Understanding traits influencing the distribution of genetic diversity has major ecological and
evolutionary implications for host–parasite interactions. The genetic structure of parasites is …

The extreme diversity of dispersal strategies in ants is unique among terrestrial animals. The
nature of ant colonies as social, perennial and sessile superorganisms is the basis for …

Sex-biased dispersal and multiple mating may prevent or alleviate inbreeding and its
outcome, inbreeding depression, but studies demonstrating this in the wild are scarce …

Inhibited dispersal, leading to reduced gene flow, threatens populations with inbreeding
depression and local extinction. Fragmentation may be especially detrimental to social …

The spatial structure of host–parasite coevolution is shaped by population structure and
genetic diversity of the interacting species. We analysed these population genetic …

Dam construction in riverine ecosystems has fragmented natural aquatic habitats and has
altered environmental conditions. As a result, damming has been demonstrated to threaten …

The Formicoxenus genus-group comprises six genera within the tribe Crematogastrini. The
group is well known for repeated evolution of social parasitism among closely related taxa …

Parasites often affect the abundance and life-history traits of their hosts. We studied the
impact of a social parasite–a slavemaking ant–on host ant communities using two …

The host‐parasite genera Proformica-Rossomyrmex present four pairs of species with a very
wide range of distribution from China to Southeastern Spain, from huge extended plains to …

Eusocial species show incredible variation in all aspects of social living, which has
facilitated their ecological success. Investigating the mechanisms which regulate variation in …