PUBLICATIONS in SCI and SCI-EXPANDED JOURNALS

  1. Sevin, S., Tutun, H., Miloudi, S., Arslan, O. C., Skaou, A., Erdem, B., El Mouden, E. H., Vural, N., Abbad, A., Kaymak, S., Alemdar, H., Aglagane, A. (2026). Efficacy and safety of Moroccan and Turkish essential oils against Varroa destructor: varroacidal potency, locomotor activity impact, and mechanistic insights via molecular docking. Experimental and Applied Acarology, 96(3), 40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-026-01134-x
  2. Erdem, B., Fidan, I., Turgut, A. E., Sahin, E., Gozen, A. G., & Alemdar, H. (2026). Specific wavelengths of light modulate honey bee locomotor activity. Scientific Reports, 16(1), 9037. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-34255-1
  3. Erdem, B., Ince, A., Sevin, S., Arslan, O. C., Gozen, A. G., Giray, T., & Alemdar, H. (2026). Api-TRACE: A system for honey bee tracking in a constrained environment to study bee learning process and the effect of lithium on learning.Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 241(1), 111236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.111236
  4. Ulrich, J., Stefanec, M., Rekabi-Bana, F., Fedotoff, L., Roucek, T., Gundeger, B., Saadat, M., Blaha, J., Janota, J., Hofstadler, D., Zampachu, K., Keyvan, E. E., Erdem, B., Sahin, E., Alemdar, H., Turgut, A., Arvin, F., Schmickl, T., & Krajnik, T. (2024). Autonomous tracking of honey bee behaviors over long-term periods with cooperating robots. Science Robotics, 9(95), eadn6848. https://doi.org/10.1126/scirobotics.adn6848
  5. Ekici, S., Bozkaya, O., Sevin, Erdem, B., Arslan, O. C., Cinar, O. O., Bozkaya, E., & Ekici, H. (2024). Investigation of the biological activity and toxicity of bioactive silver nanoparticles synthesized via Vitex agnus-castus seed extract on honey bees. Veterinary Research Communications, 48(6), 3813-3821. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-024-10550-6
  6. Erdem, B., Arslan, O. C., Sevin, S., Gozen, A. G., Agosto-Rivera, J. L., Giray, T., & Alemdar, H. (2023). Effects of lithium on locomotor activity and circadian rhythm of honey bees. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 19861. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46777-7
  7. Arslan, O. C., Erdem, B., Somel, M., Giray, T., & Kence, M. (2023). Effects of coumaphos on locomotor activities of different honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) subspecies and ecotypes. Apidologie, 54(4), 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-023-01017-9
  8. Arslan, C., Sevin, S., & Erdem, B. (2023). Practical protocol for honey bee immobilization for oral administration of drugs and pathogens. Journal of Apicultural Research, 62(4), 932-935. https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2021.2014645
  9. Sevin, S., Bommuraj, V., Chen, Y., Afik, O., Zarchin, S., Barel, S., Arslan, O. C., Erdem, B., Tutun, H., & Shimshoni, J. A. (2022). Lithium salts: assessment of their chronic and acute toxicities to honey bees and their anti‐Varroa field efficacy. Pest Management Science 78(11), 4507-4516. https://doi.org/10.1002/ps.7071
  10. Kirman, E.A., Asar, N. V., Erdem, B., Turkyılmaz, I. (2022). Effects of abutment length and platform size on the retention of implant-supported CAD/CAM crowns using six different cements. Journal of Dental Sciences, 17(1), 601-603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jds.2021.04.013

ARTICLES in TURKISH-INDEXED JOURNALS

  1. Erdem, B., & Özkök, A. (2017). Can food supplement produced from apilarnil be alternative to testosterone replacement therapy? Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 45(4), 635 – 638. DOI: 10.15671/HJBC.2018.207

CONFERENCE PAPERS in SCI and SCI-EXPANDED

  1. Botasun, A., Erdem, B., Gultekinoglu, E., Turgut, A. E., & Sahin, E. (Accepted). A social interaction model for forager task allocation in honey bees. Swarm Intelligence, ANTS 2026.
  2. Sağlıcan, E., Dönertaş, M., Rohlfs, R., Özkurt, E., Hu, H., Neme, R., Erdem, B., Khaitovich, P., & Somel, M. (2017). Mechanisms of convergent testis transcriptome evolution in primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 162, 364. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.23210

