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  1. Evolution of Linoleic Acid Biosynthesis Paved the Way for Ecological Success of Termites

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, April 2023, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  2. New insights into the coevolutionary history of termites and their gut flagellates: Description of Retractinympha glossotermitis gen. nov. sp. nov. (Retractinymphidae fam. nov.)

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, January 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Robert Hanus

  3. Conserved orthology in termite chemosensory gene families

    Article • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, January 2023, Frontiers

    Dr Robert Hanus

  4. Identification of a queen primer pheromone in higher termites

    Article • Communications Biology, November 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  5. Binding of de novo synthesized radiolabeled juvenile hormone (JH III) by JH receptors from the Cuban subterranean termite Prorhinotermes simplex and the German cockroach Blattella germanica

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, December 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  6. Long-lived termite kings and queens activate telomerase in somatic organs

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, April 2021, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Robert Hanus

  7. Post‐eclosion temperature effects on insect cuticular hydrocarbon profiles

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, December 2020, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  8. Complex Evolution of Insect Insulin Receptors and Homologous Decoy Receptors, and Functional Significance of Their Multiplicity

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, February 2020, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  9. Widespread occurrence of asexual reproduction in higher termites of the Termes group (Termitidae: Termitinae)

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  10. (3R,6E)-nerolidol, a fertility-related volatile secreted by the queens of higher termites (Termitidae: Syntermitinae)

    Article • Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C, March 2019, De Gruyter

    Dr Robert Hanus

  11. Exquisite ligand stereoselectivity of a Drosophila juvenile hormone receptor contrasts with its broad agonist repertoire

    Article • Journal of Biological Chemistry, January 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  12. Identification and Enantiodivergent Synthesis of (5Z,9S)-Tetradec-5-en-9-olide, a Queen-Specific Volatile of the Termite Silvestritermes minutus

    Article • Journal of Natural Products, October 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  13. Sex ratio variations among years and breeding systems in a facultatively parthenogenetic termite

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, October 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  14. Metabolomic and transcriptomic data on major metabolic/biosynthetic pathways in workers and soldiers of the termite Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and chemical synthesis of intermediates of defensive (E)-nitropentadec-1-ene biosynth...

    Article • Data in Brief, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  15. Sex-Pairing Pheromones in Three Sympatric Neotropical Termite Species (Termitidae: Syntermitinae)

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  16. Dispersal and mating strategies in two neotropical soil-feeding termites, Embiratermes neotenicus and Silvestritermes minutus (Termitidae, Syntermitinae)

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  17. Secondary queens in the parthenogenetic termite Cavitermes tuberosus develop through a transitional helper stage

    Article • Evolution & Development, November 2017, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  18. Asexual queen succession mediates an accelerated colony life cycle in the termite Silvestritermes minutus

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  19. Co-option of the sphingolipid metabolism for the production of nitroalkene defensive chemicals in termite soldiers

    Article • Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, March 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  20. Mitochondrial and chemical profiles reveal a new genus and species of Neotropical termite with snapping soldiers, Palmitermes impostor (Termitidae : Termitinae)

    Article • Invertebrate Systematics, January 2017, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Robert Hanus

  21. Gene Expression Dynamics in Major Endocrine Regulatory Pathways along the Transition from Solitary to Social Life in a Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris

    Article • Frontiers in Physiology, November 2016, Frontiers

    Dr Robert Hanus

  22. Adaptive dynamics of cuticular hydrocarbons inDrosophila

    Article • Journal of Evolutionary Biology, November 2016, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  23. Chemical systematics of Neotropical termite genera with symmetrically snapping soldiers (Termitidae: Termitinae)

    Article • Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, October 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  24. Smells Like Home: Chemically Mediated Co-Habitation of Two Termite Species in a Single Nest

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, September 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  25. Facultative asexual reproduction and genetic diversity of populations in the humivorous termite Cavitermes tuberosus

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, June 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Robert Hanus

  26. The role of the glucose-sensing transcription factor carbohydrate-responsive element-binding protein pathway in termite queen fertility

    Article • Open Biology, May 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Robert Hanus

  27. Correction: Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2015, PLOS

    Dr Robert Hanus

  28. Influence of Soil Properties on Soldierless Termite Distribution

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2015, PLOS

    Dr Robert Hanus

  29. The detection and mapping of the spatial distribution of insect defense compounds by desorption atmospheric pressure photoionization Orbitrap mass spectrometry

    Article • Analytica Chimica Acta, July 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  30. Asexual queen succession in the higher termite Embiratermes neotenicus

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, May 2015, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Robert Hanus

  31. The evolution of symmetrical snapping in termite soldiers need not lead to reduced chemical defence

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, April 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  32. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers from the humivorous termite Cavitermes tuberosus (Isoptera: Termitinae) using pyrosequencing technology

    Article • Conservation Genetics Resources, December 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  33. Chemical alarm in the termite Termitogeton planus (Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, October 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  34. New MALDI matrices based on lithium salts for the analysis of hydrocarbons and wax esters

    Article • Journal of Mass Spectrometry, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  35. Newborn Boys and Girls Differ in the Lipid Composition of Vernix Caseosa

