Peer reviewed publications
Peer reviewed publications
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2025
42 - da Silva, R.C., Nascimento, F.S., Oi, C.A. (2025) The multifaceted role of brood communication in wasp societies. Current Research in Insect Science Doi: 10.1016/j.cris.2025.100107
2024
41 - Batista, J.E., da Silva, R.C., do Nascimento, D.L., Oliveira R.C., Oi, C.A., Nascimento F.S. Nestmate recognition in two Melipona stingless bee species: the effect of cuticular chemical profiles and colony distance. J Insect Behav (2024). Doi: 10.1007/s10905-024-09852-z
40- Oi C.A., Brown R.L, Sumner S. (2024) Bee-ing positive about wasp-negative media reporting: the opinions of scientists and their influence on the media. Insectes Sociaux 71(1): 29-42 doi: 10.1007/s00040-024-00952-9
39 – Stratford, J, Stratford F., Brown R.L., Oi C.A. (2024) Nest visitors of Vespula wasps and their potential use for biological control in an invaded range. Journal of Pest Science. Doi: 10.1007/s10340-023-01643-3
38 – Ferreira, H.M, Alves D.A., Cool L., Oi, C.A., Oliveira R.C., Wenseleers T. Toward greater realism in inclusive fitness models: the case of caste fate conflict in insect societies, Evolution Letters, 2024;, qrad068, https://doi.org/10.1093/evlett/qrad068
37- Prato, A. Santos E.F., Ferreira H.M., Oi, C.A., Nascimento F.S., Rantala M.J., Krams I., de Souza A.R. Immune response in papr wasp workers: task matters more than age. Journal of Insect Physiology 104629 (2024) doi: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2024.104629
2023
36- da Silva, R.C., Oi, C.A. & do Nascimento, F.S. (2023) Chemical Resemblance of Egg Surface Compounds and Dufour’s Gland in Two Neotropical Polistinae Wasps Polistes versicolor (Olivier) and Mischocyttarus metathoracicus (de Saussure, 1854). Neotrop Entomol. Doi: 10.1007/s13744-023-01089-3
35- Mattens, A., Chan, K. & Oi, C.A. The effect of juvenile hormone on the chemical profile and fertility of Lasius niger queens. Chemoecology 33, 177–182 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-023-00394-y
34- da Silva, R.C., do Nascimento, F.S., Wenseleers, T., Oi C.A. (2023). Chemical signatures of egg maternity and Dufour’s gland in Vespine wasps. Sci Nat 110, 25. Doi: 10.1007/s00114-023-01852-x
33- da Silva RC, Aguiar JMRBV, Oi, C.A., Eterna, JB, Giurfa M, Nascimento FS. Sex and Lifestyle Dictate Learning Performance in a Neotropical Wasp. (2023) iScience. Doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106469
32- da Silva RC, Wenseleers T, Oi, C.A., Nascimento FS. Tiny but socially valuable: eggs as sources of communication in the social wasp Mischocyttarus cerberus. (2023) Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 73: 38 doi 10.1007/s00265-019-2647-2
31- Ferreira HM, Di Pietro V, Wenseleers T, Oi, C.A. Conserved role of juvenile hormone in regulating behavioural maturation and division of labour in a highly eusocial wasp. (2023) Animal Behaviour doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.03.013
2022
30 - da Silva RC, Wenseleers T, Nascimento FS, Oi, C.A. Juvenile hormone effects over hydrocarbon expression and reproduction in the German wasp Vespula germanica (2022) Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.3389/fevo.2022.1024580
29- Oi C.A., Silva R., Imperatriz-Fonseca V. L., Francoy T., Del Lama M. Genetic and morphometric intra- and interspecies variation in Schwarziana quadripunctata and Schwarziana mourei (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) (2022) Insectes Sociaux doi: 10.1007/s00040-022-00878-0
28 - Prato A, da Silva R.C., Oi, C.A., Nascimento F.S. Juvenile hormone regulates reproductive physiology and the production of fertility cues in the swarm-founding wasp Polybia occidentalis. (2022) Chemoecology 32, 171–180 (2022). Doi: 10.1007/s00049-022-00376-6
27- da Silva R.C., Prato A., Tannure-Nascimento I., Oi C.A., Wenseleers T., Nascimento F.S. Cuticular hydrocarbons and caste-linked compounds in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps. (2022) PeerJ. Doi: 10.7717/peerj.13571
26- Ferreira H.M., da Silva R.C., Nascimento F.S., Wenseleers T., Oi C.A. A study case of the effects of juvenile hormone regulating reproduction and chemical signalling in foundresses of two primitively eusocial wasps Mischocyttarus. (2022) Chemoecology. Doi: 10.1007/s00049-022-00370-y
25- Oliveira Silva V, Miranda E.A., Francoy T.M., Ferreira K.M., Oi, C.A., Del Lama MA. Geometric morphometrics discriminates Eastern and Western populations of Partamona rustica (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) separated by São Francisco River. (2022) Journal of Apicultural Research Doi: 10.1080/00218839.2022.2103330.
