The tribal and generic classification of the diverse ant subfamily Ponerinae (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) is revised to reflect recent molecular phylogenetic information and a reappraisal …

Comprising a substantial part of living biomass on earth, ants are integral to the functioning
of terrestrial ecosystems. More than 12,000 species have been described to date, and it is …

Close relatedness has long been considered crucial to the evolution of eusociality.
However, it has recently been suggested that close relatedness may be a consequence …

As one of the 17 megadiverse countries of the world and with four biodiversity hotspots
represented in its borders, India is home to an impressive diversity of life forms. However …

Thelytokous parthenogenesis, that is, the production of diploid daughters from unfertilized
eggs, may involve various cytological mechanisms, each having a different impact on the …

Niche construction, by which organisms modify the environment in which they live, has been
proposed to affect the evolution of many phenotypic traits. But what about the evolution of a …

A cornerstone result of sociobiology states that limited dispersal can induce kin competition
to offset the kin selected benefits of altruism. Several mechanisms have been proposed to …

Since their origin about 120 million years ago (Mya), ants have evolved to become the most
species-rich and ecologically diverse group of social insects (Grimaldi and Engel 2005; …

In this study we investigated the population genetic structure of the queenless ant
Diacamma cyaneiventre. This species, lacking winged queens, is likely to have a restricted …

The reproductive partitioning generates a persistent conflict within insects societies and a
sustained theoretical and empirical attention is devoted to understand its resolution. In that …