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Neil D. Tsutsui is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within biological sciences, with a focus on agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Their work frequently addresses topics related to insect and arachnid ecology and behavior, plant and animal studies, insect and pesticide research, animal behavior and reproduction, neurobiology and insect physiology research, insect symbiosis and bacterial influences, and physiological and biochemical adaptations.

Major subfields of study for Tsutsui include genetics, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, ecology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

Tsutsui has contributed to a number of scientific publications in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Journal of Heredity
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Insects
  • Journal of Experimental Biology

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Tsutsui exemplify their research interests. Selected recent publications are:

  • Intraspecific variation in thermal acclimation and tolerance between populations of the winter ant, Prenolepis imparis (2020), Ecology and Evolution
  • The evolution of species recognition labels in insects (2020), Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • The role of body size and cuticular hydrocarbons in the desiccation resistance of invasive Argentine ants (Linepithema humile) (2023), Journal of Experimental Biology
  • A Species delimitation approach to uncover cryptic species in the South American fire ant decapitating flies (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon) (2020), PLoS ONE
  • Announcing Big-Bee: An initiative to promote understanding of bees through image and trait digitization (2021), Biodiversity Information Science and Standards

Tsutsui has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including Elizabeth Cash, Philip S. Ward, Merly Escalona, Ruta Sahasrabudhe, and Courtney Miller. These frequent coauthors reflect ongoing collaborations in related research areas.

Best Publications

  • Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera

    George M. Weinstock;Gene E. Robinson;Richard A. Gibbs;Kim C. Worley

  • The Causes and Consequences of Ant Invasions

    David A. Holway;Lori Lach;Andrew V. Suarez;Neil D. Tsutsui

  • Reduced genetic variation and the success of an invasive species

    Neil D. Tsutsui;Andrew V. Suarez;David A. Holway;Ted J. Case

  • The Value of Museum Collections for Research and Society

    Andrew V. Suarez;Neil D. Tsutsui

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Thrice Out of Africa: Ancient and Recent Expansions of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera

    Charles W. Whitfield;Susanta K. Behura;Stewart H. Berlocher;Andrew G. Clark

  • The evolutionary consequences of biological invasions

    Andrew V. Suarez;Neil D. Tsutsui

  • Behavioral and genetic differentiation between native and introduced populations of the Argentine ant.

    Andrew V. Suarez;Neil D. Tsutsui;David A. Holway;Ted J. Case

  • Draft genome of the globally widespread and invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile).

    Christopher D. Smith;Aleksey Zimin;Carson Holt;Ehab Abouheif

  • The Colony Structure and Population Biology of Invasive Ants

    Neil D. Tsutsui;Andrew V. Suarez

  • Draft genome of the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus

    Chris R. Smith;Christopher D. Smith;Hugh M. Robertson;Martin Helmkampf

  • The genome sequence of the leaf-cutter ant Atta cephalotes reveals insights into its obligate symbiotic lifestyle

    Garret Suen;Garret Suen;Clotilde Teiling;Lewyn Li;Carson Holt

  • Genetic diversity, asymmetrical aggression, and recognition in a widespread invasive species.

    Neil D. Tsutsui;Andrew V. Suarez;Richard K. Grosberg

  • Social insect genomes exhibit dramatic evolution in gene composition and regulation while preserving regulatory features linked to sociality

    Daniel F. Simola;Lothar Wissler;Greg Donahue;Robert M. Waterhouse

  • Relationships among native and introduced populations of the Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) and the source of introduced populations

    Neil D. Tsutsui;Andrew V. Suarez;David A. Holway;Ted J. Case

  • Asynchronous Diversification in a Specialized Plant-Pollinator Mutualism

    Santiago R. Ramírez;Santiago R. Ramírez;Thomas Eltz;Mikiko K. Fujiwara;Günter Gerlach

  • POPULATION GENETICS AND COLONY STRUCTURE OF THE ARGENTINE ANT (LINEPITHEMA HUMILE) IN ITS NATIVE AND INTRODUCED RANGES

    Neil D. Tsutsui;Ted J. Case

  • Spatiotemporal patterns of intraspecific aggression in the invasive Argentine ant

    Andrew V. Suarez;Andrew V. Suarez;David A. Holway;Dangsheng Liang;Neil D. Tsutsui;Neil D. Tsutsui

  • Taxonomically restricted genes are associated with the evolution of sociality in the honey bee

    Brian R Johnson;Neil D Tsutsui

  • The Complex Demographic History and Evolutionary Origin of the Western Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera.

    Julie M. Cridland;Neil D. Tsutsui;Santiago R. Ramírez

  • Genetics and behavior of a colonizing species: the invasive Argentine ant.

    A. V. Suarez;D. A. Holway;N. D. Tsutsui

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew V. Suarez
Andrew V. Suarez University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
David A. Holway
David A. Holway University of California, San Diego
Cameron R. Currie
Cameron R. Currie University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ted J. Case
Ted J. Case University of California, San Diego
Garret Suen
Garret Suen University of Wisconsin–Madison
Christine G. Elsik
Christine G. Elsik University of Missouri
Dan Graur
Dan Graur University of Houston
Hugh M. Robertson
Hugh M. Robertson University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
andrew g clark
andrew g clark Cornell University
Kenneth J. Shea
Kenneth J. Shea University of California, Irvine

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