* Undergraduate author at UofM. Bold: Kohlmeier lab members

22) P Kohlmeier & P Kohlmeier: Long-term, high resolution field monitoring reveals effects of population size on the duration of group formation in Drosophila melanogaster. Under Review.

21) A Abbott*, J Hughes*, L Moore, P Kohlmeier: Stored excess food is sufficient for reducing protein foraging in Temnothorax longispinosus ants. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. In Press.

20) P Kohlmeier, J Dawe*, P Kohlmeier: Chemical cues of competitors reduce ovipositioning in the invasive fly Zaprionus indianus. In revision.

19) T Bailly & P Kohlmeier (2025): Chemosensory and behavioral effects of Methoprene, a commonly used Juvenile Hormone analog and insect pesticide. Current Opinion in Insect Science 71: 101392.

18) P Kohlmeier & P Kohlmeier (2025): A non-overwintering urban population of the African fig fly (Diptera: Drosophilidae) impacts the reproductive output of locally adapted fruit flies. Florida Entomologist 108(1): 20240064.

17) B Mitchell, A Abbott*, A Brown*, L Skinner, E Umarova*, P Kohlmeier (2025): Chemical mate choice copying in Drosophila melanogaster. American Naturalist. In Press.

16) J-C Billeter, T Bailly, P Kohlmeier (2024): The social life of Drosophila melanogaster. Insectes Sociaux. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-024-00990-3

15) N Doubovetzky, P Kohlmeier, S Bal, J-C Billeter (2024): Cryptic female choice in response to male pheromones in Drosophila melanogaster. Current Biology 34: 4539-4546.

14) JD Dunn*, D Hodapp, F Menzel, P Kohlmeier (2024): Larval chemical cues induce rapid changes in foraging preferences of ant workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 34: 71-79.

13) P Kohlmeier, B Feldmeyer, S Foitzik (2023): Histone acetyltransferases and external demands influence task switching in Temnothorax ants. Biology Letters 19: 20230176

12) T Bailly, P Kohlmeier, R Etienne, B Wertheim, J-C Billeter (2023): Social modulation of oogenesis and egg-laying in Drosophila melanogaster. Current Biology 33(14):2865-2877.e4.

11) P Kohlmeier & J-C Billeter (2023): Genetic mechanisms modulating plastic chemosensory responses and behavior in insects. Molecular Ecology 32: 45-60.

10) T Verschut, P Kohlmeier, J-C Billeter (2022): Bioassaying the function of pheromones in Drosophila melanogaster’s social behavior. Behavioral Neurogenetics pp 123 – 156

9) P Kohlmeier, Y Zhang, J Gorter, C-Y Su, J-C Billeter (2021): Mating increases Drosophila melanogaster females’ choosiness by reducing olfactory sensitivity to a male pheromone. Nature Ecology and Evolution 5: 1165-73

8) P Kohlmeier, A Alleman, R Libbrecht, S Foitzik, B Feldmeyer (2019): Gene expression is more strongly associated with behaviour than with age and fertility in ant workers. Molecular Ecology 28: 658-670

7) P Kohlmeier, B Feldmeyer, S Foitzik (2018): Vitellogenin-like A associated shifts in social cue responsiveness regulate behavioral task specialization in an ant. PLOS Biology 16, e2005747

6) J Kramer, M Körner, JMC Diehl, C Scheiner, A Yüksel-Dadak, T Christl, P Kohlmeier, J Meunier (2017): When earwig mothers do not care to share: parent-offspring competition and the evolution of family life. Functional Ecology 31: 2098-2107

5) P Kohlmeier, MA Negroni, M Kever, S Emmling, H Stypa, B Feldmeyer, S Foitzik (2017): Intrinsic worker mortality depends on behavioural caste and the queens’ presence in a social insect. The Science of Nature 104: 34

4) P Kohlmeier, K Holländer, J Meunier (2016) Survival after pathogen exposure in group-living insects: don’t forget the stress of social isolation! Journal of Evolutionary Biology 29, 1867-1872

3) P Kohlmeier, H Dreyer, J Meunier (2015): PO-CALC: A novel tool to correct common inconsistencies in the measurement of phenoloxidase activity, Journal of Insect Physiology 75: 80-84

2) BA Caspers, JI Hoffman, P Kohlmeier, O Krüger, ET Krause (2013): Olfactory imprinting and discrimination of nest odours in zebra finches, Animal Behavior 86, 85-90

1) ET Krause, O Krueger, P Kohlmeier, BA Caspers (2012): Olfactory kin recognition in a songbird, Biology Letters 8, 327-329