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M. Chapuisat

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h-index: 44
Works: 137
Citations: 5,647

Most-cited papers

Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality
Patrick Abbot, J. Abe, J. Alcock, Samuel Alizon +133 more
2011Nature452 citations Open access
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Wood ants use resin to protect themselves against pathogens
M. Chapuisat, A. Oppliger, Pasqualina Magliano, P. Christe
2007Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences192 citations Open access
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Convergent genetic architecture underlies social organization in ants.
Jessica Purcell, A. Brelsford, Y. Wurm, N. Perrin +1 more
2014Current Biology173 citations Open access
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The expression and impact of antifungal grooming in ants
A. Reber, Jessica Purcell, S. D. Buechel, Pierrick Buri +1 more
2011Journal of Evolutionary Biology138 citations Open access
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Experimentally increased group diversity improves disease resistance in an ant species.
A. Reber, G. Castella, P. Christe, M. Chapuisat
2008Ecology Letters108 citations Open access
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Prophylaxis with resin in wood ants
G. Castella, M. Chapuisat, P. Christe
200894 citations
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Split sex ratios in the social Hymenoptera: a meta-analysis
J. Meunier, S. West, M. Chapuisat
200890 citations Open access
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An Ancient and Eroded Social Supergene Is Widespread across Formica Ants.
A. Brelsford, Jessica Purcell, A. Avril, Patrick Tran Van +5 more
2019Current Biology89 citations Open access
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No Evidence for Immune Priming in Ants Exposed to a Fungal Pathogen
A. Reber, M. Chapuisat
2012PLoS ONE79 citations Open access
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Alternative life-histories in a socially polymorphic ant
H. Rosset, M. Chapuisat
2007Evolutionary Ecology73 citations
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Adaptive radiation and social evolution of the ants
Joel Vizueta, Zi-Jun Xiong, Guo Ding, R. Larsen +42 more
2025Cell58 citations Open access
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Flexible social organization and high incidence of drifting in the sweat bee, Halictus scabiosae
Yuko Ulrich, N. Perrin, M. Chapuisat
2009Molecular Ecology58 citations Open access
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Altruism across disciplines: one word, multiple meanings
Christine Clavien, M. Chapuisat
201357 citations Open access
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Wood ants produce a potent antimicrobial agent by applying formic acid on tree‐collected resin
Timothée Brütsch, G. Jaffuel, A. Vallat, T. Turlings +1 more
2017Ecology and Evolution56 citations Open access
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Putative determinants of virulence in Melissococcus plutonius, the bacterial agent causing European foulbrood in honey bees
Daniela Grossar, V. Kilchenmann, Eva Forsgren, J. Charrière +3 more
2020Virulence55 citations Open access
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Mating triggers dynamic immune regulations in wood ant queens
G. Castella, P. Christe, M. Chapuisat
2009Journal of Evolutionary Biology54 citations Open access
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The determinants of queen size in a socially polymorphic ant
J. Meunier, M. Chapuisat
2009Journal of Evolutionary Biology53 citations Open access
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The presence of conifer resin decreases the use of the immune system in wood ants
G. Castella, M. Chapuisat, Y. Moret, P. Christe
200853 citations Open access
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Transitions in social complexity along elevational gradients reveal a combined impact of season length and development time on social evolution
Sarah D. Kocher, L. Pellissier, Carl Veller, Jessica Purcell +3 more
2014Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences52 citations Open access
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Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies
S. Tragust, Line V. Ugelvig, M. Chapuisat, J. Heinze +1 more
2013BMC Evolutionary Biology49 citations Open access
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Genetic clusters and sex-biased gene flow in a unicolonial Formica ant
B. Holzer, L. Keller, M. Chapuisat
2009BMC Evolutionary Biology49 citations Open access
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Diversity, prevalence and virulence of fungal entomopathogens in colonies of the ant Formica selysi
A. Reber, M. Chapuisat
2012Insectes Sociaux46 citations Open access
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Asymmetric assortative mating and queen polyandry are linked to a supergene controlling ant social organization
A. Avril, Jessica Purcell, A. Brelsford, M. Chapuisat
2018Molecular Ecology43 citations Open access
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Immune priming and pathogen resistance in ant queens
D. Gálvez, M. Chapuisat
2014Ecology and Evolution43 citations Open access
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Born to be bee, fed to be worker? The caste system of a primitively eusocial insect
N. Brand, M. Chapuisat
2012Frontiers in Zoology40 citations Open access
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Developmental, metabolic and immunological costs of flea infestation in the common vole
