The tribal and generic classification of the diverse ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) is revised to reflect recent molecular phylogenetic information and a reappraisal …

▪ Abstract Insects of the order Hymenoptera are biologically and economically important
members of natural and agro ecosystems and exhibit diverse biologies, mating systems, and …

This book is about the genetics and behaviour of individuals within colonies of social insects-
bees, wasps, ants, and termites. Colonial living is characterized by division of labour and …

▪ Abstract Social Hymenoptera show two contrasting strategies of colony reproduction. A
reproductive female can raise the first generation of brood alone (independent foundation) …

Social insect workers can increase their inclusive fitness by increasing colony production of
reproductives, by manipulating the identity of colony reproductives in favor of individuals …

Reproductive division of labour is regulated behaviourally in social insects lacking
morphologically specialized castes. The directional nature of dominance interactions shows …

Phenotypic plasticity allows organisms to respond to changing environments throughout
their lifetime, but these changes are rarely reversible. Exceptions occur in relatively long …

In contrast to what is generally believed, the reproductive strategies of ants are remarkably
diverse and include such different phenomena, as wingless female and male sexuals …

Although theories of parental investment and sex ratio generally assume that a single
resource limits reproduction, many organisms invest two or more qualitatively different types …

Policing behavior that prevents workers from laying male eggs was examined in the
monogynous and monandrous ponerine ant Diacamma sp. from Japan, in which a singly …