{"id":10,"date":"2021-12-26T21:49:46","date_gmt":"2021-12-26T21:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/ebabur\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:45:12","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.metu.edu.tr\/ebabur\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>PUBLICATIONS in SCI and SCI-EXPANDED JOURNALS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Sevin, S., Tutun, H., Miloudi, S., Arslan, O. C., Skaou, A., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, 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. <em>Experimental and Applied Acarology, 96<\/em>(3), 40. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10493-026-01134-x\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s10493-026-01134-x<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Fidan, I., Turgut, A. E., Sahin, E., Gozen, A. G.,\u00a0&amp; Alemdar, H. (2026). Specific wavelengths of light modulate honey bee locomotor activity.\u00a0<em>Scientific Reports, 16<\/em>(1), 9037. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-025-34255-1\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-025-34255-1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Ince, A., Sevin, S., Arslan, O. C., Gozen, A. G., Giray, T., &amp; 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.<em>Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 241<\/em>(1), 111236.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compag.2025.111236\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.compag.2025.111236<\/a><\/li>\n<li>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., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Sahin, E., Alemdar, H., Turgut, A., Arvin, F., Schmickl, T., &amp; Krajnik, T. (2024). Autonomous tracking of honey bee behaviors over long-term periods with cooperating robots. <em>Science Robotics, 9<\/em>(95), eadn6848. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/scirobotics.adn6848\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1126\/scirobotics.adn6848<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ekici, S., Bozkaya, O., Sevin, <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Arslan, O. C., Cinar, O. O., Bozkaya, E., &amp; Ekici, H. (2024). Investigation of the biological activity and toxicity of bioactive silver nanoparticles synthesized via Vitex agnus-castus seed extract on honey bees. <em>Veterinary Research Communications, <\/em><em>48<\/em>(6), 3813-3821. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11259-024-10550-6\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11259-024-10550-6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Arslan, O. C., Sevin, S., Gozen, A. G., Agosto-Rivera, J. L., Giray, T., &amp; Alemdar, H. (2023). Effects of lithium on locomotor activity and circadian rhythm of honey bees. <em>Scientific Reports, 13<\/em>(1), 19861. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-023-46777-7\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/s41598-023-46777-7<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arslan, O. C., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Somel, M., Giray, T., &amp; Kence, M. (2023). Effects of coumaphos on locomotor activities of different honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) subspecies and ecotypes. <em>Apidologie, 54<\/em>(4), 39. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13592-023-01017-9\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13592-023-01017-9<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Arslan, C., Sevin, S., &amp; <strong>Erdem, B. <\/strong>(2023). Practical protocol for honey bee immobilization for oral administration of drugs and pathogens. <em>Journal of Apicultural Research, 62<\/em>(4), 932-935. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00218839.2021.2014645\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00218839.2021.2014645<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Sevin, S., Bommuraj, V., Chen, Y., Afik, O., Zarchin, S., Barel, S., Arslan, O. C., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Tutun, H., &amp; Shimshoni, J. A. (2022). Lithium salts: assessment of their chronic and acute toxicities to honey bees and their anti\u2010Varroa field efficacy. <em>Pest Management Science<\/em><em> 78<\/em>(11), 4507-4516. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ps.7071\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ps.7071<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Kirman, E.A., Asar, N. V., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Turky\u0131lmaz, I. (2022). Effects of abutment length and platform size on the retention of implant-supported CAD\/CAM crowns using six different cements. <em>Journal of Dental Sciences<\/em><em>, 17<\/em>(1), 601-603. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jds.2021.04.013\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jds.2021.04.013<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>ARTICLES in TURKISH-INDEXED JOURNALS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B<\/strong>., &amp; \u00d6zk\u00f6k, A. (2017). Can food supplement produced from apilarnil be alternative to testosterone replacement therapy? <em>Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry, 45<\/em>(4), 635 \u2013 638. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr\/journal\/volume-45\/issue-4\/can-food-supplement-produced-from-apilarnil-be-an-alternative-to-testosterone-replacement-therapy\/index.html\">DOI: 10.15671\/HJBC.2018.207<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>CONFERENCE PAPERS in SCI and SCI-EXPANDED<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Botasun, A., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Gultekinoglu, E., Turgut, A. E., &amp; Sahin, E. (Accepted). <em>A social interaction model for forager task allocation in honey bees<\/em>. Swarm Intelligence, ANTS 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Sa\u011fl\u0131can, E., D\u00f6nerta\u015f, M., Rohlfs, R., \u00d6zkurt, E., Hu, H., Neme, R., <strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">, Khaitovich, P., &amp; Somel, M. (2017). <\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Mechanisms of convergent testis transcriptome evolution in primates. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 162<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">, 364. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ajpa.23210\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/ajpa.23210<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>PREPRINTS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Gultekinoglu E., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Botasun, A., Arslan, O. C., Sevin, S., Gozen, A. G., Alemdar, H., Sahin, E., &amp; Turgut, A. E. (2026). FloBuzz: a modular feeder system for automated aversive conditioning in bees. <em>bioRxiv<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64898\/2026.02.08.704633\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64898\/2026.02.08.704633<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B.