26. Y. Trablsi, E. Levin, S. Bouchebti, 2025. Metabolization of the two most abundant polysaccharides, cellulose and chitin, by an extreme generalist insect, the American cockroach. Journal of Insect Physiology 166, 104880.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2025.104880

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25. S. Bouchebti, Y. Gershon, A. Gordin, D. Huchon, E. Levin, 2024. Tolerance and efficient metabolization of extremely high ethanol concentrations by a social wasp. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121:e2410874121.

https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2410874121

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24. S. Bouchebti, E. Levin, 2024. Differential fatty acids utilization across life stages in a Vespa species. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 1-7.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-024-01589-7

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23. S. Bouchebti, E. Levin, 2024. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in flower nectar and its possible physiological and behavioral effects on insect pollinators. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 64, 101206.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2024.101206

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22. L. Bodner, W. Jasinka, S. Bouchebti, I. Scharf, Y. Brotman, E. Levin, 2024. Metabolomics analysis of larval secretions reveals a nutritional shift in a social wasp colony. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 104128.​

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2024.104128

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21. R. Seltzer, A. Domer,  S. Bouchebti, A. Drabkin, E. Levin, 2023. The fa(c)ts that matter: Bumble bees differentially allocate and oxidate three common fatty acids in pollen. Journal of Insect physiology, 104552.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2023.104552

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20. S. Bouchebti, A. Domer, L. Bodner, E. Levin, 2023. Passive heat diffusion in nests with downward-facing cells: implications for early colony development in social wasps. Journal of Thermal Biology, 116, 103657.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103657​​

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19. R. Seltzer, A. Domer, L. Bodner, S. Bouchebti, M. Malkeh, E. Amsalem, E. Levin, 2023. The effect of bumble bee gynes’ reproductive status on the response to CO2 narcosis. Journal of Apicultural Research 62 (5), 1043-1051

https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2023.2242125

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18. S. Bouchebti, T. Magory Cohen, L. Bodner, E. Levin, 2023. Chitin digestion in a eusocial insect: the digestive role of larvae in hornet colonies. Entomologia Generalis,43 (2), 491-494.

DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2023/1827

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17. S. Bouchebti, L. Bodner, E. Levin, 2022. Continuous exchange of nectar nutrients in an Oriental hornet colony. Communications Biology, 5, 1112.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04095-0

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16. N. Cohen, M. Volov, L. Bodner, S. Bouchebti, E. Levin, 2022. Body size, metabolic rate, and diapause in the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis), in two extreme climatic regions. Ecological Entomology, 1-10.

https://doi.org/10.1111/een.13190

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15. S. Bouchebti, G. Wright, S.Shafir, 2022. Macronutrient balance has opposing effects on cognition and survival in honey bees. Functional Ecology 36 (10), 2558-2568.

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14143

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14. S. Bouchebti, L. Bodner, M. Bergman, T. Magory Cohen, E. Levin, 2022. The effects of dietary proline, β-alanine, and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) on the nest construction behavior in the Oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis). Scientific Reports, 12, 7449.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11579-w

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13. L. Bodner, S. Bouchebti, O. Watted, R. Seltzer, A. Drabkin, E. Levin, 2022. Nutrient utilization during male maturation and protein digestion in the Oriental hornet. Biology, 11, 241.

https://doi.org/10.3390/biology11020241

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12. S. Bouchebti, F. Cortés-Fossati, A. Vales Estepa, M. Plaza Lozano, D. S. Calovi, S. Arganda, 2022. Sex-specific effect of the dietary protein to carbohydrate ratio on personality in the Dubia cockroach. Insects, 13 (2), 133.

https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13020133

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11. L. Bodner, S. Bouchebti, E. Levin, 2021. Allocation and metabolism of naturally occurring dietary amino acids in the Oriental hornet. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 139: 103675.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ibmb.2021.103675

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10. M. Volov, N. Cohen, L. Bodner, S. Dubiner, A. Hefetz, S. Bouchebti, E. Levin, 2021. The effect of climate and diet on body lipid composition in the oriental hornet (Vespa orientalis). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9:755331.

https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.755331

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9. M.O. Laurent-Salazar, S. Bouchebti, M. Lihoreau, 2021. Gregarious cockroaches. Encyclopedia of Social Insects, 445-450

​10.1007/9783-319-90306-4_52-1

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8. S. Bouchebti, S. Arganda, 2020. Insect lifestyle and evolution of brain morphology. Current Opinion in Insect Science, 42, 90-96.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.09.012​

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7. S. Bouchebti, R. Vacchi Travaglini, L. C. Forti, V. Fourcassié, 2019. Dynamics of physical trail construction and of trail usage in the leaf-cutting ant Atta laevigata. Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 31(2), 105–120.

https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2018.1503197

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6. N. Simcock, H. Gray, S. Bouchebti, G. A. Wright, 2018. Appetitive olfactory learning and memory in the honeybee depend on sugar reward identity. Journal of Insect Physiology, 106, 71-77.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.08.009

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5. S. Arganda, S. Bouchebti, S. Bazazi, S. Le Hesran, C. Puga, G. Latil, S. Simpson, A. Dussutour, 2017. Parsing the life-shortening effects of dietary protein: effects of individual amino acids. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 284:20162052.

https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.2052

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4. S. Bouchebti, V. Durier, C Pasquaretta, C. Rivault, M. Lihoreau, 2016. Subsocial cockroaches Nauphoeta cinerea mate indiscriminately with kin despite high costs of inbreeding. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0162548.

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0162548

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3. N. Caldato, L. C. Forti, S. Bouchebti, J. F. Lopes, V. Fourcassié, 2016. Activity pattern and herbivory rates of the grass-cutting ant Atta capiguara. Insectes Sociaux, 63, 421-428.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-016-0479-x

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2. S. Bouchebti, S. Ferrere, K. Vittori, G. Latil, A. Dussutour, V. Fourcassié, 2015. Contact rate modulates foraging activity in leaf-cutting ants. Scientific Reports, 5, 18650.

https://doi.org/10.1038/srep18650

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1. S. Bouchebti, C. Jost, N. Caldato, L. C. Forti, V. Fourcassié, 2015. Comparative study of resistance to heat in two species of leaf-cutting ants. Insectes Sociaux, 62, 97 -99.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-014-0378-y