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  1. Caste- and pesticide-specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure on gene expression in bumblebees

    Article • Molecular Ecology, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  2. Degenerative Expansion of a Young Supergene

    Article • Molecular Biology and Evolution, December 2018, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  3. The first draft genomes of the ant Formica exsecta, and its Wolbachia endosymbiont reveal extensive gene transfer from endosymbiont to host.

    Article • October 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  4. Foraging bumblebees acquire a preference for neonicotinoid-treated food with prolonged exposure

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, August 2018, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  5. Degenerative expansion of a young supergene

    Article • May 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  6. Genes and genomic processes underpinning the social lives of ants

    Article • Current Opinion in Insect Science, February 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  7. Fire ant social chromosomes: Differences in number, sequence and expression of odorant binding proteins

    Article • Evolution Letters, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  8. The fire ant social chromosome supergene variant Sb shows low diversity but high divergence from SB

    Article • Molecular Ecology, April 2017, Wiley

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  9. Impact of controlled neonicotinoid exposure on bumblebees in a realistic field setting

    Article • Journal of Applied Ecology, October 2016, Wiley

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  10. Transcriptomic identification of starfish neuropeptide precursors yields new insights into neuropeptide evolution

    Article • Open Biology, February 2016, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Maurice R Elphick, Dr Yannick Wurm

  11. GeneValidator: identify problems with protein-coding gene predictions

    Article • Bioinformatics, January 2016, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  12. Sequenceserver: a modern graphical user interface for custom BLAST databases

    Article • November 2015, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  13. Arthropod genomics beyond fruit flies: bridging the gap between proximate and ultimate causation

    Article • Briefings in Functional Genomics, November 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  14. Desktop as a Service Supporting Environmental 'omics

    Article • August 2015, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  15. Transposable element islands facilitate adaptation to novel environments in an invasive species

    Article • Nature Communications, December 2014, Nature

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  16. Convergent Genetic Architecture Underlies Social Organization in Ants

    Article • Current Biology, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  17. Effects of ploidy and sex-locus genotype on gene expression patterns in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, October 2014, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  18. Social chromosome variants differentially affect queen determination and the survival of workers in the fire antSolenopsis invicta

    Article • Molecular Ecology, October 2014, Wiley

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  19. Discovery and molecular characterization of an ambisense densovirus from South American populations of Solenopsis invicta

    Article • Biological Control, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  20. Vitellogenin Underwent Subfunctionalization to Acquire Caste and Behavioral Specific Expression in the Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus

    Article • PLoS Genetics, August 2013, PLOS

    Dr Yannick Wurm, Romain A Studer

  21. Sociogenomics of Cooperation and Conflict during Colony Founding in the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta

    Article • PLoS Genetics, August 2013, PLOS

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  22. Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality

    Article • Genome Research, May 2013, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  23. Duplication and concerted evolution in a master sex determiner under balancing selection

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, March 2013, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  24. Comparative genomics of chemosensory protein genes reveals rapid evolution and positive selection in ant-specific duplicates

    Article • Heredity, February 2013, Nature

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  25. A Y-like social chromosome causes alternative colony organization in fire ants

    Article • Nature, January 2013, Nature

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  26. The Molecular Clockwork of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta

    Article • PLoS ONE, November 2012, PLOS

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  27. Epigenetics: The Making of Ant Castes

    Article • Current Biology, October 2012, Elsevier

    Lars Chittka, Dr Yannick Wurm

  28. The genomic impact of 100 million years of social evolution in seven ant species

    Article • Trends in Genetics, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  29. Visualization and quality assessment of de novo genome assemblies

    Article • Bioinformatics, October 2011, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  30. Relaxed selection is a precursor to the evolution of phenotypic plasticity

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, September 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  31. The genome of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior suggests key adaptations to advanced social life and fungus farming

    Article • Genome Research, June 2011, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Yannick Wurm, Cai Li

  32. The genome of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, January 2011, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  33. Odorant Binding Proteins of the Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta: An Example of the Problems Facing the Analysis of Widely Divergent Proteins

    Article • PLoS ONE, January 2011, PLOS

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  34. Changes in reproductive roles are associated with changes in gene expression in fire ant queens

    Article • Molecular Ecology, March 2010, Wiley

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  35. Parasitoid Wasps: From Natural History to Genomic Studies

    Article • Current Biology, March 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  36. Fourmidable: a database for ant genomics

    Article • BMC Genomics, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  37. Behavioral Genomics: A, Bee, C, G, T

    Article • Current Biology, January 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  38. Article • Genome Biology, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  39. Cryostock a Software for Cell Culture Management

    Article • Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Yannick Wurm

  40. Avoid having to retract your genomics analysis.

    Article • Authorea, Inc.

    Dr Yannick Wurm