Area of research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research, and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation.
Conflict over caste fate in insect societies.
Age-related differences in learning, memory and brain plasticity in workers of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris.
Impact of Nectar Composition and Nectar Yeasts on Volatile Emissions and Parasitoid Behavior.
Early-season helping yields increasing returns to scale at the onset of eusociality.
Deformed wing virus affects foraging success and foraging specialization of honeybee workers.
Correction to 29 articles due to inaccurate manuscript submission dates.
Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning
Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning.
Antibiotic dose and nutrient availability differentially drive the evolution of antibiotic resistance and persistence
Antibiotic dose and nutrient availability differentially drive the evolution of antibiotic resistance and persistence.
The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids
The impact of quality-adjusted life years on evaluating COVID-19 mitigation strategies: lessons from age-specific vaccination roll-out and variants of concern in Belgium (2020-2022).
Toward greater realism in inclusive fitness models: the case of caste fate conflict in insect societies.
A wireless, remotely operable and easily customizable robotic flower system
The inheritance of alternative nest architectural traditions in stingless bees.
Emergence of the B.1.214.2 SARS-CoV-2 lineage with an Omicron-like spike insertion and a unique upper airway immune signature.
<i>Drosophila suzukii</i> and <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> prefer distinct microbial and plant aroma compounds in a complex fermented matrix.
DNA methylation is associated with codon degeneracy in a species of bumblebee.
Conserved role of juvenile hormone in regulating behavioural maturation and division of labour in a highly eusocial wasp
Bacterial volatiles elicit differential olfactory responses in insect species from the same and different trophic levels.
The effect of forager loss on honeybee workers temporal polyethism and social network structure
Uncovering the role of juvenile hormone in ovary development and egg laying in bumble bees.
Chemical signatures of egg maternity and Dufour's gland in Vespine wasps.
Tiny but socially valuable: eggs as sources of communication in the social wasp Mischocyttarus cerberus
Do microbes have a memory? History-dependent behavior in the adaptation to variable environments
Do microbes have a memory? History-dependent behavior in the adaptation to variable environments.
Reproduction and fertility signalling under joint juvenile hormone control in primitively eusocial Mischocyttarus wasps
Similarities in Recognition Cues Lead to the Infiltration of Non-Nestmates in an Ant Species.
Tragedy of the commons in <i>Melipona</i> bees revisited.
Chemical and behavioural strategies along the spectrum of host specificity in ant-associated silverfish.