Alison Mercer

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Alison Mercer

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#14507

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#18274

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#567

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#1153

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According to Wikipedia, Alison Ruth Mercer is a New Zealand zoologist based at the University of Otago, with a particular interest in the brain physiology of bees. She was elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2022.

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Alison Mercer's Published Works

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Insights into social insects from the genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera (2006) (1356)
On the Front Line: Quantitative Virus Dynamics in Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies along a New Expansion Front of the Parasite Varroa destructor (2014) (193)
An atlas and 3-D reconstruction of the antennal lobes in the worker honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (1989) (179)
The effects of biogenic amines on conditioned and unconditioned responses to olfactory stimuli in the honeybeeApis mellifera (1982) (165)
Scaffolding critical thinking in the zone of proximal development (2011) (151)
Queen pheromone modulates brain dopamine function in worker honey bees (2007) (151)
Activity-Dependent Changes to the Brain and Behavior of the Honey Bee, Apis mellifera (L.) (1997) (129)
Serotonin Enhances Central Olfactory Neuron Responses to Female Sex Pheromone in the Male Sphinx Moth Manduca sexta (1999) (126)
Molecular biology of the invertebrate dopamine receptors. (2005) (121)
Structural plasticity of identified glomeruli in the antennal lobes of the adult worker honey bee (1996) (109)
Pharmacological dissociation of modulatory effects of serotonin in Aplysia sensory neurons. (1991) (100)
Queen Pheromone Blocks Aversive Learning in Young Worker Bees (2007) (98)
Invertebrate D2 type dopamine receptor exhibits age-based plasticity of expression in the mushroom bodies of the honeybee brain. (2003) (98)
Characterization of a D2-like dopamine receptor (AmDOP3) in honey bee, Apis mellifera. (2005) (96)
Analysis of two D1-like dopamine receptors from the honey bee Apis mellifera reveals agonist-independent activity. (2003) (93)
Cannabinoid receptors are absent in insects (2001) (91)
Modulatory effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine on voltage-activated currents in cultured antennal lobe neurones of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta. (1995) (87)
Changes in brain amine levels associated with the morphological and behavioural development of the worker honeybee (1992) (87)
Neurobiology and Behavior of Honeybees (1987) (87)
Dopamine Receptor Activation By Honey Bee Queen Pheromone (2009) (77)
Antennae hold a key to Varroa-sensitive hygiene behaviour in honey bees (2015) (77)
Honey Bee Dopamine and Octopamine Receptors Linked to Intracellular Calcium Signaling Have a Close Phylogenetic and Pharmacological Relationship (2011) (75)
Peripheral modulation of worker bee responses to queen mandibular pheromone (2009) (73)
The Nutrient Composition of Honeybee-Collected Pollen in Otago, New Zealand (1990) (72)
Specific Cues Associated With Honey Bee Social Defence against Varroa destructor Infested Brood (2016) (70)
Morphology and response characteristics of neurones in the deutocerebrum of the brain in the honeybeeApis mellifera (1989) (69)
The effects of queenlessness on the maturation of the honey bee olfactory system (1998) (64)
Serotonin modulation of moth central olfactory neurons. (2008) (59)
Enhancement by serotonin of the growth in vitro of antennal lobe neurons of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta. (1996) (59)
Voltage-activated currents from adult honeybee (Apis mellifera) antennal motor neurons recorded in vitro and in situ. (1999) (52)
Foraging experience, glomerulus volume, and synapse number: A stereological study of the honey bee antennal lobe. (2004) (52)
Stereological Analysis Reveals Striking Differences in the Structural Plasticity of Two Readily Identifiable Glomeruli in the Antennal Lobes of the Adult Worker Honeybee (2002) (49)
Measurements of Chlorpyrifos Levels in Forager Bees and Comparison with Levels that Disrupt Honey Bee Odor-Mediated Learning Under Laboratory Conditions (2016) (48)
Serotonin-induced changes in the excitability of cultured antennal-lobe neurons of the sphinx moth Manduca sexta (2004) (46)
Age- and behaviour-related changes in the expression of biogenic amine receptor genes in the antennae of honey bees (Apis mellifera) (2012) (45)
Biogenic amines in the brain of the honeybee, Apis mellifera (2004) (45)
Developmental expression of a tyramine receptor gene in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera (2005) (42)
Development of an identified serotonergic neuron in the antennal lobe of the moth and effects of reduction in serotonin during construction of olfactory glomeruli. (1995) (40)
Characterisation of dopamine receptors in insect (Apis mellifera) brain (1996) (40)
Developmental changes in expression patterns of two dopamine receptor genes in mushroom bodies of the honeybee, Apis mellifera (2003) (37)
Developmental changes in the density of ionic currents in antennal-lobe neurons of the sphinx moth, Manduca sexta. (2002) (36)
The New Zealand experience of varroa invasion highlights research opportunities for Australia (2015) (35)
Honey Bee Allatostatins Target Galanin/Somatostatin-Like Receptors and Modulate Learning: A Conserved Function? (2016) (35)
Mushroom bodies of the honeybee brain show cell population-specific plasticity in expression of amine-receptor genes. (2012) (35)
Distribution of dopamine receptors and dopamine receptor homologs in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (1999) (33)
Developmental changes in the electrophysiological properties and response characteristics of Manduca antennal-lobe neurons. (2002) (31)
Age-related changes in dopamine receptor densities in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera (1997) (30)
