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Judith Korb is affiliated with the University of Freiburg in Germany. Their research primarily spans across Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a significant focus on Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology. Within these disciplines, their work intersects subfields such as Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Plant Science.

The main topics covered in Korb's research include:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Judith Korb's publication record highlights several significant contributions with papers published mainly in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, where they have contributed to six publications. Other frequent publishing venues include Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Current Opinion in Insect Science, and BMC Genomics.

Representative recent papers authored or co-authored by Korb include:

  • Comparative transcriptomic analysis of the mechanisms underpinning ageing and fecundity in social insects (2021) - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Ageing and sociality: why, when and how does sociality change ageing patterns? (2021) - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences

Korb has worked closely with several co-authors, frequently collaborating with:

  • D. Elsner
  • Karen Meusemann
  • Silu Lin
  • Abel Bernadou
  • Jürgen Heinze

This network of collaborations has supported Korb's research on ageing, sociality, and physiology in social insects, among other topics. Their interdisciplinary approach integrates molecular, ecological, and behavioral studies.

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Molecular traces of alternative social organization in a termite genome

    Nicolas Terrapon;Nicolas Terrapon;Cai Li;Hugh M. Robertson;Lu Ji

  • Hemimetabolous genomes reveal molecular basis of termite eusociality

    Mark C. Harrison;Evelien Jongepier;Hugh M. Robertson;Nicolas Arning

  • Complementary symbiont contributions to plant decomposition in a fungus-farming termite

    Michael Poulsen;Haofu Hu;Cai Li;Zhensheng Chen

  • Thermoregulation and ventilation of termite mounds.

    Judith Korb

  • Life history and development ‐ a framework for understanding developmental plasticity in lower termites

    Judith Korb;Klaus Hartfelder

  • Ecology of Social Evolution

    Judith Korb;Jürgen Heinze

  • The effects of temperature on the architecture and distribution of Macrotermes bellicosus (Isoptera, Macrotermitinae) mounds in different habitats of a West African Guinea savanna

    J. Korb;K.E. Linsenmair

  • The Ecology of Social Evolution in Termites

    Judith Korb

  • Termite Mound Architecture, from Function to Construction

    Judith Korb

  • Multilevel selection and social evolution of insect societies

    Judith Korb;Jürgen Heinze

  • Ventilation of termite mounds: new results require a new model

    Judith Korb;Karl Eduard Linsenmair

  • A Gene Necessary for Reproductive Suppression in Termites

    Judith Korb;Judith Korb;Tobias Weil;Tobias Weil;Katharina Hoffmann;Kevin R. Foster

  • Social organisation and the status of workers in termites

    Yves Roisin;Judith Korb

  • Longevity and transposon defense, the case of termite reproductives.

    Daniel Elsner;Karen Meusemann;Judith Korb

  • The architecture of termite mounds: a result of a trade-off between thermoregulation and gas exchange?

    Judith Korb;Karl Eduard Linsenmair

  • The evolution of uniparental transmission of fungal symbionts in fungus-growing termites (Macrotermitinae)

    Judith Korb;Duur K. Aanen

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  • Sociality in Termites

    Judith Korb;Barbara Thorne

  • The causes of spatial patterning of mounds of a fungus-cultivating termite: results from nearest-neighbour analysis and ecological studies

    Judith Korb;Karl Eduard Linsenmair

  • Reproductive decision-making in the termite, Cryptotermes secundus (Kalotermitidae), under variable food conditions

    Judith Korb;Michael Lenz

  • Supporting Online Material for A Gene Necessary for Reproductive Suppression in Termites

    Judith Korb;Tobias Weil;Katharina Hoffmann;Kevin R. Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Karen Meusemann
Karen Meusemann University of Freiburg
Karl Eduard Linsenmair
Karl Eduard Linsenmair University of Würzburg
Jürgen Heinze
Jürgen Heinze University of Regensburg
Michael Poulsen
Michael Poulsen University of Copenhagen
Erich Bornberg-Bauer
Erich Bornberg-Bauer University of Münster
Kevin R. Foster
Kevin R. Foster University of Oxford
Michael Rehli
Michael Rehli University of Regensburg
Klaus Hartfelder
Klaus Hartfelder Universidade de São Paulo
Xavier Bellés
Xavier Bellés Pompeu Fabra University
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University

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