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Brock, R;
Cini, A;
Sumner, S;
(2021)
Ecosystem services provided by aculeate wasps.
Biological Reviews
, 96
(4)
pp. 1645-1675.
10.1111/brv.12719.
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Carvell, C;
Bourke, AFG;
Dreier, S;
Freeman, SN;
Hulmes, S;
Jordan, WC;
Redhead, JW;
... Heard, MS; + view all
(2017)
Bumblebee family lineage survival is enhanced in high-quality landscapes.
[Letter].
Nature
, 543
(7646)
pp. 547-549.
10.1038/nature21709.
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Cini, A;
Patalano, S;
Branconi, R;
Cervo, R;
Sumner, S;
(2020)
Behavioural and neurogenomic responses of host workers to social parasite invasion in a social insect.
Insectes Sociaux
, 67
pp. 295-308.
10.1007/s00040-020-00765-6.
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Cini, A;
Sumner, S;
Cervo, R;
(2019)
Inquiline social parasites as tools to unlock the secrets of insect sociality.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
, 374
(1769)
, Article 20180193. 10.1098/rstb.2018.0193.
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Colgan, TJ;
Carolan, JC;
Sumner, S;
Blaxter, ML;
Brown, MJF;
(2020)
Infection by the castrating parasitic nematode Sphaerularia bombi changes gene expression in Bombus terrestris bumblebee queens.
Insect Molecular Biology
, 29
(2)
pp. 170-182.
10.1111/imb.12618.
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Cunningham-Eurich, Iona;
Kontou, Danai;
Yordanova, Monika;
Maeda-Obregon, Alejandro;
Favreau, Emeline;
Wang, Jinliang;
Hart, Adam G;
(2023)
Using citizen science data to assess the population genetic structure of the common yellowjacket wasp, Vespula vulgaris.
Insect Molecular Biology
, 32
(6)
pp. 634-647.
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Detoni, M;
Feás, X;
Jeanne, RL;
Loope, KJ;
O'Donnell, S;
Santoro, D;
Sumner, S;
(2021)
Evolutionary and Ecological Pressures Shaping Social Wasps Collective Defenses.
Annals of the Entomological Society of America
, 114
(5)
pp. 581-595.
10.1093/aesa/saaa063.
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Devenish, Adam JM;
Newton, Rosemary J;
Midgely, Jeremy J;
Colville, Louise;
Bridle, Jon;
Sumner, Seirian;
(2025)
Mutualistic interactions facilitate invasive species spread.
Functional Ecology
, 39
(1)
pp. 254-267.
10.1111/1365-2435.14688.
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Devenish, A;
Gomez, C;
Bridle, J;
Newton, R;
Sumner, S;
(2018)
Invasive ants take and squander native seeds: implications for native plant communities.
Biological Invasions
10.1007/s10530-018-1829-6.
(In press).
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Devenish, AJM;
Newton, RJ;
Bridle, JR;
Gomez, C;
Midgley, JJ;
Sumner, S;
(2021)
Contrasting responses of native ant communities to invasion by an ant invader, Linepithema humile.
Biological Invasions
10.1007/s10530-021-02522-7.
(In press).
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Dreier, S;
Redhead, JW;
Warren, IA;
Bourke, AFG;
Heard, MS;
Jordan, WC;
Sumner, S;
... Carvell, C; + view all
(2014)
Fine-scale spatial genetic structure of common and declining bumble bees across an agricultural landscape.
Molecular Ecology
, 23
(14)
pp. 3384-3395.
10.1111/mec.12823.
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Favreau, Emeline;
Cini, Alessandro;
Taylor, Daisy;
Ferreira, Francisco Câmara;
Bentley, Michael;
Cappa, Federico;
Cervo, Rita;
... Sumner, Seirian; + view all
(2023)
Putting hornets on the genomic map.
Scientific Reports
, 13
, Article 6232. 10.1038/s41598-023-31932-x.
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Ferguson-Gow, H;
Bourke, AFG;
Sumner, S;
Jones, KE;
(2014)
Colony size predicts division of labour in attine ants.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
, 281
(1793)
, Article 20141411. 10.1098/rspb.2014.1411.
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Highfield, A;
Kevill, J;
Mordecai, G;
Hunt, J;
Henderson, S;
Sauvard, D;
Feltwell, J;
... Schroeder, D; + view all
(2020)
Detection and replication of Moku virus in honeybees and social wasps.
Viruses
, 12
(6)
, Article 607. 10.3390/v12060607.
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Kennedy, P;
Baron, G;
Qiu, B;
Freitak, D;
Helantera, H;
Hunt, ER;
Manfredini, F;
... Sumner, S; + view all
(2017)
Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
, 32
(11)
pp. 861-872.
10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004.
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Kennedy, P;
Sumner, S;
Botha, P;
Welton, N;
Higginson, A;
Radford, A;
(2021)
Diminishing returns drive altruists to help extended family.
Nature Ecology and Evolution
, 5
pp. 468-479.
10.1038/s41559-020-01382-z.
