Relatively little is known about regional variation in the native insects that visit and pollinate
apples-a pollination-dependent and economically valuable global crop-in Australia. We …

We surveyed the literature for reports of parasites, predators, and other associates of the
brood found in the nests of solitary bees. Studies were included in this survey if they …

Understanding why social relationships vary among conspecifics is central to studies of
animal behaviour. For many species, patterns of space use provide important insights into …

In some species, populations routinely contain a mixture of lone and group-living
individuals. Such facultative sociality may reflect individual differences in behavior as well as …

A classic prediction of kin selection theory is that a mixed population of social and solitary
nests of haplodiploid insects should exhibit a split sex ratio among offspring: female biased …

The benefits of living in groups drive the evolution of sociality, and these benefits could vary
across a life-cycle. However, there may be experimental problems in linking group size at …

Natural enemies impose a selective pressure on solitary insects that may favour the
evolution of sociality. In the socially polymorphic orchid bee Euglossa viridissima, females …

Tropical habitats are characterized by strong wet and dry seasons, but the effects of
seasonality on the costs and benefit of sociality are largely unknown for tropical insects. This …

Hearn, LR, Stevens, MI, Schwarz, MP and Parslow, BA 2021. Parasitoids of the uniquely
social colletid bee Amphylaeus morosus (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in Victoria. Memoirs of …

An individual's social environment can profoundly affect many aspects of their biology,
including their behavior, reproductive success, physiology, and survival. Facultatively social …