List of publications – Freddie-Jeanne Richard

Richard F-J, Aubert A., Grozinger C, Modulation of nestmate recognition by immune stimulation in honey bees, Apis mellifera. In revision.

Ayroles, S.D, Richard F-J, Tarpy D, Grozinger C, Genomic analysis of post-mating changes in the honey bee queen (Apis mellifera). In press, BMC Genomics.

Richard F-J., Errard C. Hygienic behavior, Liquid-foraging, and Trophallaxis in Leaf-cutting ants (Acromyrmex). In press. Journal of Insect Science

Aubert A., Richard F-J. 2008. Social management of LPS-induced inflammation in Formica polyctena ants. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, Online doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2008.01.010 [pdf]

Richard F-J, Tarpy D, Grozinger C, 2007. Effects of Insemination Quantity on Honey Bee Queen Physiology. Plos One 2 (10): e980. [pdf]

Richard F-J., Poulsen M., Drijfhout F, Jones G, Boomsma JJ. 2007. Specificity in chemical profiles of workers, brood and mutualistic fungi in Atta, Acromyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants. Journal of Chemical Ecology: Online doi: 10.1007/s10886-007-9385-z [pdf]

Richard F-J., Poulsen M., Hefetz A., Errard C., Nash D. R., Boomsma J. J, 2007. A possible genetic background for the chemical recognition profiles of fungi cultivated by Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants. Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 61 (11): 1637-1649. [pdf]

Errard C., Ruano F., Richard F-J., Lenoir A., Tinaut A., Hefetz A., 2006. Co-evolution-driven cuticular hydrocarbon variation between the slave-making ant Rossomyrmex minuchae and its host Proformica longiseta (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). Chemoecology, 16, 235-240, (2006). [pdf]

Souza, D.J., Della Lucia, T.M.C, Errard, C., Richard, F.-J. and Lima E.R. (2006) “Behavioural and chemical studies of discrimination processes in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex laticeps nigrosetosus, FOREL, 1908” Brazilian Journal of Biology, 66(4), 863-871. [pdf]

Richard F-J., Mora P., Errard C., Rouland C. (2005). Digestive capacities of leaf-cutting ants and the contribution of their fungus cultivar to the degradation of plant material. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 175, 297-303 [pdf]

Richard, F.-J., Dejean, A., Lachaud, J.-P. (2004). “Sugary food robbing in ants: a case of temporal cleptobiosis.” Comptes Rendus Biologiques 237(5), 509-517. [pdf]

Richard, F.-J., Hefetz, A., Christides, J-P., Errard, C. (2004). “Food influence on colonial recognition and chemical signature between nestmate in the fungus growing ant Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus.” Chemoecology 14, 9-16. [pdf]

Richard, F.-J., Fabre, A., Dejean, A. (2001). “Predatory behavior in dominant arboreal ant species : the case of Crematogaster sp. in Cameroon (Hymenoptera : Formicidae).” Journal of Insect Behavior 14(2), 271-282. [pdf]

Djieto-Lordon, C., Richard, F.-J., Owona, C., Giberneau, M., Orivel, J., Dejean, A. (2001) “The predatory behavior of the dominant arboreal ant species: Tetramorium aculeatum (Hym. Form.).” Sociobiology 38, 765-775.