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R. Cervo · SciRah

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R. Cervo

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h-index: 31
Works: 140
Citations: 3,529

Most-cited papers

Polistes wasps and their social parasites: an overview
R. Cervo
2006120 citations
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An overview on the natural enemies of Rhynchophorus palm weevils, with focus on R. ferrugineus
G. Mazza, V. Francardi, S. Simoni, C. Benvenuti +7 more
2014114 citations Open access
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Effects of the Diet on the Microbiota of the Red Palm Weevil (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae)
M. Montagna, B. Chouaia, G. Mazza, E. Prosdocimi +11 more
2015PLoS ONE94 citations Open access
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On status badges and quality signals in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus: body size, facial colour patterns and hierarchical rank
R. Cervo, L. Dapporto, L. Beani, J. Strassmann +1 more
2008Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences85 citations Open access
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Biopesticides and insect pollinators: Detrimental effects, outdated guidelines, and future directions.
Federico Cappa, D. Baracchi, R. Cervo
2022Science of the Total Environment74 citations Open access
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Competition between the native and the introduced hornets Vespa crabro and Vespa velutina: a comparison of potentially relevant life‐history traits
A. Cini, Federico Cappa, I. Petrocelli, I. Pepiciello +2 more
201870 citations
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A quantitative threshold for nest-mate recognition in a paper social wasp
A. Cini, Letizia Gioli, R. Cervo
2009Biology Letters54 citations Open access
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The Cost of Queen Loss in the Social Wasp Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
J. Strassmann, A. Fortunato, R. Cervo, S. Turillazzi +2 more
200448 citations
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Dynamics of chemical mimicry in the social parasite wasp Polistes semenowi (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
M. C. Lorenzi, R. Cervo, F. Zacchi, S. Turillazzi +1 more
2004Parasitology46 citations
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Alien Insects in Italy: Comparing Patterns from the Regional to European Level
A. Inghilesi, G. Mazza, R. Cervo, F. Gherardi +3 more
2013Journal of Insect Science42 citations Open access
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Evidence of immunocompetence reduction induced by cadmium exposure in honey bees (Apis mellifera).
P. Polykretis, G. Delfino, I. Petrocelli, R. Cervo +6 more
2016Environmental Pollution41 citations Open access
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High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite–host preferences
R. Cervo, C. Bruschini, Federico Cappa, Stefania Meconcelli +3 more
2014Journal of Experimental Biology41 citations
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Hornets and Honey Bees: A Coevolutionary Arms Race between Ancient Adaptations and New Invasive Threats
Federico Cappa, A. Cini, L. Bortolotti, J. Poidatz +1 more
2021Insects40 citations Open access
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Antimicrobial activity of the red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus
G. Mazza, V. Arizza, David Baracchi, G. Barzanti +11 more
201140 citations
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Natural biocide disrupts nestmate recognition in honeybees
Federico Cappa, I. Petrocelli, F. Dani, L. Dapporto +4 more
2019Scientific Reports38 citations Open access
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Visual Recognition in Social Wasps
R. Cervo, A. Cini, S. Turillazzi
201538 citations
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Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) larvae possess their own chemical signatures.
C. Cotoneschi, F. Dani, R. Cervo, M. Sledge +1 more
2007Journal of insect physiology37 citations
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Gut microbial composition in different castes and developmental stages of the invasive hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax.
A. Cini, N. Meriggi, G. Bacci, Federico Cappa +3 more
2020Science of the Total Environment35 citations Open access
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Facultative social parasites mark host nests with branched hydrocarbons
M. Lorenzi, R. Cervo, A. Bagnères
201135 citations
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Exposure to a biopesticide interferes with sucrose responsiveness and learning in honey bees
D. Carlesso, Stefania Smargiassi, Lara Sassoli, Federico Cappa +2 more
2020Scientific Reports34 citations Open access
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Sight in a Clique, Scent in Society: Plasticity in the Use of Nestmate Recognition Cues Along Colony Development in the Social Wasp Polistes dominula
A. Cini, Federico Cappa, I. Pepiciello, L. Platania +2 more
2019Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution33 citations Open access
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The queen is not a pacemaker in the small-colony wasps Polistes instabilis and P. dominulus
S. Jha, Rowan G. Casey-Ford, J. S. Pedersen, T. Platt +3 more
200633 citations
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Bee guards detect foreign foragers with cuticular chemical profiles altered by phoretic varroa mites
Federico Cappa, C. Bruschini, I. Protti, S. Turillazzi +1 more
201631 citations
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Social parasitism and the molecular basis of phenotypic evolution
A. Cini, S. Patalano, A. Segonds-Pichon, G. Busby +2 more
2015Frontiers in Genetics31 citations Open access
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Just phoresy? Reduced lifespan in red palm weevils Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) infested by the mite Centrouropoda almerodai (Uroactiniinae: Uropodina)
Giuseppe Mazza, A. Cini, R. Cervo, S. Longo
201131 citations Open access
