Publications and preprints
Colgan Lab @JGU Mainz
Journal Publications
Publications from group members are listed below. However, a more up to date version of publications may be found at Google Scholar
2023
17. Unexpected worker mating and colony-founding in a superorganism
Mingsheng Zhuang*, Thomas J Colgan*, Yulong Guo, Zhengyi Zhang, Fugang Liu, Zhongyan Xia, Xueyan Dai, Zhihao Zhang, Yuanjian Li, Liuhao Wang, Jin Xu, Yueqin Guo, Yingping Qu, Jun Yao, Huipeng Yang, Fan Yang, Xiaoying Li, Jun Guo, Mark JF Brown, Jilian Li
Zhuang, Colgan et al. Nature Communications, 2023
16. Signatures of adaptation, constraints, and potential redundancy in the canonical immune genes of a key pollinator
Sarah J Larragy, Jannik S Möllmann, Jane C Stout, James C Carolan, Thomas J Colgan
Larragy et al Genome Biology & Evolution, 20232022
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15. Genomic architecture and sexually dimorphic expression underlying immunity in the red mason bee, Osmia bicornis
Jannik S. Möllmann,Thomas J. Colgan
Möllmann & Colgan Insect Molecular Biology, 2022
14. Genomic signatures of recent adaptation in a wild bumblebee
Thomas J. Colgan, Andres N. Arce, Richard J. Gill, Ana Ramos-Rodrigues, Abdoulie Kanteh, Elizabeth J. Duncan, Li Li, Lars Chittka, Yannick Wurm
Colgan et al. Molecular Biology & Evolution, 20212021
13. Alternative migratory tactics in brown trout (Salmo trutta) are underpinned by divergent regulation of metabolic but not neurological genes
Robert Wynne, Louise Archer, Stephen A. Hutton, Luke Harman, Patrick Gargan, Peter A. Moran, Eileen Dillane, Jamie Coughlan, Thomas F. Cross, Philip McGinnity, Thomas J. Colgan, Thomas E. Reed
Wynne et al. Ecology & Evolution, 2021
12. Evolution and expression of the immune system of a facultatively anadromous salmonid
Thomas J Colgan, Peter A Moran, Louise C Archer, Robert Wynne, Stephen A Hutton, Philip McGinnity, Thomas E Reed
Colgan et al., Fronters in Immunology, 20212020
11. Infection by the castrating parasitic nematode Sphaerularia bombi changes gene expression in Bombus terrestris bumblebee queens
Thomas J Colgan, James C Carolan, Seirian Sumner, Mark L Blaxter, Mark JF Brown
Colgan et al. Insect Molecular Biology, 20202019
10. Mating precedes selective immune priming which is maintained throughout bumblebee queen diapause
Thomas J Colgan, Sive Finlay, Mark JF Brown, James C Carolan
Colgan et al. BMC Genomics, 2019
9. The liver proteome in a mouse model for Ascaris suum resistance and susceptibility: evidence for an altered innate immune response
Gwendoline Deslyper, Celia V Holland, Thomas J Colgan, James C Carolan
Deslyper et al. Parasites & Vectors, 2019
8. Caste‐and pesticide‐specific effects of neonicotinoid pesticide exposure on gene expression in bumblebees
Thomas J Colgan, Isabel K Fletcher, Andres N Arce, Richard J Gill, Ana Ramos Rodrigues, Eckart Stolle, Lars Chittka, Yannick Wurm
Colgan et al. Molecular Ecology, 2019
7. Exposure to microplastics reduces attachment strength and alters the haemolymph proteome of blue mussels (Mytilus edulis)
Dannielle S Green, Thomas J Colgan, Richard C Thompson, James C Carolan
Green et al. Environmental Pollution, 20192018
6. Foraging bumblebees acquire a preference for neonicotinoid-treated food with prolonged exposure
Andres N Arce, Ana Ramos Rodrigues, Jiajun Yu, Thomas J Colgan, Yannick Wurm, Richard J Gill
Arce et al. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 20182017
5. Impact of controlled neonicotinoid exposure on bumblebees in a realistic field setting
Andres N Arce, Thomas I David, Emma L Randall, Ana Ramos Rodrigues, Thomas J Colgan, Yannick Wurm, Richard J Gill
Arce et al. Journal of Applied Ecology, 20172016
4. A proteomic investigation of hepatic resistance to Ascaris in a murine model
Gwendoline Deslyper, Thomas J Colgan, Andrew JR Cooper, Celia V Holland, James C Carolan
Deslyper et al. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20162015
3. The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization
Bumblebee Genome Consortium (including Thomas J Colgan)
Sadd et al. Genome Biology, 2015
2. A depauperate immune repertoire precedes evolution of sociality in bees
Seth M Barribeau, Ben M Sadd, Louis du Plessis, Mark JF Brown, Severine D Buechel, Kaat Cappelle, James C Carolan, Olivier Christiaens, Thomas J Colgan, Silvio Erler, Jay Evans, Sophie Helbing, Elke Karaus, H Michael G Lattorff, Monika Marxer, Ivan Meeus, Kathrin Näpflin, Jinzhi Niu, Regula Schmid-Hempel, Guy Smagghe, Robert M Waterhouse, Na Yu, Evgeny M Zdobnov, Paul Schmid-Hempel
Barribeau et al. Genome Biology, 20152011
1. Polyphenism in social insects: insights from a transcriptome-wide analysis of gene expression in the life stages of the key pollinator, Bombus terrestris
Thomas J Colgan, James C Carolan, Stephen J Bridgett, Seirian Sumner, Mark L Blaxter, Mark JF Brown
Colgan et al. BMC Genomics, 2011