to non-nestmate odours changes the odorant receptor profile in Acromyrmex echinatior ants

Mélanie Bey, Naomi Alex, Lisa Maczkowicz, Volker Nehring

This study shows that exposure to non-nestmate odours alters the odorant receptor profile in Acromyrmex echinatior ants, suggesting a peripheral mechanism for colony-specific olfactory adaptation.

DOI 10.1101/2025.08.17.668880

Drosophilaproteomics

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Animal Behavior & CognitionCurrent BiologyPeer-reviewedDec 31, 2024

Ants hold a grudge: Associative learning of non-nestmate cues improves enemy recognition

Mélanie Bey, Rebecca Endermann, Christina Raudies…·Volker Nehring

This study shows ants associatively learn recognition labels of both friends and enemies during encounters, leading to varied individual decisions that are coordinated at the colony level for more accurate recognition.

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experimental assay

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