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Recognition of a paper wasp social parasite by its host: evidence for a visual signal reducing host aggressiveness
I. Ortolani, L. Zechini, S. Turillazzi, R. Cervo
201031 citations
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Inquiline social parasites as tools to unlock the secrets of insect sociality
A. Cini, S. Sumner, R. Cervo
2019Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences29 citations Open access
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Ovarian indexes as indicators of reproductive investment and egg-laying activity in social insects: a comparison among methods
A. Cini, Stefania Meconcelli, R. Cervo
2013Insectes Sociaux28 citations
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Fight or fool? Physical strength, instead of sensory deception, matters in host nest invasion by a wasp social parasite
A. Cini, C. Bruschini, L. Poggi, R. Cervo
201128 citations
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Caste differences in venom volatiles and their effect on alarm behaviour in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Christ)
C. Bruschini, R. Cervo, I. Protti, S. Turillazzi
2008Journal of Experimental Biology28 citations
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The importance of being yellow: visual over chemical cues in gender recognition in a social wasp
Federico Cappa, L. Beani, R. Cervo
201627 citations Open access
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A network of sex and competition: The promiscuous mating system of an invasive weevil
A. Inghilesi, G. Mazza, R. Cervo, A. Cini
201527 citations Open access
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Invasion of the Nest of Polistes dominulus by the Social Parasite Sulcopolistes sulcifer (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)1
S. Turillazzi, R. Cervo, I. Cavallari
201027 citations
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Rank integration in dominance hierarchies of host colonies by the paper wasp social parasite Polistes sulcifer (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).
L. Dapporto, R. Cervo, M. Sledge, S. Turillazzi
2004Journal of insect physiology27 citations
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Increased immunocompetence and network centrality of allogroomer workers suggest a link between individual and social immunity in honeybees
A. Cini, A. Bordoni, Federico Cappa, I. Petrocelli +5 more
2020Scientific Reports26 citations Open access
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Almost royal: incomplete suppression of host worker ovarian development by a social parasite wasp
A. Cini, R. Nieri, L. Dapporto, T. Monnin +1 more
2013Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology26 citations
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Intra‐specific body size variation in Polistes paper wasps as a response to social parasite pressure
I. Ortolani, R. Cervo
201026 citations Open access
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Why are larvae of the social parasite wasp Polistes sulcifer not removed from the host nest?
R. Cervo, F. Dani, C. Cotoneschi, Clea Scala +4 more
2008Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology26 citations
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Antennal Protein Profile in Honeybees: Caste and Task Matter More Than Age
I. Iovinella, Federico Cappa, A. Cini, I. Petrocelli +3 more
2018Frontiers in Physiology25 citations Open access
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Testing male immunocompetence in two hymenopterans with different levels of social organization: ‘live hard, die young?’
Federico Cappa, L. Beani, R. Cervo, C. Grozinger +1 more
201525 citations Open access
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Cuticular hydrocarbons rather than peptides are responsible for nestmate recognition in Polistes dominulus.
C. Bruschini, R. Cervo, A. Cini, G. Pieraccini +3 more
2011Chemical Sensors25 citations Open access
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Novel Insights into the Ontogeny of Nestmate Recognition in Polistes Social Wasps
L. Signorotti, Federico Cappa, P. d'Ettorre, R. Cervo
2014PLoS ONE24 citations Open access
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Evidence of alarm pheromones in the venom of Polistes dominulus workers (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
C. Bruschini, R. Cervo, S. Turillazzi
200623 citations
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Sensing the intruder: a quantitative threshold for recognition cues perception in honeybees
Federico Cappa, C. Bruschini, M. Cipollini, G. Pieraccini +1 more
2014Die Naturwissenschaften20 citations Open access
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Spring Usurpation Restlessness: A Wasp Social Parasite Adapts its Seasonal Activity to the Host Cycle
I. Ortolani, S. Turillazzi, R. Cervo
200820 citations
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Rethinking recognition: social context in adult life rather than early experience shapes recognition in a social wasp
Federico Cappa, A. Cini, L. Signorotti, R. Cervo
2020Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences19 citations Open access
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The chemical basis of host nest detection and chemical integration in a cuckoo paper wasp
A. Cini, C. Bruschini, L. Signorotti, L. Pontieri +2 more
2011Journal of Experimental Biology19 citations Open access
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Hydrocarbon rank signatures correlate with differential oophagy and dominance behaviour in Polistes dominulus foundresses
L. Dapporto, C. Bruschini, R. Cervo, I. Petrocelli +1 more
2010Journal of Experimental Biology19 citations
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Daily activity and non-random occurrence of captures in the Asian palm weevils
L. Fanini, S. Longo, R. Cervo, P. Roversi +1 more
201418 citations
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Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) larvae show different cuticular patterns according to their sex: workers seem not use this chemical information.
C. Cotoneschi, F. Dani, R. Cervo, Clea Scala +3 more
2008Chemical Sensors18 citations Open access
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