PD Dr. Volker Nehring
Focus of research
- Chemical communication in ants
- Ageing in social insects
- Evolution of communication & sociality
CV
- 2012 Assistant Professor, Freiburg University
- 2011 PhD, at the Centre for Social Evolution, University of Copenhagen
Recent publications
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Bey, M., Alex, N. J. L., Maczkowicz, L., Pellen, Y., Vizueta, J., & Nehring, V. (2026). Exposure to non-nestmate odors changes the odorant receptor profile in Acromyrmex echinatior leaf-cutting ants. iScience, 29(8), 116665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.116665
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Rombach, J., Vogel, H., Steiger, S., & Nehring, V. (2026). Preparing for parenthood : molecular reprogramming precedes parenting in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides. Frontiers in Zoology, 23(1), 22. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-026-00615-4
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Buellesbach, J., Feldmeyer, B., Menzel, F., Nehring, V., Niehuis, O., & Schmitt, T. (2025). Genomic mechanisms of olfactory adaptation and plasticity in wasps, ants, and bees.
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Bey, M., Endermann, R., Raudies, C., Steinle, J., & Nehring, V. (2025). Associative learning of non-nestmate cues improves enemy recognition in ants. Current Biology, 35(2), 407–412.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.11.054
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Schweitzer, F., Buellesbach, J., Feldmeyer, B., Menzel, F., Nehring, V., Niehuis, O., & Schmitt, T. (2024). Genomic and gene regulatory basis of cuticular hydrocarbon diversification in aculeate Hymenoptera.