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Sexual interactions and nestmate recognition in invasive populations of Polistes dominulus wasps.
Liebert, A. E.; Wilson-Rich, N.; Johnson, C. E.; Starks, P. T.; Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2010, 57, 4, pp 457-463, 38 ref. Many social insect species have mating systems or recognition abilities that minimize the chance of inbreeding. In haplodiploid systems, inbreeding is...
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Dominance hierarchy among workers changes with colony development in Polistes japonicus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) paper wasp colonies with a small number of workers.
Ishikawa, Y.; Yamada, Y. Y.; Matsuura, M.; Tsukada, M.; Tsuchida, K.; Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2010, 57, 4, pp 465-475, many ref. Dominance hierarchy in the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes japonicus was analysed in four colonies for two periods: (1) the first-brood period, whe...
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High occurrence of colony fusion in a European population of the American termite Reticulitermes flavipes.
Perdereau, E.; Bagnères, A. G.; Dupont, S.; Dedeine, F.; Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2010, 57, 4, pp 393-402, many ref. The coexistence of multiple unrelated reproductives within social insect colonies decreases the relatedness among colony members and therefore challen...
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Colony growth and reproductive ability of feral nests of the introduced bumblebee Bombus terrestris in northern Japan.
Inoue, M. N.; Yokoyama, J.; Tsuchida, K.; Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2010, 57, 1, pp 29-38, many ref. The introduced Bombus terrestris has been blamed for the decline of native bumblebee populations in Japan. To control this invasive species, it is nec...
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The Polistes war: weak immune function in the invasive P. dominulus relative to the native P. fuscatus.
Wilson-Rich, N.; Starks, P. T.; Birkhäuser, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2010, 57, 1, pp 47-52, 46 ref. Invasive species are of growing ecological concern, in part because of conflicts arising with native congeners. The European paper wasp Polistes domin...
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Intercontinental union of Argentine ants: behavioral relationships among introduced populations in Europe, North America, and Asia.
Sunamura, E.; Espadaler, X.; Sakamoto, H.; Suzuki, S.; Terayama, M.; Tatsuki, S.; Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2009, 56, 2, pp 143-147, 17 ref. Many invasive ants, including the Argentine ant Linepithema humile, form expansive supercolonies, within which intraspecific aggression is absent. The...
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Assessing the risk of invasive ants: a simple and flexible scorecard approach.
Ward, D. F.; Stanley, M. C.; Toft, R. J.; Forgie, S. A.; Harris, R. J.; Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2008, 55, 4, pp 360-363, 14 ref. Numerous ant species are being transported around globe through international trade, many of which become invasive. To mitigate the potential impacts ...
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Environmental factors influencing daily foraging activity of Vespula germanica (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in Mediterranean Australia.
Kasper, M. L.; Reeson, A. F.; Mackay, D. A.; Austin, A. D.; Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2008, 55, 3, pp 288-295, many ref. In social insects, workers forego reproduction in favour of foraging and other tasks to promote growth of the whole colony. Maximising individual work...
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Absence of aggression but not nestmate recognition in an Australian population of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile.
Björkman-Chiswell, B. T.; Wilgenburg, E. van; Thomas, M. L.; Swearer, S. E.; Elgar, M. A.; Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2008, 55, 2, pp 207-212, 35 ref. Intraspecific aggression is rare within introduced populations of the Argentine ant Linepithema humile, and colonies exhibit a structure known as unic...
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Potential host shift of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) to bumblebee colonies (Bombus impatiens).
Hoffmann, D.; Pettis, J. S.; Neumann, P.; Birkhäuser Verlag AG, Basel, Switzerland, Insectes Sociaux, 2008, 55, 2, pp 153-162, many ref. Here we explored the potential for host shift from honeybee, Apis mellifera, colonies to bumblebee, Bombus impatiens, colonies by the small hive beetl...
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