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Law, Georgia;
Drinkwater, Rosie;
Bellekom, Ben;
Brown, Robert;
Symondson, William;
Clare, Beth;
Sumner, Seirian;
(2025)
Metabarcoding of larval guts reveals diet diversity in native apex predators – the yellowjacket wasps Vespula vulgaris and Vespula germanica.
Insectes Sociaux
10.1007/s00040-025-01058-6.
(In press).
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Lengronne, T;
Mlynski, D;
Patalano, S;
James, R;
Keller, L;
Sumner, S;
(2021)
Multi-level social organization and nest-drifting behaviour in a eusocial insect.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
, 288
(1950)
, Article 20210275. 10.1098/rspb.2021.0275.
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Manfredini, Fabio;
Wurm, Yannick;
Sumner, Seirian;
Leadbeater, Ellouise;
(2023)
Transcriptomic responses to location learning by honeybee dancers are partly mirrored in the brains of dance-followers.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
, 290
(2013)
, Article 20232274. 10.1098/rspb.2023.2274.
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Manfredini, F;
Romero, AE;
Pedroso, I;
Paccanaro, A;
Sumner, S;
Brown, MJF;
(2017)
Neurogenomic Signatures of Successes and Failures in Life-History Transitions in a Key Insect Pollinator.
Genome Biology and Evolution
, 9
(11)
pp. 3059-3072.
10.1093/gbe/evx220.
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Miller, SE;
Bluher, SE;
Bell, E;
Cini, A;
da Silva, RC;
de Souza, AR;
Gandia, KM;
... Sheehan, MJ; + view all
(2018)
WASPnest: A worldwide assessment of social Polistine nesting behavior.
Ecology
, 99
(10)
p. 2405.
10.1002/ecy.2448.
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Nehring, V;
Dijkstra, M;
Sumner, S;
Hughes, W;
Boosmsma, K;
(2018)
Reconstructing the relatedness of cooperatively breeding queens in the Panamanian leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Myrmecological News
, 27
pp. 33-45.
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Oi, CA;
Brown, RL;
Sumner, S;
(2024)
Bee-Ing positive about wasp-negative media reporting: the opinions of scientists and their influence on the media.
Insectes Sociaux
10.1007/s00040-024-00952-9.
(In press).
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Perry, JR;
Sumner, S;
Thompson, C;
Hart, AG;
(2021)
'Citizen identification': online learning supports highly accurate species identification for insect-focussed citizen science.
Insect Conservation and Diversity
, 14
(6)
pp. 862-867.
10.1111/icad.12528.
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Revely, L;
Sumner, S;
Eggleton, P;
(2021)
The Plasticity and Developmental Potential of Termites.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
, 9
, Article 552624. 10.3389/fevo.2021.552624.
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Southon, R;
Radford, A;
Sumner, S;
(2020)
Hormone mediated dispersal and sexual maturation in males of the social paper wasp Polistes lanio.
The Journal of Experimental Biology
, 223
(23)
, Article jeb226472. 10.1242/jeb.226472.
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Southon, R;
Radford, A;
Sumner, S;
(2020)
High reproductive skew in the Neotropical paper wasp Polistes lanio.
Insectes Sociaux
, 67
pp. 451-456.
10.1007/s00040-020-00780-7.
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Southon, R;
Bell, E;
Graystock, P;
Chris, W;
Radford, A;
Sumner, S;
(2019)
High indirect fitness benefits for helpers across the nesting cycle in the tropical paper wasp Polistes canadensis.
Molecular Ecology
, 28
(13)
pp. 3271-3284.
10.1111/mec.15137.
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Southon, R;
Fernandes, O;
Nascimento, F;
Sumner, S;
(2019)
Social wasps are effective biocontrol agents of key lepidopteran crop pests.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
, 286
(1914)
, Article 20191676. 10.1098/rspb.2019.1676.
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Sumner, S;
Jonsson, G;
Isaac, N;
Broad, G;
(2021)
A century of social wasp occupancy trends from natural history collections: spatiotemporal resolutions have little effect on model performance.
Insect Conservation and Diversity
, 14
(5)
pp. 543-555.
10.1111/icad.12494.
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Sumner, Seirian;
(2024)
The comings and goings of ants: how are social skills shaped in an ever-changing world?
[Review].
Nature
, 628
(8007)
pp. 262-263.
10.1038/d41586-024-01000-z.
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Sumner, Seirian;
Favreau, Emeline;
Geist, Katie;
Toth, Amy L;
Rehan, Sandra M;
(2023)
Molecular patterns and processes in evolving sociality: lessons from insects.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
, 378
(1874)
, Article 20220076. 10.1098/rstb.2022.0076.
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Sumner, Seirian;
Favreau, Emeline;
Wyatt, Chris;
Geist, Katie;
Toth, Amy;
Rehan, Sandra;
(2022)
Co-expression gene networks and machine-learning algorithms unveil a core genetic toolkit for reproductive division of labour in rudimentary insect societies.
Genome Biology and Evolution
, 15
(1)
, Article evac174. 10.1093/gbe/evac174.