24- Oi C.A., Honeybee queen mandibular pheromone fails to regulate ovary activation in the common wasp (2022) Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Doi: 10.1007/s00359-021-01531-0
2021
23- Oi C.A., Ferreira H.M., da Silva R.C., Bienstman A., Nascimento F. S., Wenseleers T. Effects of juvenile hormone in fertility and fertility-signaling in workers of the common wasp Vespula vulgaris (2021) Plos One. Doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250720
22- da Silva R.C., Nascimento F.S., Wenseleers T., Oi C.A. Cuticular hydrocarbons as cues of caste and sex in Vespula germanica. (2021) Insectes Sociaux. Doi: 10.1007/s00040-021-00817-5
21- da Silva R.C., Van Meerbeeck L. Nascimento F.S., Wenseleers T., Oi C.A. Close-range cues used by males of Polistes dominula in sex differentiation. (2021) The Science of Nature. Doi: 10.1007/s00114-021-01730-4
20- Oi C.A., da Silva R.C., Stevens I., Ferreira H.M., Nascimento F. S., Wenseleers T. Hormonal modulation of reproduction and fertility signaling in Polistine wasps. (2021) Current Zoology. 10.1093/cz/zoab026/6171195
19- Miranda E.A., Lima I.N., Oi C.A., López-Uribe M.M., Del Lama M.A., Freitas B.M., Silva C.I. (2021) Overlap of ecological niche breadth of Euglossa cordata and Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) accessed by pollen loads and species distribution modeling. Neotropical Entomology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-020-00847-x
2020
18- Oi C. A., Brown R. L., Silva R. C., Wenseleers T. (2020) Reproduction and signals regulating worker policing under identical hormonal control in social wasps. Scientific Reports 10:18971. Doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76084-4
17- da Silva R. C., Prato A., Oi C. A., Turatti I. C. C. & Nascimento F. S. (2020). Dominance hierarchy, ovarian activity and cuticular hydrocarbons in the primitively eusocial wasp Mischocyttarus cerberus (Vespidae, Polistinae, Mischocyttarini). Journal of Chemical Ecology doi: 10.1007/s10886-020-01206-1
16- Souza A.R, da Silva R. C., Ferreira R. P., Mateus S., Prato A., Oi C. A., Noll F. B. & Lino-Neto J. (2020) Larval sex identification of in vivo and long-term ethanol-preserved social wasps. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. EEA-2020-0017. (IF: 1.623, peer-reviewed). Doi: 10.1111/eea.12960
15- Oi C.A., Brown R.L., Stevens I., Wenseleers T. (2020) Hydrocarbon signatures of the ectoparasitoid Sphecophaga vesparum shows wasp host dependency. Insects. DOI: 10.3390/insects11050268 (IF: 2.139; peer-reviewed)
2019
14- Oi C. A., R.C. Oliveira, J. van Zweden, S. Mateus, J.G. Millar, F. Nascimento & T. Wenseleers (2019) Do Primitively Eusocial Wasps Use Queen Pheromones to Regulate Reproduction? A Case Study of the Paper Wasp Polistes satan. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 7: 1-10 (IF: 2.686; peer-reviewed) doi: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00199
2017
13- Oliveira R.C., Vollet-Neto A., Oi C.A., van Zweden J.S., Nascimento F., Brent C.S. & Wenseleers T. (2017) Hormonal pleiotropy helps maintain queen signal honesty in a highly eusocial wasp. Scientific Reports 7: 1654 (IF: 4.25; peer-reviewed). Doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-01794-1
2016
12-Oi C.A., Millar J.G., van Zweden J.S. & Wenseleers T. (2016) Conservation of queen pheromones across two species of vespine wasps. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 42(11):1175-1180 doi: 10.1007/s10886-016-0777-9 (IF: 3.15; peer-reviewed)
