Etya Amsalem

The making of a queen
Seyed Ali Modarres Hasani, Nathan Derstine, Priscila K.F. Santos, Etya Amsalem, Jun 2026, In: Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Date: Jun 2026

Gyne production is regulated by the brood in a social bee (Bombus impatiens)
Etya Amsalem, Priscila K.F. Santos, Ella Messner, Cameron Murray, Aug 6 2025, In: Royal Society Open Science
Date: Aug 6 2025

Do bumble bees make optimal nutritional choices?
Etya Amsalem, Anna Cressman, Seyed Ali Modarres Hasani, Jun 2025, In: Journal of Insect Physiology
Date: Jun 2025

Sublethal pesticide exposure decreases mating and disrupts chemical signaling in a beneficial pollinator
Nathan Derstine, Cameron Murray, Freddy S. Purnell, Etya Amsalem, Mar 20 2025, In: Science of the Total Environment
Date: Mar 20 2025

The Evolution of Queen Pheromone Production and Detection in the Reproductive Division of Labor in Social Insects
Juergen Liebig, Etya Amsalem, Jan 28 2025, In: Annual Review of Entomology
Date: Jan 28 2025

Hormetic response to pesticides in diapausing bees
Etya Amsalem, Nathan Derstine, Cameron Murray, Jan 22 2025, In: Biology Letters
Date: Jan 22 2025

From molecules to societies
Etya Amsalem, Abraham Hefetz, Jan 1 2025, In: Advances in Insect Physiology
Date: Jan 1 2025

Post-transcriptional regulation of Dufour’s gland reproductive signals in bumble bees
Nathan Derstine, Tatiana Laremore, Etya Amsalem, Dec 2024, In: BMC genomics
Date: Dec 2024

The influence of the social environment on larval development and resulting caste in Bombus impatiens
Katherine Barie, Etya Amsalem, Jun 2023, In: Animal Behaviour
Date: Jun 2023

Symptomatic Infection with Vairimorpha spp. Decreases Diapause Survival in a Wild Bumble Bee Species (Bombus griseocollis)
Margarita Orlova, Monique Porter, Heather M. Hines, Etya Amsalem, May 2023, In: Animals
Date: May 2023

The Physiological and Genomic Bases of Bumble Bee Social Behaviour
Etya Amsalem, Christina M. Grozinger, Mario Padilla, Abraham Hefetz, 2015, In: Advances in Insect Physiology
Citations: 101

Exploring the role of juvenile hormone and vitellogenin in reproduction and social behavior in bumble bees
Etya Amsalem, Osnat Malka, Christina Grozinger, Abraham Hefetz, Mar 11 2014, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology
Citations: 89

Conservation and modification of genetic and physiological toolkits underpinning diapause in bumble bee queens
Etya Amsalem, David A. Galbraith, Jonathan Cnaani, Peter E.A. Teal, Christina M. Grozinger, Nov 1 2015, In: Molecular ecology
Citations: 86

Gonadotropic and physiological functions of juvenile hormone in bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) workers
Hagai Shpigler, Etya Amsalem, Zachary Y. Huang, Mira Cohen, Adam J. Siegel, Abraham Hefetz, Guy Bloch, Jun 24 2014, In: PloS one
Citations: 70

Reproductive competition in the bumble-bee Bombus terrestris
Etya Amsalem, Robert Twele, Wittko Francke, Abraham Hefetz, Apr 7 2009, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Citations: 65

The appeasement effect of sterility signaling in dominance contests among Bombus terrestris workers
Etya Amsalem, Abraham Hefetz, 2010, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Citations: 61

The effect of group size on the interplay between dominance and reproduction in Bombus terrestris
Etya Amsalem, Abraham Hefetz, 2011, In: PloS one
Citations: 59

Precocene-I inhibits juvenile hormone biosynthesis, ovarian activation, aggression and alters sterility signal production in bumble bee (Bombus terrestris) workers
E. Amsalem, P. Teal, C. M. Grozinger, A. Hefetz, Sep 1 2014, In: Journal of Experimental Biology
Citations: 54

A conserved class of queen pheromones? Re-evaluating the evidence in bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)
Etya Amsalem, Margarita Orlova, Christina M. Grozinger, Oct 22 2015, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Citations: 50

Evaluating the molecular, physiological and behavioral impacts of CO₂ narcosis in bumble bees (Bombus impatiens)
Etya Amsalem, Christina M. Grozinger, Aug 2017, In: Journal of Insect Physiology
Citations: 39

Centers & Institutes

• Center for Chemical Ecology
• Insect Biodiversity Center
• Neuroscience Institute
• Center for Pollinator Research

• Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences IGDP

• Etya Amsalem's Lab
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