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Francesca Romana Dani

Francesca Romana Dani

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
32
Citations
4882
World Ranking
8032
National Ranking
171

Overview

Francesca Romana Dani is affiliated with the University of Florence in Italy and has conducted research primarily in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a notable focus on insect science, ecology, evolution, behavior, systematics, plant science, genetics, and cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their work covers multiple intersecting disciplines that contribute to the understanding of insect and pesticide research and related biological studies.

Their research topics include:

  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Insect Pest Control Strategies
  • Mosquito-borne diseases and control

Francesca Romana Dani has published multiple papers in well-known venues including the Journal of Environmental Management, Scientific Reports, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Soil Use and Management.

Recent publications include:

  • Increased immunocompetence and network centrality of allogroomer workers suggest a link between individual and social immunity in honeybees, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Environmental ameliorations and politics in support of pollinators. Experiences from Europe: A review, 2024, Journal of Environmental Management
  • Soil microbiome biomass, activity, composition and CO2 emissions in a long-term organic and conventional farming systems, 2022, Soil Use and Management
  • Advances in mosquito repellents: effectiveness of citronellal derivatives in laboratory and field trials, 2022, Pest Management Science
  • The Odorant-Binding Proteins of the Spider Mite Tetranychus urticae, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Oana Catalina Moldoveanu
  • Martino Maggioni
  • Immacolata Iovinella
  • Beniamino Caputo
  • Pietro Cobre

Best Publications

  • Beyond chemoreception: diverse tasks of soluble olfactory proteins in insects.

    Paolo Pelosi;Immacolata Iovinella;Jiao Zhu;Guirong Wang

  • Soluble proteins of chemical communication: an overview across arthropods.

    Paolo Pelosi;Immacolata Iovinella;Antonio Felicioli;Francesca Romana Dani

  • Nestmate Recognition Cues in the Honey Bee: Differential Importance of Cuticular Alkanes and Alkenes

    Francesca R. Dani;Graeme R. Jones;Silvia Corsi;Richard Beard

  • Deciphering the recognition signature within the cuticular chemical profile of paper wasps

    Francesca Romana Dani;Graeme R. Jones;Simonetta Destri;Sally H. Spencer

  • Soluble proteins of chemical communication in the social wasp Polistes dominulus.

    M. Calvello;N. Guerra;A. Brandazza;C. Dambrosio

  • Odorant-binding proteins and chemosensory proteins in pheromone detection and release in the silkmoth Bombyx mori.

    Francesca R. Dani;Elena Michelucci;Simona Francese;Guido Mastrobuoni

  • Differential expression of odorant-binding proteins in the mandibular glands of the honey bee according to caste and age.

    Immacolata Iovinella;Francesca Romana Dani;Alberto Niccolini;Simona Sagona

  • Expression of odorant-binding proteins and chemosensory proteins in some Hymenoptera

    M. Calvello;A. Brandazza;A. Navarrini;F.R. Dani

  • Dominulin A and B : Two new antibacterial peptides identified on the cuticle and in the venom of the social paper wasp Polistes dominulus using MALDI-TOF, MALDI-TOF/TOF, and ESI-ion trap

    Stefano Turillazzi;Guido Mastrobuoni;Francesca R. Dani;Gloriano Moneti

  • Identification and composition of cuticular hydrocarbons of the major Afrotropical malaria vector Anopheles gambiae s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae): analysis of sexual dimorphism and age-related changes.

    Beniamino Caputo;Francesca R. Dani;Gill L. Horne;Vincenzo Petrarca

  • Cooperative interactions between odorant-binding proteins of Anopheles gambiae

    Huili Qiao;Xiaoli He;Danuta Schymura;Liping Ban

  • Diversity, abundance, and sex-specific expression of chemosensory proteins in the reproductive organs of the locust Locusta migratoria manilensis.

    Xian Hong Zhou;Li Ping Ban;Immacolata Iovinella;Li Jing Zhao

  • Solid-phase Microextraction of Insect Epicuticular Hydrocarbons for Gas Chromatographic/Mass Spectrometric Analysis

    Gloriano Moneti;Francesca R. Dani;Giuseppe Pieraccini;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Recognition of social parasites as nest-mates: adoption of colony-specific host cuticular odours by the paper wasp parasite Polistes sulcifer

    Matthew F. Sledge;Francesca R. Dani;Rita Cervo;Leonardo Dapporto

  • Social hackers: integration in the host chemical recognition system by a paper wasp social parasite.

    S. Turillazzi;M. F. Sledge;F. R. Dani;R. Cervo

  • Conserved chemosensory proteins in the proboscis and eyes of Lepidoptera

    Jiao Zhu;Immacolata Iovinella;Francesca Romana Dani;Yu-Ling Liu

  • Mapping the Expression of Soluble Olfactory Proteins in the Honeybee

    Francesca Romana Dani;Immacolata Iovinella;Antonio Felicioli;Alberto Niccolini

  • Can cuticular lipids provide sufficient information for within-colony nepotism in wasps?

    Francesca R. Dani;Kevin R. Foster;Francesca Zacchi;Perttu Seppä

  • Cuticular lipids as semiochemicals in paper wasps and other social insects

    Francesca Romana Dani

  • Chemical mimicry in an incipient leaf-cutting ant social parasite

    Duccio Lambardi;Duccio Lambardi;Francesca R. Dani;Stefano Turillazzi;Jacobus J. Boomsma

  • Social dominance molds cuticular and egg chemical blends in a paper wasp

    Leonardo Dapporto;Francesca Romana Dani;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Behavioural evidence for the involvement of Dufour’s gland secretion in nestmate recognition in the social wasp Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

    F. R. Dani;Sara Fratini;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Workers of a Polistes Paper Wasp Detect the Presence of Their Queen by Chemical Cues

    Leonardo Dapporto;Antonio Santini;Francesca R. Dani;Stefano Turillazzi

  • Ion–molecule reactions of ionic species from acetonitrile with unsaturated hydrocarbons for the identification of the double‐bond position using an ion trap

    Gloriano Moneti;Giuseppe Pieraccini;Francesca Dani;Stefano Turillazzi

Frequent Co-Authors

Stefano Turillazzi
Stefano Turillazzi University of Florence
Rita Cervo
Rita Cervo University of Florence
Paolo Pelosi
Paolo Pelosi Austrian Institute of Technology
Gloriano Moneti
Gloriano Moneti University of Florence
Leonardo Dapporto
Leonardo Dapporto University of Florence
Alessandra della Torre
Alessandra della Torre Sapienza University of Rome
Patrizia d'Ettorre
Patrizia d'Ettorre Paris 13 University
Andrea Scaloni
Andrea Scaloni National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Mario Coluzzi
Mario Coluzzi Sapienza University of Rome
Wolfgang Knoll
Wolfgang Knoll Austrian Institute of Technology

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