An investigation of the role of dopamine in the antennal lobes of the honeybee,Apis mellifera (1987) (29)
Age-related changes in the behavioural response of honeybees to Apiguard®, a thymol-based treatment used to control the mite Varroa destructor (2011) (29)
Dopamine modulation of honey bee (Apis mellifera) antennal-lobe neurons. (2006) (28)
The effects of amines on evoked potentials recorded in the mushroom bodies of the bee brain (1983) (26)
Pharmacological and signalling properties of a D2-like dopamine receptor (Dop3) in Tribolium castaneum. (2015) (25)
Development of dopamine‐immunoreactive neurons associated with the antennal lobes of the honey bee, Apis mellifera (1999) (25)
Modulatory actions of dopamine and serotonin on insect antennal lobe neurons: insights from studies in vitro (2012) (24)
Antennal lobe neurons of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, express a D2‐like dopamine receptor in vitro (1997) (19)
Pharmacological and kinetic characterization of two functional classes of serotonergic modulation in Aplysia sensory neurons. (1996) (19)
Steroid hormone (20-hydroxyecdysone) modulates the acquisition of aversive olfactory memories in pollen forager honeybees. (2013) (17)
Plateau potentials in developing antennal-lobe neurons of the moth, Manduca sexta. (2005) (17)
Characterisation of a functional allatotropin receptor in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera, Apidae). (2013) (17)
Chemical detection triggers honey bee defense against a destructive parasitic threat (2021) (16)
Queen mandibular pheromone: questions that remain to be resolved (2012) (15)
Dopamine Signaling in the Bee (2012) (15)
Neural regulation and pharmacology of the gut of Chione stutchburyi, a bivalve mollusc (1982) (14)
Biogenic Amines and the Bee Brain (1987) (14)
Juvenile Hormone Enhances Aversive Learning Performance in 2-Day Old Worker Honey Bees while Reducing Their Attraction to Queen Mandibular Pheromone (2014) (13)
Honey bees performing varroa sensitive hygiene remove the most mite-compromised bees from highly infested patches of brood (2018) (13)
Floral usage partitioning and competition between social (Apis mellifera,Bombus terrestris)and solitary bees in New Zealand: Niche partitioning via floral preferences? (2018) (12)
C-type allatostatins mimic stress-related effects of alarm pheromone on honey bee learning and memory recall (2017) (12)
Autoradiographic localisation of [3H]‐SCH23390 and [3H]‐spiperone binding sites in honey bee brain (1998) (10)
Changing the way we perceive things: sensory systems modulation (1999) (9)
Dopamine release in mushroom bodies of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) in response to aversive stimulation (2018) (9)
The influence of endogenous dopamine levels on the density of [ 3 H ]SCH23390-binding sites in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L (2000) (9)
Social Modulation of Stress Reactivity and Learning in Young Worker Honey Bees (2014) (7)
Manipulating the light/dark cycle: effects on dopamine levels in optic lobes of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) brain (2007) (6)
Association of Amine-Receptor DNA Sequence Variants with Associative Learning in the Honeybee (2016) (5)
The power of comparison (2015) (4)
A bee-line into learning and memory mechanisms (2008) (3)
Viral infections alter antennal epithelium ultrastructure in honey bees. (2019) (3)
Analysis of two D 1-like dopamine receptors from the honey bee Apis mellifera reveals agonist-independent activity first (2003) (3)
Chapter 32 - Pheromones Acting as Social Signals Modulate Learning in Honeybees (2013) (3)
Pharmacological dissociation of different forms of synaptic plasticity in the marine mollusc Aplysia (1996) (3)
Dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine in the brain of the honeybee, Apis mellifera: a review (1988) (3)
Innervation of the intestine in the bivalve mollusc Chione stutchburyi (2004) (2)
A glyoxylic acid method for the localization of catecholamines in insect nervous systems. (1984) (2)
Changes in responsiveness to allatostatin treatment accompany shifts in stress reactivity in young worker honey bees (2018) (1)
H SCH23390-binding sites in the brain of the honey bee, Apis mellifera L (2000) (1)
Association of Amine-Receptor DNA Sequence Variants with Associative Learning in the Honeybee (2015) (1)
The social side of honeybee learning: what it tells us (2014) (0)
Age- and behaviour-related changes in the expression of biogenic amine receptor genes in the antennae of honey bees (Apis mellifera) (2012) (0)
VERSION Plateau Potentials in Developing Antennal-Lobe Neurons of the Moth , Manduca sexta . (2004) (0)
Review for "Neuropeptides as potential modulators of behavioral transitions in the ant Cataglyphis nodus" (2021) (0)
Development and synthesis of molecules to study endogenous proteins : new inhibitors of NADPH Oxidase isoform 2 and efforts towards the development of a traceless affinity molecule (2019) (0)
Queen pheromone modulates stress responsiveness in young adult worker honey bees (2014) (0)
The Effects of Amines on Behavior and Neural Activity in the Honey Bee (2019) (0)
Honey bees do not displace foraging bumble bees on nectar-rich artificial flowers (2020) (0)
Queen mandibular pheromone: questions that remain to be resolved (2012) (0)
Dopamine release in mushroom bodies of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) in response to aversive stimulation (2018) (0)
Modulatory actions of dopamine and serotonin on insect antennal lobe neurons: insights from studies in vitro (2012) (0)
Honey bees performing varroa sensitive hygiene remove the most mite-compromised bees from highly infested patches of brood (2018) (0)
Honey bees do not displace foraging bumble bees on nectar-rich artificial flowers (2020) (0)
Manduca sexta Moth, in Antennal-Lobe Neurons of the Sphinx Developmental Changes in the Density of Ionic (2015) (0)
Measurements of Chlorpyrifos Levels in Forager Bees and Comparison with Levels that Disrupt Honey Bee Odor-Mediated Learning Under Laboratory Conditions (2016) (0)
Changes in responsiveness to allatostatin treatment accompany shifts in stress reactivity in young worker honey bees (2018) (0)

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Yale University
University of Arizona
University of New Zealand