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List of works by Rita Cervo

A quantitative threshold for nest-mate recognition in a paper social wasp

scientific article published on May 2009

Abdomen stroking behaviour and its possible functions in Polistes dominulus (christ) (hymenoptera, vespidae)

scientific article (publication date: December 1992)

Adult-larval vibrational communication in paper wasps: the role of abdominal wagging in

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Alien insects in Italy: comparing patterns from the regional to European level.

scientific article

Almost royal: incomplete suppression of host worker ovarian development by a social parasite wasp

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An overview on the natural enemies of Rhynchophorus palm weevils, with focus on R. ferrugineus

Antennal Protein Profile in Honeybees: Caste and Task Matter More Than Age.

scientific article

Assessing immunocompetence in red palm weevil adult and immature stages in response to bacterial challenge and entomopathogenic nematode infection

scientific article published on 21 October 2019

Associative foundation and nesting sites in Polistes nimpha

scientific article published in 1985

Biopesticides and insect pollinators: Detrimental effects, outdated guidelines, and future directions

scientific article published in 2022

CHECKLIST OF MACRO-INVERTEBRATES OF THE SPECIAL CONSERVA-TION AREA “POGGI DI PRATA” (GROSSETO, CENTRAL ITALY)THROUGH A CITIZEN-SCIENCE AND EXPERT-BASED APPROACH

scientific article published in 2021

CIRCULATING LEVELS OF SEX STEROIDS AND SOCIO-SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR IN THE GREY PARTRIDGE (.PERDIX PERDIX L.) ⬇️

scientific article published in 1988

Can venom volatiles be a taxonomic tool for Polistes wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)?

scholarly article by C. Bruschini et al published August 2007 in Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Caste differences in venom volatiles and their effect on alarm behaviour in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Christ).

scientific article published in August 2008

Chemical nestmate recognition in a stenogastrine wasp,Liostenogaster flavolineata(Hymenoptera Vespidae)

scholarly article by R. Cervo et al published October 2002 in Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Coevolution of daily activity timing in a host-parasite system

article by IRENE ORTOLANI & RITA CERVO published 21 January 2009 in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Competition between the native and the introduced hornetsVespa crabroandVespa velutina: a comparison of potentially relevant life-history traits

scientific article published on 12 February 2018

Cuticular Hydrocarbon Profile of Parasitic Beetles, <i>Aethina tumida</i> (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

scientific article published on 19 August 2021

Cuticular hydrocarbons rather than peptides are responsible for nestmate recognition in Polistes dominulus.

scientific article

Daily activity and non-random occurrence of captures in the Asian palm weevils

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Differential investment in visual and olfactory brain regions is linked to the sensory needs of a wasp social parasite and its host

scientific article published on 02 September 2021

Dynamics of chemical mimicry in the social parasite wasp Polistes semenowi (Hymenoptera: Vespidae).

scientific article published in November 2004

Effects of the diet on the microbiota of the red palm weevil (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae).

scientific article

Evidence of immunocompetence reduction induced by cadmium exposure in honey bees (Apis mellifera).

scientific article published on 12 August 2016

Exposure to a biopesticide interferes with sucrose responsiveness and learning in honey bees

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Facial markings in the social cuckoo wasp Polistes sulcifer: No support for the visual deception and the assessment hypotheses.

scientific article published on 18 November 2014

Fast Growth of Immature Brood in a Social Parasite Wasp: A Convergent Evolution between Avian and Insect Cuckoos

scientific article published in December 2004

Female body size, weight and fat storage rather than nestmateship determine male attraction in the invasive yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax

scientific article published on 16 August 2018

Female volatiles as sex attractants in the invasive population of Vespa velutina nigrithorax

scientific article published on 27 September 2019

Fight or fool? Physical strength, instead of sensory deception, matters in host nest invasion by a wasp social parasite

Genetic relatedness in primitively eusocial wasps

scientific article published on 12 June 2003

Gut microbial composition in different castes and developmental stages of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax

scientific article published on 15 July 2020

High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite-host preferences

scientific article published in September 2014

Home Range Analysis in the Study of Spatial Organization on the Comb in the Paper Wasp Polistes Dominulus

article

Hornets and Honey Bees: A Coevolutionary Arms Race between Ancient Adaptations and New Invasive Threats

scientific article

Host nest preference and nest choice in the cuckoo paper wasppolistes sulcifer (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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Hydrocarbon rank signatures correlate with differential oophagy and dominance behaviour in Polistes dominulus foundresses

scientific article published in February 2010

Increased immunocompetence and network centrality of allogroomer workers suggest a link between individual and social immunity in honeybees

scientific article published on 02 June 2020

Inhibition of Host Queen Reproductive Capacity by the Obligate Social Parasite Polistes atrimandibularis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

scholarly article by Rita Cervo & M. Cristina Lorenzi published 26 April 2010 in Ethology

