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Anne-Geneviève Bagnères

Anne-Geneviève Bagnères

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
45
Citations
6538
World Ranking
4911
National Ranking
220

Overview

Anne-Geneviève Bagnères is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research spans across several fields including Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Plant Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, and Insect Science.

The primary topics covered in their work include Plant and animal studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Insect and Pesticide Research, Genetic diversity and population structure, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, and Phytochemistry and biological activities of Ficus species.

Notable recent publications by Anne-Geneviève Bagnères include:

  • Genomic data provide insights into the classification of extant termites, 2024, Nature Communications
  • Extensive human-mediated jump dispersal within and across the native and introduced ranges of the invasive termite Reticulitermes flavipes, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Floral scent of the Mediterranean fig tree: significant inter-varietal difference but strong conservation of the signal responsible for pollinator attraction, 2023, Scientific Reports
  • Strong Gene Flow Undermines Local Adaptations in a Host Parasite System, 2020, Insects
  • Non-random sorting of parental chemical compounds during hybrid speciation, 2025, Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Anne-Geneviève Bagnères frequently collaborates with a group of coauthors, including Franck Dedeine, Edward L. Vargo, Simon Dupont, Bruno Buatois, and Martine Hossaert-McKey. Each of these collaborators has co-authored at least two publications with Bagnères.

Their work is published in a range of scientific venues such as Nature Communications, Molecular Ecology, Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Scientific Reports, and Insects.

Best Publications

  • Insect Hydrocarbons : Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology

    Gary J Blomquist;Anne Genevieve Bagneres

  • Biosystematics of Reticulitermes termites in Europe: morphological, chemical and molecular data

    J.-L. Clément;A.-G. Bagnères;P. Uva;L. Wilfert

  • Interspecific recognition among termites of the genusReticulitermes: Evidence for a role for the cuticular hydrocarbons.

    Anne-Genevieve Bagneres;Armand Killian;Jean-Luc Clement;Catherine Lange

  • Cuticular hydrocarbons, social organization and ovarian development in a polistine wasp: Polistes dominulus christ

    Annie Bonavita-Cougourdan;Guy Theraulaz;Anne-Geneviève Bagnères;Maurice Roux

  • The postpharyngeal glands and the cuticle of Formicidae contain the same characteristic hydrocarbons.

    A. G. Bagnères;E. D. Morgan

  • Cuticular hydrocarbons and defensive compounds of Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and R. santonensis (Feytaud): polymorphism and chemotaxonomy

    Anne Genevieve Bagnères;Jean Luc Clément;Murray S. Blum;Ray F. Severson

  • Individual, Geographical and Experimental Variation of Cuticular Hydrocarbons of the Ant Cataglyphis cursor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)" Their Use in Nest and Subspecies Recognition

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  • Cuticular Hydrocarbon Composition Reflects Genetic Relationship Among Colonies of the Introduced Termite Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud

    Stéphanie Dronnet;Caroline Lohou;Jean-Philippe Christides;Anne-Geneviève Bagnères

  • A Comparative Genetic Analysis of the Subterranean Termite Genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

    James W. Austin;Allen L. Szalanski;Paolo Uva;Anne-Genevieve Bagnères

  • Genetic Evidence for the Synonymy of Two Reticulitermes Species: Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes santonensis

    James W. Austin;Allen L. Szalanski;R. H. Scheffrahn;M. T. Messenger

  • Chemical Usurpation of a Nest by Paper Wasp Parasites

    Anne-Geneviève Bagnères;Maria Cristina Lorenzi;Georges Dusticier;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Insect Hydrocarbons: Introduction: history and overview of insect hydrocarbons

    Gary J. Blomquist;Anne-Geneviève Bagnères

  • Genetic analysis of the breeding system of an invasive subterranean termite, Reticulitermes santonensis, in urban and natural habitats.

    Stéphanie Dronnet;Michel Chapuisat;Edward L Vargo;Anne-Geneviève Bagnères

  • Induced mimicry of colony odors in ants.

    Anne Genevieve Bagneres;Christine Errard;Catherine Mulheim;Catherine Joulie

  • Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the European subterranean termite, Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud

    Stéphanie Dronnet;Anne-Geneviève Bagnères;Thomas R. Juba;Edward L. Vargo

  • Polistes biglumis bimaculatus epicuticular hydrocarbons and nestmate recognition (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

    M.C. Lorenzi;A.G. Bagnères;J.-L. Clément;S. Turillazzi

  • Modifications of the cuticular hydrocarbon profile of Apis mellifera worker bees in the presence of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni in brood cells

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  • CHEMICAL DECEPTION/MIMICRY USING CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS

    Anne-Geneviève Bagnères;M. Cristina Lorenzi

  • Change in the chemical signature of the ant leptothorax lichtensteini bondroit with time

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  • Effect of age and sex on the production of internal and external hydrocarbons and pheromones in the housefly, Musca domestica

    Shuping Mpuru;Gary J Blomquist;Coby Schal;Maurice Roux

  • A simple method for analysis of insect cuticular hydrocarbons.

    Bagnères Ag;Morgan Ed

  • Interspecific Variation in Terpenoid Composition of Defensive Secretions of European Reticulitermes Termites

    Alexandre Quintana;Judith Reinhard;Robert Faure;Paolo Uva

  • Identification of a widespread monomolecular odor differentially attractive to several Delia radicum ground-dwelling predators in the field.

    Antonin Ferry;Sebastien Dugravot;Thomas Delattre;Jean-Philippe Christides

  • Role of plant volatiles in the search for a host by parasitoidDiglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae)

    Valérie Finidori-Logli;Anne-Geneviève Bagnères;Jean-Luc Clément

  • The role of cuticular hydrocarbons in insect societies: is it the same in paper wasps?

    Maria Cristina Lorenzi;A. G. Bagneres;J. L. Clement

Frequent Co-Authors

Edward L. Vargo
Edward L. Vargo Texas A&M University
Coby Schal
Coby Schal North Carolina State University
Gary J. Blomquist
Gary J. Blomquist University of Nevada Reno
Stefano Turillazzi
Stefano Turillazzi University of Florence
Rita Cervo
Rita Cervo University of Florence
Yves Le Conte
Yves Le Conte INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Carlos A. M. Afonso
Carlos A. M. Afonso University of Lisbon
Murray S. Blum
Murray S. Blum University of Georgia
Wittko Francke
Wittko Francke Universität Hamburg
Claudio R. Lazzari
Claudio R. Lazzari François Rabelais University

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