    Article • PLoS ONE, June 2014, PLOS

    Dr Robert Hanus

  36. Sphinganine-Like Biogenesis of (E)-1-Nitropentadec-1-ene in Termite Soldiers of the GenusProrhinotermes

    Article • ChemBioChem, January 2014, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  37. Delineating species boundaries using an iterative taxonomic approach: The case of soldierless termites (Isoptera, Termitidae, Apicotermitinae)

    Article • Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  38. Armed reproductives: Evolution of the frontal gland in imagoes of Termitidae

    Article • Arthropod Structure & Development, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  39. Developmental Pathways of Psammotermes hybostoma (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): Old Pseudergates Make up a New Sterile Caste

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2012, PLOS

    Dr Robert Hanus

  40. Explosive Backpacks in Old Termite Workers

    Article • Science, July 2012, American Association for the Advancement of Science

    Dr Robert Hanus

  41. Chemistry and Anatomy of the Frontal Gland in Soldiers of the Sand Termite Psammotermes hybostoma

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  42. Degradation of juvenogens by termites and soil bacteria

    Article • Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology, October 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  43. Nonadecadienone, a New Termite Trail-Following Pheromone Identified in Glossotermes oculatus (Serritermitidae)

    Article • Chemical Senses, August 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  44. Changes in the Composition of Triacylglycerols in the Fat Bodies of Bumblebee Males During Their Lifetime

    Article • Lipids, July 2011, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  45. Sex Pheromone and Trail Pheromone of the Sand Termite Psammotermes hybostoma

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Ashraf Oukasha Abd El-latif, Dr Robert Hanus

  46. Not Only Soldiers Have Weapons: Evolution of the Frontal Gland in Imagoes of the Termite Families Rhinotermitidae and Serritermitidae

    Article • PLoS ONE, December 2010, PLOS

    Dr Robert Hanus

  47. Chemical warfare in termites

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  48. Structure and function of defensive glands in soldiers of Glossotermes oculatus (Isoptera: Serritermitidae)

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, March 2010, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  49. The frontal gland in workers of Neotropical soldierless termites

    Article • The Science of Nature, March 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  50. Impact of a juvenile hormone analogue on the anatomy and the frontal gland secretion of Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, January 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  51. Beyond cuticular hydrocarbons: evidence of proteinaceous secretion specific to termite kings and queens

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, November 2009, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Robert Hanus

  52. A comparison of HPLC/APCI-MS and MALDI-MS for characterising triacylglycerols in insects: Species-specific composition of lipids in the fat bodies of bumblebee males

    Article • Journal of Chromatography B, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  53. Developmental pathways ofGlossotermes oculatus(Isoptera, Serritermitidae): at the cross-roads of worker caste evolution in termites

    Article • Evolution & Development, November 2009, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  54. Temporal and geographic variations in the morphology and chemical composition of the frontal gland in imagoes of Prorhinotermes species (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, September 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  55. Identification by GC-EAD of the two-component trail-following pheromone of Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae, Prorhinotermitinae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, August 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  56. Sexual communication in the termite Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) mediated by a pheromone from female tergal glands

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  57. Measuring system for the study of termite control by a juvenogen

    Article • Measurement, November 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  58. Agonistic Behavior of the Termite Prorhinotermes canalifrons (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Behavior, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  59. (E,E)-α-Farnesene, an Alarm Pheromone of the Termite Prorhinotermes canalifrons

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, April 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  60. Distribution of a juvenogen and its metabolites in a laboratory system during juvenogen-induced caste differentiation in a termite,Reticulitermes santonensis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • Pest Management Science, January 2008, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  61. Insect Pest Management Agents:  Hormonogen Esters (Juvenogens)

    Article • Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, August 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Robert Hanus

  62. Nitroalkenes and Sesquiterpene Hydrocarbons from the Frontal Gland of Three Prorhinotermes Termite Species

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, July 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  63. Small-scale in vivo imaging of soft tissues by radioscopy using single X-ray photon counting

    Article • Journal of Microscopy, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  64. Respiratory concerts revealed by scanning microrespirography in a termite Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • Journal of Insect Physiology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  65. Phase contrast enhanced high resolution X-ray imaging and tomography of soft tissue

    Article • Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A Accelerators Spectrometers Detectors and Associated Equipment, February 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  66. Fat body of Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): Ultrastructure, inter-caste differences and lipid composition

    Article • Micron, October 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Robert Hanus

  67. The ontogeny of soldiers in Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  68. Analysis of Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry

    Article • Journal of Chemical Ecology, February 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  69. Juvenile hormone III, hydroprene and a juvenogen as soldier caste differentiation regulators in threeReticulitermes species: potential of juvenile hormone analogues in termite control

    Article • Pest Management Science, January 2006, Wiley

    Dr Robert Hanus

  70. Egg care by termite soldiers

    Article • Insectes Sociaux, November 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Robert Hanus

  71. Ultrastructural study of tergal and posterior sternal glands in Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    Article • European Journal of Entomology, March 2005, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Dr Robert Hanus

  72. Ultrastructure of the frontal gland in Prorhinotermes simplex (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and quantity of the defensive substance

    Article • European Journal of Entomology, March 2004, Biology Centre, AS CR

    Dr Robert Hanus