Inquiline social parasites as tools to unlock the secrets of insect sociality

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Interspecific Competition between Trissolcus Japonicus and Trissolcus Mitsukurii, Two Promising Candidates for Biocontrol of Halyomorpha Halys

scientific article published in 2022

Interspecific competition between Trissolcus japonicus and Trissolcus mitsukurii, two promising candidates for biocontrol of Halyomorpha halys

scientific article published in 2022

Intra and inter-specific relationships in a cluster of stenogastrine wasp colonies (Hymenoptera Vespidae)

scholarly article by S. Turillazzi et al published October 1997 in Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Intra-specific body size variation in Polistes paper wasps as a response to social parasite pressure

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Just phoresy? Reduced lifespan in red palm weevilsRhynchophorus ferrugineus(Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infested by the miteCentrouropoda almerodai(Uroactiniinae: Uropodina)

scientific article published in 2011

Landmark-Based Mating Systems in Four Polistes Species (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Larval sex identification in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Vespidae, Hymenoptera)

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Males do not like the working class: male sexual preference and recognition of functional castes in a primitively eusocial wasp

Natural biocide disrupts nestmate recognition in honeybees

scientific article published on 28 February 2019

Nestmate recognition in three species of stenogastrine wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

article

Novel insights into the ontogeny of nestmate recognition in Polistes social wasps

scientific article

Olfactory cues in host nest detection by the social parasite Polistes sulcifer (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

scientific article published on 01 June 1996

On status badges and quality signals in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus: body size, facial colour patterns and hierarchical rank.

scientific article published in May 2008

Oral communications

scientific article published in 1994

Ovarian indexes as indicators of reproductive investment and egg-laying activity in social insects: a comparison among methods

article by A. Cini et al published 5 July 2013 in Insectes Sociaux

PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PAPER WASP SOCIAL PARASITES AND THEIR HOSTS (HYMENOPTERA: VESPIDAE; POLISTINAE)

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Pheromones in social wasps

scientific article published on January 2010

Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) invading North America: some hypotheses for its rapid spread

scholarly article by R. Cervo et al published May 2000 in Insectes Sociaux

Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) larvae show different cuticular patterns according to their sex: workers seem not use this chemical information

scientific article published on 15 January 2009

Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) larvae possess their own chemical signatures

scientific article published on 31 March 2007

Preliminary note on Polistes atrimandibularis, the social parasite of Polistes gallicus (Hymenoptera Vespidae)

scholarly article

Queen succession conflict in the paper wasp Polistes dominula is mitigated by age-based convention

article by Benjamin A. Taylor et al published 20 May 2020 in Behavioral Ecology

Rank integration in dominance hierarchies of host colonies by the paper wasp social parasite Polistes sulcifer (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).

scientific article

Recognition of a paper wasp social parasite by its host: evidence for a visual signal reducing host aggressiveness

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Recognition of social parasites as nest-mates: adoption of colony-specific host cuticular odours by the paper wasp parasite Polistes sulcifer.

scientific article published in November 2001

Rethinking recognition: social context in adult life rather than early experience shapes recognition in a social wasp

scientific article published on 18 May 2020

Sensing the intruder: a quantitative threshold for recognition cues perception in honeybees.

scientific article published on 9 January 2014

Social hackers: integration in the host chemical recognition system by a paper wasp social parasite.

scientific article published in April 2000

Social parasites in polistine wasps are monophyletic: implications for sympatric speciation

scientific article published in 1994

Social parasitism and the molecular basis of phenotypic evolution

scientific article

Social parasitism of Polistes dominulus by Polistes nimphus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

scholarly article by R. Cervo et al published 1 May 2004 in Insectes Sociaux

Spring Usurpation Restlessness: A Wasp Social Parasite Adapts its Seasonal Activity to the Host Cycle

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Sterile Rhynchophorus ferrugineus males efficiently impair reproduction while maintaining their sexual competitiveness in a social context

The Cost of Queen Loss in the Social Wasp Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

scientific article (publication date: October 2004)

The chemical basis of host nest detection and chemical integration in a cuckoo paper wasp

scientific article published in November 2011

The queen is not a pacemaker in the small-colony wasps Polistes instabilis and P. dominulus

article by Shalene Jha et al published May 2006 in Animal Behaviour

Three new host species of the social wasp parasite, Polistes atrimandibularis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

scholarly article by Daniele Fanelli et al published December 2001 in Insectes Sociaux

Timing matters when assessing dominance and chemical signatures in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus

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Unrelated helpers in a social insect.

scientific article published in June 2000

Why are larvae of the social parasite wasp Polistes sulcifer not removed from the host nest?

scientific article published in 2008

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