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Tom Wenseleers

KU Leuven · BE
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.
h-index
54
citations
14,237
works
316
NIH funding
primary concept
Biology
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Recent publications

Conflict over caste fate in insect societies.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Age-related differences in learning, memory and brain plasticity in workers of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris.
2026cited by 0position: contributordoi
Impact of Nectar Composition and Nectar Yeasts on Volatile Emissions and Parasitoid Behavior.
2025cited by 2position: contributordoi
Early-season helping yields increasing returns to scale at the onset of eusociality.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Deformed wing virus affects foraging success and foraging specialization of honeybee workers.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Correction to 29 articles due to inaccurate manuscript submission dates.
2025cited by 0position: contributordoi
Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning
Nature Communications 2024cited by 130position: middledoi
Predicting and improving complex beer flavor through machine learning.
2024cited by 40position: contributordoi
Antibiotic dose and nutrient availability differentially drive the evolution of antibiotic resistance and persistence
The ISME Journal 2024cited by 24position: middledoi
Antibiotic dose and nutrient availability differentially drive the evolution of antibiotic resistance and persistence.
2024cited by 15position: contributordoi
The indirect effect of nectar-inhabiting yeasts on olfactory responses and longevity of two stink bug egg parasitoids
BioControl 2024cited by 10position: contributordoi
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).
2024cited by 6position: contributordoi
Toward greater realism in inclusive fitness models: the case of caste fate conflict in insect societies.
2024cited by 5position: contributordoi
A wireless, remotely operable and easily customizable robotic flower system
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2024cited by 4position: contributordoi
The inheritance of alternative nest architectural traditions in stingless bees.
2024cited by 3position: contributordoi
Emergence of the B.1.214.2 SARS-CoV-2 lineage with an Omicron-like spike insertion and a unique upper airway immune signature.
2024cited by 2position: contributordoi
<i>Drosophila suzukii</i> and <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> prefer distinct microbial and plant aroma compounds in a complex fermented matrix.
2024cited by 1position: contributordoi
DNA methylation is associated with codon degeneracy in a species of bumblebee.
2023cited by 13position: contributordoi
Conserved role of juvenile hormone in regulating behavioural maturation and division of labour in a highly eusocial wasp
Animal Behaviour 2023cited by 11position: contributordoi
Bacterial volatiles elicit differential olfactory responses in insect species from the same and different trophic levels.
2023cited by 7position: contributordoi
The effect of forager loss on honeybee workers temporal polyethism and social network structure
Apidologie 2023cited by 6position: contributordoi
Uncovering the role of juvenile hormone in ovary development and egg laying in bumble bees.
2023cited by 5position: contributordoi
Chemical signatures of egg maternity and Dufour's gland in Vespine wasps.
2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
Tiny but socially valuable: eggs as sources of communication in the social wasp Mischocyttarus cerberus
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2023cited by 2position: contributordoi
Do microbes have a memory? History-dependent behavior in the adaptation to variable environments
Frontiers in Microbiology 2022cited by 32position: middledoi
Do microbes have a memory? History-dependent behavior in the adaptation to variable environments.
2022cited by 21position: contributordoi
Reproduction and fertility signalling under joint juvenile hormone control in primitively eusocial Mischocyttarus wasps
Chemoecology 2022cited by 12position: contributordoi
Similarities in Recognition Cues Lead to the Infiltration of Non-Nestmates in an Ant Species.
2022cited by 5position: contributordoi
Tragedy of the commons in <i>Melipona</i> bees revisited.
2022cited by 5position: contributordoi
Chemical and behavioural strategies along the spectrum of host specificity in ant-associated silverfish.
2022cited by 3position: contributordoi

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Frequent collaborators

· 30 papers (2019–2026)Kevin J. Verstrepen · KU Leuven9 papers (2012–2024)C. A. Oi · KU Leuven9 papers (2021–2024)Dirk C. de Graaf · Gene Therapy Laboratory8 papers (2012–2017) · 7 papers (2012–2017)Helena Mendes Ferreira · KU Leuven7 papers (2021–2026)Jan Michiels · KU Leuven6 papers (2012–2024)Kevin J Verstrepen · University of Nottingham6 papers (2020–2025)Fábio Santos do Nascimento · Universidade de Ribeirão Preto6 papers (2021–2023)Ricardo Caliari Oliveira · KU Leuven6 papers (2022–2025)Viviana Di Pietro · KU Leuven6 papers (2022–2026)Rafael Carvalho da Silva · Sorbonne Université6 papers (2021–2023) · 6 papers (2012–2015)Jelle S. van Zweden · KU Leuven6 papers (2013–2019)Cíntia Akemi Oi · KU Leuven5 papers (2014–2016)Luc De Meester · KU Leuven4 papers (2012–2016) · 4 papers (2014–2017)Bram Van den Bergh · Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie4 papers (2015–2024)Ricardo Caliari Oliveira · KU Leuven4 papers (2014–2015)Hans Jacquemyn · Botanical Society of America4 papers (2020–2025)