Publications

Ismaieel, A. R.; Stieber, R.; Hansson, B. S.; Bisch-Knaden, S.: Hawkmoths can smell with grooming organs on their legs. Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology Sensory Neural and Behavioral Physiology 212, pp. 197 - 209 (2026)

Jiang, N.-J.; Bhat, B. A.; Briceño Aguilar, E.; Lehmann, A.; Ulrich, Y.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Oxidizing pollutants can disrupt nestmate recognition in ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (6), e2520139123 (2026)

Ouadah, Y.; Naragon, T. H.; Smihula, H.; Behrman, E. L.; Khallaf, M. A.; Ding, Y.; Stern, D. L.; Parker, J.; Anderson, D. J.: Evolutionary basis of male same-sex sexual behavior by multiple pheromone switches in Drosophila. Current Biology 36 (7), pp. 1716 - 1736.e6 (2026)

Acharya, N.; Wiesel, E.; Selcho, M.; Ehmann, N.; Hansson, B. S.; Wicher, D.; Kittel, R. J.: Type-specific molecular signaling architectures and synaptic plasticity of Drosophila olfactory sensory neurons. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 19, 1579821 (2025)

Briceño Aguilar, E.: ECR Spotlight – Eduardo Briceño-Aguilar. Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (17), jeb251413 (2025)

Briceño-Aguilar, E.; Wiehler, M.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Constancy versus flexibility in oviposition: host choice behavior in a hawkmoth. The Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (17), jeb250600 (2025)

Chen, Q.; Chang, H.; Ma, B.; Guo, M.; Cao, S.; Li, B.; Wang, X.; Berg, B.; Chu, X.; Zhang, T. et al.; Hansson, B. S.; Liu, Y.; Wang, G.: Carbon dioxide drives oviposition in Helicoverpa armigera. National Science Review 12 (12), nwaf270 (2025)

Freire, M.; Oberweiser, M. M.; Bollig, A.; Kunert, G.; Knaden, M.: How a salt pan ant Cataglyphis fortis navigates artificially complex environments. Journal of Experimental Biology 228 (4), JEB249369 (2025)

Gruber, L.; Cantera, R.; Pleijzier, M. W.; Niebergall, M.; Steinert, M.; Pertsch, T.; Hansson, B. S.; Rybak, J.: The unique synaptic circuitry of specialized olfactory glomeruli in Drosophila melanogaster. eLife 12, RP88824 (2025)

He, Y.; Yan, Q.; Hou, J.-H.; Li, Y.; Wei, Z.-Q.; Guo, J.-M.; Liu, N.-Y.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.; Dong, S.-L. et al.; Zhang, J.: Male-derived PBP4 is essential for sperm competition by mediating sperm motility in moths. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 122 (44), e2510155122 (2025)

Keesey, I.; Doll, G.; Das Chakraborty, S.; Baschwitz, A.; Lemoine, M.; Kaltenpoth, M.; Svatoš, A.; Sachse, S.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Neuroecology of alcohol risk and reward: Methanol boosts pheromones and courtship success in Drosophila melanogaster. Science Advances 11 (14), eadi9683 (2025)

Knaden, M.: Proof of principle for new locust-control strategy. Nature 644, pp. 340 - 341 (2025)

Krishnan, S.; Karpe, S. D.; Kumar, H.; Nongbri, L. B.; Venkateswaran, V.; Sowdhamini, R.; Grosse-Wilde, E.; Hansson, B. S.; Borges, R. M.: Sensing volatiles throughout the body: geographic- and tissue-specific olfactory receptor expression in the fig wasp. Insect Science 32 (3), pp. 861 - 880 (2025)

Ma, B.; Chang, H.; Guo, M.; Ai, D.; Wang, J.; Chen, R.; Liu, X.; Ren, B.; Hansson, B. S.; Wang, G.: Yeast-derived volatiles orchestrate an insect-yeast mutualism with oriental armyworm moths. Nature Communications 16, 1479 (2025)

Moreira-Soto, R. D.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: Oviposition dynamics and niche utilization in two sympatric Drosophila species. Journal of Chemical Ecology 51, 21 (2025)

Otárola-Jiménez, J. A.; Spehr, R.; Hansson, B. S.; Knaden, M.: How sugar quality and concentration influence oviposition preference in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Chemical Ecology 51, 67 (2025)

Pal Mahadevan, V.; Galagovsky, D.; Knaden, M.; Hansson, B. S.: Preference for and resistance to a toxic sulfur volatile opens up a unique niche in Drosophila busckii. Nature Communications 16, 767 (2025)

Shigaki, S.; Gillen, J. G.; Neumann, P. P.; Shiota, Y.; Kurabayashi, D.: Special issue on robot olfaction. Advanced Robotics 39 (9), 471 (2025)

Shiota, Y.; Shigaki, S.: Decoding olfactory mechanisms: molecular functions and robotic applications for odor source localization. Advanced Robotics 39 (9), pp. 472 - 490 (2025)

Sun, R.; Hu, B.; Nakamura, Y.; Reichelt, M.; Jiang, X.; Luck, K.; Paetz, C.; Gershenzon, J.: Detoxification of conifer antimicrobial defenses promotes entomopathogenic fungus infection of bark beetles. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 123 (1), e2525513122 (2025)