11- Oliveira R.C., Oi C.A., Vollet-Neto A. & Wenseleers T. (2016) Intraspecific worker parasitism in the common wasp Vespula vulgaris. Animal Behaviour, 13: 79-85, doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.12.025
2015
10-Oi C.A., Van Oystaeyen A., Oliveira R. C., Millar J.G., Verstrepen K.J., van Zweden J.S., Wenseleers T. (2015) Dual effect of wasp queen pheromone in regulating insect sociality. Current Biology, 25(12):1638-40, doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.04.040 (IF: 8.89; peer-reviewed)
9-Oi C.A., van Zweden J.C., Oliveira R.C., Van Oystaeyen A. & Wenseleers T. (2015). The origin and evolution of social insect queen pheromones: Novel hypotheses and outstanding problems. BioEssays 37(7):808-21 doi: 10.1002/bies.201400180. (IF: 4.72; peer-reviewed)
8- Oliveira R.C., Oi C. A., Castro do Nascimento M.M., Vollet-Neto A., Alves D.A., Campos M.C., Nascimento F. & Wenseleers T. (2015) The origin and evolution of queen and fertility signals in Corbiculate bees. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15:254, doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0509-8.
2014
7-Van Oystaeyen A., Oliveira R.C., Holman L., van Zweden J.S., Romero C., Oi C.A., d'Ettorre P., Khalesi M., Billen J., Wäckers F., Millar J.G. & Wenseleers T. (2014) Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing. Science 343: 287-290 (IF: 31.03; peer-reviewed) doi: 10.1126/science.1244899
2013
6- Oi C. A., M.M. López-Uribe, M. Cervini & M.A. Del Lama (2013). Non-lethal method of DNA sampling in euglossine bees supported by mark-recapture experiments and microsatellite genotyping. Journal of Insect Conservation 17(5): 1071-1079. Doi: 10.1007/s10841-013-9582-8
2011
5- Cerântola N.C.M., Oi C.A., Cervini M. & Del Lama M.A. (2011). Genetic differentiation of urban populations of Euglossa cordata from the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Apidologie 42: 214-222. Doi: 10.1051/apido/2010055
2008
4- López-Uribe M.M., Oi C.A. & Del Lama M.A. (2008) Nectar-foraging behavior of euglossine bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in urban areas. Apidologie 39: 410- 418 doi: 10.1051/apido:2008023
Book chapters:
1- Oi C.A, Oliveira. R.C., Wenseleers T.. Causes and consequences of reproductive conflicts in wasp societies. Book chapter in “Neotropical Social Wasps: Basic and applied aspects.” Springer (https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030535094) (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-53510-0_8)
2- Wenseleers, T., Oi C.A., Oliveira R.C.. Worker policing. Book chapter in “Encyclopedia of Social Insects.” Springer (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_137-1)
3- Wenseleers, T., Princen, S., Oliveira, R. C., Oi, C. A. Conflicts of interest within colonies. In book: Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Edited by Christopher K. Starr. Publisher: Springer (doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_28-1)
Poster and talks in conferences
Poster and talks in conferences
2024 Oi, C. A. et al. Progressive provisioning wasp as a test to reproductive ground plan hypothesis for the evolution of social behaviour. Biology & Genomics of Social Insects. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories. New York USA.
2022 Oi, C.A. Physiology and chemical communication favouring reproductive division of labour in wasps. IUSSI 2022 (invited talk to symposium). San Diego, USA
2021 Oi, C. A. Policing and hydrocarbons – how do wasps recognize the eggs? EuroIussi 2020 (invited talk to symposium), online conference.