<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">, Sevin, S., Arslan, O. C., Gozen, A. G., Alemdar, H., Turgut, A. E., Giray, T., &amp; Sahin, E. (2026). Caste-specific proboscis extension responses in honey bees to sucrose and royal jelly stimuli. <\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">bioRxiv<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64898\/2026.01.23.701277\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.64898\/2026.01.23.701277<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Yapar, E., Sa\u011fl\u0131can, E., D\u00f6nerta\u015f H. M., \u00d6zkurt, E., Hu, H., Guo, S., <strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">., Rohlfs, R. V., Khaitovich, P., &amp; Somel, M. (2021). Convergent evolution of primate testis transcriptomes reflects mating strategy. <\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">bioRxiv. <\/em><a style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/010553\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/010553<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>PATENT<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong>, Arslan, O. C., M\u00fclayim, M. S. (2018). Turkish Patent No. TR 2016 14275 B. \u201c<em>Separation of Apilarnil lipid extract and usage as testosterone booster.<\/em>\u201d Ankara: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>THESIS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong> (2024) <em>Investigation of the Effects of Lithium on Locomotor Activity, Circadian Rhythm, and Learning Using Computational Methods in Honey Bees <\/em>(PhD Thesis). Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye.<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">. (2018). <\/span><em style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\"> Differences in learning performance and related behaviors across three honey bee subspecies from Turkey<\/em><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\"> (MSc dissertation). Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkiye. <\/span><a style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\" href=\"http:\/\/etd.lib.metu.edu.tr\/upload\/12622568\/index.pdf\">Thesis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>INVITED TALK<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong> (18\/05\/2022) Ar\u0131lar ve kodlar. TEDxYouth. Ayd\u0131n, Turkiye.<br \/>\n(Bees and codes. TEDxYouth talk in Turkish)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/oz6i9FvokcI\">YouTube link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Erdem, B<\/strong>., Arslan, O. C., Sevin, S., G\u00f6delek, O., G\u00f6zen A. G., Agosto Rivera, J. L., Giray, T. &amp; 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) <a href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/14633093\">https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/14633093<\/a><\/li>\n<li>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) <a style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\" href=\"https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/14633093\">https:\/\/zenodo.org\/records\/14633093<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">., Arslan, O. C., Kence, M., Somel, M., &amp; Giray, T. (29\/09\/2017 &#8211; 04\/10\/2017) Differences in learning performance and related behaviors across three honey bee subspecies from Turkey. 45<\/span><sup style=\"letter-spacing: -0.015em\">th<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\"> Apimondia International Apicultural Congress. Istanbul, Turkiye (Poster Presentation)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">., Usal, K. A., &amp; Hohenberger, A. (30\/04\/2017) Smell recognition and odor \u2013 shape matching. 4<\/span><sup style=\"letter-spacing: -0.015em\">th<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\"> International Symposium on Brain and Cognitive Science. Hacettepe University (Poster Presentation)<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Parvizi, P., Turan, Z. G., \u00d6zkurt, E., Balo\u011flu, O., <strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">., Karaca, M., Erbaba, B., Burduro\u011flu, H. C., Do\u011fru, &amp; Somel, M. (10-12\/09\/2014) Testing the hypothesis that chronic stress accelerates brain aging in a mouse model. 3<\/span><sup style=\"letter-spacing: -0.015em\">rd<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\"> International Congress of the Molecular Biology Association of Turkey. \u0130zmir Institute of Technology, Izmir, Turkiye (Poster Presentation)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>NATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Karapunar, B., Gursoy, M., <strong>Erdem, B.<\/strong> \u201c<em>Permian-Triassic extinction event, Taskent (Konya) geosite proposal<\/em>.\u201d 77<sup>th<\/sup> Geological Congress of T\u00fcrkiye, organized by Chamber of Geological Engineers of T\u00fcrkiye, April 14-18, 2025, Ankara, T\u00fcrkiye. Abstract Book: p 77 (Poster presentation in Turkish)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B., <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\"> Mandac\u0131, B. C., Kence, M., &amp; Beklio\u011flu, 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)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B., <\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">&amp; Kence, M. (12-13\/07\/2014) Role of serotonin in environmental stress induced sex determination in Daphnia. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium. Bo\u011fazi\u00e7i University, Istanbul, Turkiye (Poster Presentation)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">. (26-28\/09\/2013). Daphnia: y\u00fckselen bir model organizma. S\u00f6zl\u00fc sunum. Laboratuvar Hayvanlar\u0131 Bilimi 3. Ulusal Kongresi. Erciyes \u00dcniversitesi, Kayseri, Tukiye <\/span>(Daphnia: a rising model organism. Oral Presentation in Turkish)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">Erdem, B<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;letter-spacing: -0.015em\">. (11-12\/10\/2012). Obezitenin biyolojik k\u00f6keni ve engellenmesi i\u00e7in gereken g\u0131da temelli d\u00fczenlemeler. S\u00f6zl\u00fc sunum. 11. T\u00fcrkiye G\u0131da Kongresi. Mustafa Kemal \u00dcniversitesi, Hatay, Turkiye <\/span>(Biological origins of obesity and food-based regulations for prevention. Oral Presentation in Turkish)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PUBLICATIONS in SCI and SCI-EXPANDED JOURNALS 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). 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