Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is common in both plants and animals, and current evidence
suggests that it reflects the adaptation of males and females to their different reproductive …

▪ Abstract Pair formation in social insects mostly happens early in adult life and away from
the social colony context, which precludes promiscuity in the usual sense. Termite males …

This book analyzes for the first time how parasites shape the biology of social insects: the
ants, wasps, bees, and termites. Paul Schmid-Hempel provides an overview of the existing …

We propose a practical concept that distinguishes the particular kind of weaponry that has
evolved to be used in combat between individuals of the same species and sex, which we …

Adult bees and wasps provide all the food their offspring require to grow from egg to adult.
For a given diet, offspring body size generally increases with an increase in the amount of …

In this complete and thorough update of Arthur Boucot's seminal work, Evolutionary
Paleobiology of Behavior and Coevolution, Boucot is joined by George Poinar, who …

Ants are highly polyphenic Hymenoptera, with at least three distinct adult forms in the vast
majority of species. Their sexual dimorphism, however, is overlooked to the point of being a …

Many bees and stinging wasps, or aculeates, exhibit striking colour patterns or conspicuous
coloration, such as black and yellow stripes. Such coloration is often interpreted as an …

Despite the diverse array of mating systems and life histories which characterise the
parasitic Hymenoptera, sexual selection and sexual conflict in this taxon have been …

Wing geometric morphometrics has been applied to honey bees (Apis mellifera) in
identification of evolutionary lineages or subspecies and, to a lesser extent, in assessing …