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Sumner, Seirian;
Hurtado Yow, Javier;
(2024)
INFLUENCIA DEL ENTORNO: ¿CÓMO PUEDE SER INTERPRETADO EL COMPORTAMIENTO SOCIAL DE LAS AVISPAS?
Revista Semilla del Este
, 4
(2)
pp. 124-141.
10.48204/semillaeste.v4n2.5046.
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Sumner, Seirian;
Patalano, Solenn;
Wolf, Reik;
Stefan, Rulands;
(2022)
Self-organisation of plasticity and specialisation in a primitively social insect.
Cell Systems
, 13
(9)
768-779.e4.
10.1016/j.cels.2022.08.002.
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Sumner, Seirian;
Taylor, Benjamin;
Taylor, Daisy;
Bodrug-Schepers, Alexandrina;
Ferreira, Francisco;
Stralis-Pavese, Nancy;
Himmelbauer, Heinz;
... Reuter, Max; + view all
(2024)
Molecular signatures of alternative reproductive strategies in a facultatively social hover wasp.
Molecular Ecology
, 33
(2)
, Article e17217. 10.1111/mec.17217.
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Sumner, Seirian;
Wyatt, Chris;
Bentley, Michael;
Taylor, Daisy;
Favreau, Emeline;
Brock, Ryan;
Taylor, Benjamin;
(2023)
Social complexity, life-history and lineage influence the molecular basis of castes in vespid wasps.
Nature Communications
, 14
, Article 1046. 10.1038/s41467-023-36456-6.
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Sumner, S;
Bell, E;
Taylor, D;
(2018)
A molecular concept of caste in insect societies.
Current Opinion in Insect Science
, 25
pp. 42-50.
10.1016/j.cois.2017.11.010.
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Sumner, S;
Bevan, P;
Hart, A;
Isaac, N;
(2019)
Mapping species distributions in two weeks using citizen science.
Insect Conservation and Diversity
, 12
(5)
pp. 382-388.
10.1111/icad.12345.
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Sumner, S;
Hart, A;
(2020)
Marketing Insects: Can Exploiting a Commercial Framework Help Promote Undervalued Insect Species?
Insect Conservation and Diversity
, 13
(2)
pp. 214-218.
10.1111/icad.12405.
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Sumner, S;
Higginson, A;
Kennedy, P;
Radford, A;
(2018)
Altruism in a volatile world.
[Letter].
Nature
, 555
pp. 359-362.
10.1038/nature25965.
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Sumner, S;
Law, G;
Cini, A;
(2018)
Why we love bees and hate wasps.
Ecological Entomology
, 43
pp. 836-845.
10.1111/een.12676.
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Sumner, S;
Onah, I;
(2020)
DNA barcodes and new primers for nature's pest controllers: the social wasps.
Genome
10.1139/gen-2019-0193.
(In press).
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Sumner, S;
Sumner, C;
(2020)
Signal detection: applying analysis methods from psychology to animal behaviour.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
, 375
(1802)
10.1098/rstb.2019.0480.
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Taylor, B;
Reuter, M;
Sumner, S;
(2019)
Patterns of reproductive differentiation and reproductive plasticity in the major evolutionary transition to superorganismality.
Current Opinion in Insect Science
, 34
pp. 40-47.
10.1016/j.cois.2019.02.007.
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Taylor, BA;
Cini, A;
Cervo, R;
Reuter, M;
Sumner, S;
(2020)
Queen succession conflict in the paper wasp Polistes dominula is mitigated by age-based convention.
Behavioral Ecology
, 31
(4)
pp. 992-1002.
10.1093/beheco/araa045.
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Taylor, BA;
Cini, A;
Wyatt, CDR;
Reuter, M;
Sumner, S;
(2021)
The molecular basis of socially mediated phenotypic plasticity in a eusocial paper wasp.
Nature Communications
, 12
(1)
, Article 775. 10.1038/s41467-021-21095-6.
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Taylor, D;
Bentley, M;
Sumner, S;
(2018)
Social wasps as models to study the major evolutionary transition to superorganismality.
Current Opinion in Insect Science
, 28
pp. 26-32.
10.1016/j.cois.2018.04.003.
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Toth, Amy L;
Wyatt, CDR;
Masonbrink, RE;
Geist, KS;
Fortune, R;
Scott, SB;
Rehan, SM;
... Sivakoff, FS; + view all
(2024)
New genomic resources inform transcriptomic responses to heavy metal toxins in the common Eastern bumble bee Bombus impatiens.
BMC Genomics
, 25
, Article 1106. 10.1186/s12864-024-11040-4.
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Book
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Sumner, Seirian;
(2022)
Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps.
[Book].
HarperCollins UK: London, UK.
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Book chapter
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Sumner, Seirian;
(2024)
Hymenoptera.
In: Royal Entomological Society, (ed.)
RES Insects Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Insects.
(pp. 164-165).
Dorling Kindersley
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Sumner, Seirian;
(2024)
Social Wasps.
In: Royal Entomology Society, (ed.)
RES Insects Discover the Science and Secrets Behind the World of Insects.
(pp. 50-51).
Dorling Kindersley
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