Godefroy Devevey, H. Niculita‐Hirzel, François Biollaz, C. Yvon +2 more
200840 citations Open access
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Maternal effect killing by a supergene controlling ant social organization
A. Avril, Jessica Purcell, S. Béniguel, M. Chapuisat
2020Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America39 citations Open access
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Nestmate recognition and levels of aggression are not altered by changes in genetic diversity in a socially polymorphic ant
H. Rosset, T. Schwander, M. Chapuisat
200736 citations Open access
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BIDIRECTIONAL SHIFTS IN COLONY QUEEN NUMBER IN A SOCIALLY POLYMORPHIC ANT POPULATION
Jessica Purcell, M. Chapuisat
2013Evolution; international journal of organic evolution35 citations Open access
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Social structure varies with elevation in an Alpine ant
Jessica Purcell, L. Pellissier, M. Chapuisat
2015Molecular Ecology33 citations Open access
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Author ' s personal copy Flexible colony-founding strategies in a socially polymorphic ant
A. Reber, J. Meunier, M. Chapuisat
201033 citations
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Convergent evolution of a labile nutritional symbiosis in ants
Raphaella Jackson, D. Monnin, Patapios A Patapiou, G. Golding +7 more
2022The ISME Journal30 citations Open access
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Ant queens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are attracted to fungal pathogens during the initial stage of colony founding
Timothée Brütsch, A. Felden, A. Reber, M. Chapuisat +1 more
201430 citations
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Wood ants protect their brood with tree resin
Timothée Brütsch, M. Chapuisat
201428 citations Open access
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The influence of social structure on brood survival and development in a socially polymorphic ant: insights from a cross‐fostering experiment
Jessica Purcell, M. Chapuisat
2012Journal of Evolutionary Biology23 citations Open access
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Queen acceptance in a socially polymorphic ant
J. Meunier, A. Reber, M. Chapuisat
201123 citations Open access
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The evolution of utility functions and psychological altruism.
Christine Clavien, M. Chapuisat
2016Studies in history and philosophy of biological and biomedical sciences21 citations Open access
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Foreign ant queens are accepted but produce fewer offspring
B. Holzer, M. Chapuisat, L. Keller
2008Oecologia21 citations Open access
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Reproductive conflicts and egg discrimination in a socially polymorphic ant
J. Meunier, Luma Delaplace, M. Chapuisat
2010Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology20 citations Open access
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Ants exhibit asymmetric hybridization in a mosaic hybrid zone
Jessica Purcell, Sacha Zahnd, Anouk Athanasiades, Rebecca Türler +2 more
2016Molecular Ecology19 citations Open access
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Effects of the social environment on the survival and fungal resistance of ant brood
Jessica Purcell, Timothée Brütsch, M. Chapuisat
2012Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology19 citations Open access
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Social evolution: sick ants face death alone.
M. Chapuisat
2010Current Biology19 citations Open access
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Covariation between colony social structure and immune defences of workers in the ant Formica selysi
G. Castella, P. Christe, M. Chapuisat
2010Insectes Sociaux19 citations
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Environmental influence on the phenotype of ant workers revealed by common garden experiment
Jessica Purcell, Dorin Pirogan, A. Avril, Farid Bouyarden +1 more
2016Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology18 citations Open access
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Stay or drift? Queen acceptance in the ant Formica paralugubris
B. Holzer, J. Meunier, Laurent Keller, M. Chapuisat
2008Insectes Sociaux17 citations Open access
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Impact of helpers on colony productivity in a primitively eusocial bee
N. Brand, M. Chapuisat
2014Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology15 citations
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Population genetic diversity and dynamics of the honey bee brood pathogen Melissococcus plutonius in a region with high prevalence
Daniela Grossar, E. Haynes, G. Budge, M. Parejo +4 more
2023Journal of Invertebrate Pathology14 citations Open access
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Unbalanced selection: the challenge of maintaining a social polymorphism when a supergene is selfish
Alireza G. Tafreshi, S. Otto, M. Chapuisat
2022Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences14 citations Open access
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Disentangling the mechanisms linking dispersal and sociality in supergene-mediated ant social forms
Amaranta Fontcuberta, Ornela De Gasperin, A. Avril, S. Dind +1 more
2021Proceedings of the Royal Society B14 citations Open access
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Evidence of phylosymbiosis in Formica ants
Raphaella Jackson, Patapios A Patapiou, G. Golding, H. Helanterä +3 more
2023bioRxiv13 citations Open access
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