2021 Oi, C. A. Fantastic wasps and how to study them, ecology, behaviour and evolution. IUSSI Brazilian sxection (invited plenary speaker), online conference
2018 Oi, C.A. et al. The royal pheromones of wasp colonies. XVIII IUSSI, Guarujá Brazil.
2018 Oliveira, R.C. et al. Hormonal pleiotropy helps maintain queen signal honesty in a highly eusocial wasp. XVIII IUSSI, Guarujá Brazil
2018 Bienstman A. et al. The effect of juvenile hormone in Vespula vulgaris. NW IUSSI London (*best student poster presentation).
2018 Stevens I. et al. Cuticular hydrocarbons under effects of juvenile hormone in Polistes satan. NW IUSSI London.
2018 Oi, C. A. et al. Foraging in the cities: ecological niche breadth and overlap of Euglossini bees. EurBee 8. Ghent Belgium
2017 Oi, C. A. et al. Queen pheromones and fertility cues in vespine wasps. XVI ESEB Congress, Groningen, the Netherlands
2017 Oi, C. A. et al. Hydrocarbon signatures of sex and caste-membership in the German wasp Vespula germanica. IV Workshop sobre insetos sociais - IUSSI Brazilian Section Annual Meeting 2017, Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
2016 Oi, C.A. Evolution of queen pheromones and fertility cues in vespine wasps. Euro IUSSI 2016, Hensinki, Finland
2016 Oi, C.A. et al. Egg-maternity cues in vespine wasps. III Worshop sobre Insetos Sociais (IUSSI - Sec Bras), Unesp Rio Claro, Rio Claro, SP-Brazil.
2014 Oi, C.A. et al. Identification of queen egg-marking pheromone in the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris. Annual winter meeting IUSSI North-west European Section, Natural History Museum, London.
2014 van Zweden, J.S., Oi, C.A. et al. Queen signalling in social wasps, International Congress of the IUSSI, Cairns, Australia.
2014 Oliveira R.C. et al. Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers reproduction. International Congress of the IUSSI, Cairns, Australia.
2013 Oi, C.A. et al. Queen signalling in social wasps. IUSSI North-west European section. Annual meeting. Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham.
2012 Hanashiro, F. T. T. ; Eller, M. N. ; Oi, C.A. et al. Experiências de uma atividade prática de campo na disciplina de Biologia Geral do curso de Engenharia Ambiental (EAD).
2010 Silva, R.A.O., V.L. Imperatriz-Fonseca and C.A. Oi. Auxiliary tools to identify species of Meliponini bees, with emphasis on gender Schwarziana. IX Meeting of bees. Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
2010 Cerântola, N.C.M., Oi C.A. et al. Genetic differentiation of urban populations of Euglossa cordata Linnaeus 1758 in the state of Sao Paulo. Brazil. IX Meeting of bees. Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
2009 Nagamati Jr K., C.A. Oi et al. Darwin: Life and work. XVII Congress of Scientific Initiation. Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil. (course given)
2009 Oi C.A. et al. Evolution of Social Behavior. XVII Congress of Scientific Initiation. Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil.(course given)
2008 Nagamati Jr K., C.A. Oi. Biology of Social Behavior. XVI Congress of Scientific Initiation. Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil.(course given)
2007 Oi, C.A., et al. Dispersion and population size of Euglossa cordata and Eulaema nigrita in urban area of São Carlos. VIII Congress of Ecology in Brazil. Caxambu, MG, Brazil.
2007 Oi, C.A. et al. Non-lethal method of DNA sampling in Euglossini (Hymenoptera: Apidae) bees for genetic studies. VII Congress of Scientific Initiation. Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil.
2007 Oi, C.A. et al. Presence of species of orchid bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) in the city of Sao Carlos, SP. XIV Congress of Scientific Initiation. Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil.
2006 Oi, C.A. et al. Euglossini bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) visiting the flowers of Thevetia peruviana (Apocynaceae) in urban areas. VII Meeting of bees. Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil.
2006 López-Uribe, M.M, Oi C.A. et al. Mark-recapture experiments evidence low dispersal distances in the foraging behavior of female euglossine bees in urban areas. III Colombian meeting about native bees. Santa Marta, Colombia.
2005 López-Uribe, M.M, Oi C.A. et al. Population structure of Euglossa cordata and Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera: Euglossini) in urban areas estimated from their floral resources. II Congress of postgraduate of Federal University of Sao Carlos. Sao Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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