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 Models of reproductive skew in cooperative and eusocial societies suggest that
dominants allow subordinates to breed to induce them to remain peaceably in the group …

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 …

Comparative studies are increasingly used to identify factors responsible for the evolution of
plant and animal phenotypes and social insects provide ideal systems for such studies as a …

In insect societies lacking morphologically specialized breeders and helpers, reproduction is
often restricted to behaviorally dominant individuals. Such societies occur in about 100 …

Termites (Isoptera) are the phylogenetically oldest social insects, but in scientific research
they have always stood in the shadow of the social Hymenoptera. Both groups of social …

In the queenless ant, Diacamma ceylonense, the cuticular hydrocarbons (C25–C35) of
nestmate workers vary in their proportions according to age and fertility. Newly eclosed …

Recent molecular phylogenetic studies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) have
revolutionized our understanding of how these ecologically dominant organisms diversified …

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 …

Potential reproductive conflicts are common in insect societies. One process that can reduce
or suppress conflict is policing. We review worker and" queen" policing in queenless …