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List of works by Rita Cervo

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Unrelated helpers in a social insect.

scientific article published in June 2000

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

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

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

scientific article

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

scientific article published in April 2000

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

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

scientific article published on May 2009

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

scientific article published in November 2004

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

scientific article published in 1994

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

scientific article published in September 2014

Social parasitism and the molecular basis of phenotypic evolution

scientific article

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

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

scientific article published in December 2004

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

scientific article (publication date: December 1992)

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

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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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

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

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

scientific article published in August 2008

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

scientific article published on 9 January 2014

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

scientific article published in February 2010

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

scientific article published on 12 August 2016

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

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

scientific article published in 2008

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

scientific article published on 31 March 2007

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

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

scientific article published in 2011

Pheromones in social wasps

scientific article published on January 2010

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

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

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

scientific article published on 01 June 1996

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

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

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

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

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

scientific article

Natural biocide disrupts nestmate recognition in honeybees

scientific article published on 28 February 2019

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

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

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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

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

scientific article

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oral communications

scientific article published in 1994