PREPRINTS

  1. Gultekinoglu E., Erdem, B., Botasun, A., Arslan, O. C., Sevin, S., Gozen, A. G., Alemdar, H., Sahin, E., & Turgut, A. E. (2026). FloBuzz: a modular feeder system for automated aversive conditioning in bees. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.02.08.704633
  2. Erdem, B., Sevin, S., Arslan, O. C., Gozen, A. G., Alemdar, H., Turgut, A. E., Giray, T., & Sahin, E. (2026). Caste-specific proboscis extension responses in honey bees to sucrose and royal jelly stimuli. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.01.23.701277
  3. Yapar, E., Sağlıcan, E., Dönertaş H. M., Özkurt, E., Hu, H., Guo, S., Erdem, B., Rohlfs, R. V., Khaitovich, P., & Somel, M. (2021). Convergent evolution of primate testis transcriptomes reflects mating strategy. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/010553

PATENT

  1. Erdem, B., Arslan, O. C., Mülayim, M. S. (2018). Turkish Patent No. TR 2016 14275 B. “Separation of Apilarnil lipid extract and usage as testosterone booster.” Ankara: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.

THESIS

  1. Erdem, B. (2024) Investigation of the Effects of Lithium on Locomotor Activity, Circadian Rhythm, and Learning Using Computational Methods in Honey Bees (PhD Thesis). Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye.
  2. Erdem, B. (2018). Differences in learning performance and related behaviors across three honey bee subspecies from Turkey (MSc dissertation). Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye. Thesis

INVITED TALK

  1. Erdem, B. (18/05/2022) Arılar ve kodlar. TEDxYouth. Aydın, Turkiye.
    (Bees and codes. TEDxYouth talk in Turkish)
    YouTube link

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  1. Erdem, B., Arslan, O. C., Sevin, S., Gödelek, O., Gözen A. G., Agosto Rivera, J. L., Giray, T. & Alemdar, H. (24-28/08/2022) Effect of lithium on locomotor activity, circadian rhythm and social behaviors of honeybees. 47th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress. Istanbul, Turkiye. (Oral Presentation) https://zenodo.org/records/14633093
  2. Roboroyale Consortium. (24-28/08/2022) Robotic replicants for improving queen bee health and persistence of the honey bee colony. 47th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress. Istanbul, Turkiye. (Poster Presentation) https://zenodo.org/records/14633093
  3. Erdem, B., Arslan, O. C., Kence, M., Somel, M., & Giray, T. (29/09/2017 – 04/10/2017) Differences in learning performance and related behaviors across three honey bee subspecies from Turkey. 45th Apimondia International Apicultural Congress. Istanbul, Turkiye (Poster Presentation)
  4. Erdem, B., Usal, K. A., & Hohenberger, A. (30/04/2017) Smell recognition and odor – shape matching. 4th International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science. Hacettepe University (Poster Presentation)
  5. Parvizi, P., Turan, Z. G., Özkurt, E., Baloğlu, O., Erdem, B., Karaca, M., Erbaba, B., Burduroğlu, H. C., Doğru, & Somel, M. (10-12/09/2014) Testing the hypothesis that chronic stress accelerates brain aging in a mouse model. 3rd International Congress of the Molecular Biology Association of Turkey. İzmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkiye (Poster Presentation)

NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  1. Karapunar, B., Gursoy, M., Erdem, B. “Permian-Triassic extinction event, Taskent (Konya) geosite proposal.” 77th Geological Congress of Türkiye, organized by Chamber of Geological Engineers of Türkiye, April 14-18, 2025, Ankara, Türkiye. Abstract Book: p 77 (Poster presentation in Turkish)
  2. Erdem, B., Mandacı, B. C., Kence, M., & Beklioğlu, M. (11-13/07/2017) The effect of serotonin in hypoxia induced hemoglobin producing pathway in water flea (Daphnia magna). Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium. Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkiye (Poster Presentation)
  3. Erdem, B., & Kence, M. (12-13/07/2014) Role of serotonin in environmental stress induced sex determination in Daphnia. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium. Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkiye (Poster Presentation)
  4. Erdem, B. (26-28/09/2013). Daphnia: yükselen bir model organizma. Sözlü sunum. Laboratuvar Hayvanları Bilimi 3. Ulusal Kongresi. Erciyes Üniversitesi, Kayseri, Tukiye (Daphnia: a rising model organism. Oral Presentation in Turkish)
  5. Erdem, B. (11-12/10/2012). Obezitenin biyolojik kökeni ve engellenmesi için gereken gıda temelli düzenlemeler. Sözlü sunum. 11. Türkiye Gıda Kongresi. Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Hatay, Turkiye (Biological origins of obesity and food-based regulations for prevention. Oral Presentation in Turkish)