Social insect colonies have evolved collective immune defences against parasites. These
'social immune systems' result from the cooperation of the individual group members to …

In this review, we provide a current reference on disease resistance in insect societies. We
start with the genetics of immunity in the context of behavioral and physiological processes …

Bumblebees are familiar and charismatic insects, occurring throughout much of the world.
They are increasingly being used as a model organism for studying a wide range of …

We review recent advances in our understanding of the mechanisms of insect immune
defence, but do so in a framework defined by the ecological and evolutionary forces that …

Specific interactions between parasite genotypes and host genotypes (Gp× Gh) are
commonly found in invertebrate systems, but are largely lacking a mechanistic explanation …

Honey bees and other insects face many important parasites and pathogens against which
they have evolved behavioral, morphological, physiological, and immune-based defenses …

Multiple mating by females (polyandry) remains hard to explain because, while it has
substantial costs, clear benefits have remained elusive. The problem is acute in the social …

Understanding the coevolution of hosts and parasites is a long‐standing goal of
evolutionary biology. There is a well‐developed theoretical framework to describe the …

In many systems, host–parasite evolutionary dynamics have led to the emergence and
maintenance of diverse parasite and host genotypes within the same population. Genotypes …

The evolution of parasite resistance can be influenced by the abundance of parasites in the
environment. However, it is yet unresolved whether vertebrates change their investment in …