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60 Publications
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 806
Social immunity: Emergence and evolution of colony-level disease protection
S. Cremer, C. Pull, M. Fürst, Annual Review of Entomology 63 (2018) 105–123.
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S. Cremer, C. Pull, M. Fürst, Annual Review of Entomology 63 (2018) 105–123.
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 194 | 
Oxytocin-like signaling in ants influences metabolic gene expression and locomotor activity
Z. Liutkeviciute, E. Gil Mansilla, T. Eder, B.E. Casillas Perez, M. Giulia Di Giglio, E. Muratspahić, F. Grebien, T. Rattei, M. Muttenthaler, S. Cremer, C. Gruber, The FASEB Journal 32 (2018) 6808–6821.
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Z. Liutkeviciute, E. Gil Mansilla, T. Eder, B.E. Casillas Perez, M. Giulia Di Giglio, E. Muratspahić, F. Grebien, T. Rattei, M. Muttenthaler, S. Cremer, C. Gruber, The FASEB Journal 32 (2018) 6808–6821.
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 55 |
Protection against the lethal side effects of social immunity in ants
C. Pull, S. Metzler, E. Naderlinger, S. Cremer, Current Biology 28 (2018) R1139–R1140.
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C. Pull, S. Metzler, E. Naderlinger, S. Cremer, Current Biology 28 (2018) R1139–R1140.
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 616 |
Destructive disinfection of infected brood prevents systemic disease spread in ant colonies
C. Pull, L.V. Ugelvig, F. Wiesenhofer, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, T. Schmitt, M. Brown, S. Cremer, ELife 7 (2018).
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C. Pull, L.V. Ugelvig, F. Wiesenhofer, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, T. Schmitt, M. Brown, S. Cremer, ELife 7 (2018).
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 617 |
Genotype and diet affect resistance, survival, and fecundity but not fecundity tolerance
M. Kutzer, J. Kurtz, S. Armitage, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 31 (2018) 159–171.
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M. Kutzer, J. Kurtz, S. Armitage, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 31 (2018) 159–171.
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7 |
Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect
N. Stroeymeyt, A.V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, L. Keller, Science 362 (2018) 941–945.
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N. Stroeymeyt, A.V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, L. Keller, Science 362 (2018) 941–945.
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 413 |
Ants avoid superinfections by performing risk-adjusted sanitary care
M. Konrad, C. Pull, S. Metzler, K. Seif, E. Naderlinger, A.V. Grasse, S. Cremer, PNAS 115 (2018) 2782–2787.
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M. Konrad, C. Pull, S. Metzler, K. Seif, E. Naderlinger, A.V. Grasse, S. Cremer, PNAS 115 (2018) 2782–2787.
2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 426
Individual- and ejaculate-specific sperm traits in ant males
S. Metzler, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, Journal of Insect Physiology 107 (2018) 284–290.
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S. Metzler, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, Journal of Insect Physiology 107 (2018) 284–290.
2017 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 819 |
Disease defence in garden ants
C. Pull, Disease Defence in Garden Ants, IST Austria, 2017.
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C. Pull, Disease Defence in Garden Ants, IST Austria, 2017.
2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 732 |
Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing prophylactic undertaking behaviour
C. Pull, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary Biology 17 (2017).
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C. Pull, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary Biology 17 (2017).
2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 734 |
Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology
P. Kennedy, G. Baron, B. Qiu, D. Freitak, H. Helantera, E. Hunt, F. Manfredini, T. O’Shea Wheller, S. Patalano, C. Pull, T. Sasaki, D. Taylor, C. Wyatt, S. Sumner, Trends in Ecology and Evolution 32 (2017) 861–872.
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P. Kennedy, G. Baron, B. Qiu, D. Freitak, H. Helantera, E. Hunt, F. Manfredini, T. O’Shea Wheller, S. Patalano, C. Pull, T. Sasaki, D. Taylor, C. Wyatt, S. Sumner, Trends in Ecology and Evolution 32 (2017) 861–872.
2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 558
Specificity of oral immune priming in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum
M. Futo, M. Sell, M. Kutzer, J. Kurtz, Biology Letters 13 (2017).
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M. Futo, M. Sell, M. Kutzer, J. Kurtz, Biology Letters 13 (2017).
2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1006 |
Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae
J. Greenwood, B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, S. Behrens, D. Essar, P. Rosenstiel, H. Schulenburg, J. Kurtz, BMC Genomics 18 (2017) 329.
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J. Greenwood, B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, S. Behrens, D. Essar, P. Rosenstiel, H. Schulenburg, J. Kurtz, BMC Genomics 18 (2017) 329.
2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 914 |
Ant queens increase their reproductive efforts after pathogen infection
J. Giehr, A.V. Grasse, S. Cremer, J. Heinze, A. Schrempf, Royal Society Open Science 4 (2017).
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J. Giehr, A.V. Grasse, S. Cremer, J. Heinze, A. Schrempf, Royal Society Open Science 4 (2017).
2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 459 |
Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie sie sich ausbreiten und die heimische Fauna verändern
S. Cremer, Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie 46 (2017) 105–116.
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S. Cremer, Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie 46 (2017) 105–116.
2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1431 |
Host plant use drives genetic differentiation in syntopic populations of Maculinea alcon
A. Tartally, A. Kelager, M. Fürst, D. Nash, PeerJ 2016 (2016).
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A. Tartally, A. Kelager, M. Fürst, D. Nash, PeerJ 2016 (2016).
2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1184 |
Mating and longevity in ant males
S. Metzler, J. Heinze, A. Schrempf, Ecology and Evolution 6 (2016) 8903–8906.
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S. Metzler, J. Heinze, A. Schrempf, Ecology and Evolution 6 (2016) 8903–8906.
2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1202 |
Immune priming in arthropods: an update focusing on the red flour beetle
B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, K. Ferro, J. Kurtz, Zoology 119 (2016) 254–261.
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B. Milutinovic, R. Peuß, K. Ferro, J. Kurtz, Zoology 119 (2016) 254–261.
2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1255 |
Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1: Testing for a role in insect immunity, behaviour and reproduction
R. Peuß, K. Wensing, L. Woestmann, H. Eggert, B. Milutinovic, M. Sroka, J. Scharsack, J. Kurtz, S. Armitage, Royal Society Open Science 3 (2016).
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R. Peuß, K. Wensing, L. Woestmann, H. Eggert, B. Milutinovic, M. Sroka, J. Scharsack, J. Kurtz, S. Armitage, Royal Society Open Science 3 (2016).
2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1262 |
Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss
D. Mcmahon, M. Natsopoulou, V. Doublet, M. Fürst, S. Weging, M. Brown, A. Gogol Döring, R. Paxton, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 283 (2016).
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D. Mcmahon, M. Natsopoulou, V. Doublet, M. Fürst, S. Weging, M. Brown, A. Gogol Döring, R. Paxton, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 283 (2016).
2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1268
Immune memory in invertebrates
B. Milutinovic, J. Kurtz, Seminars in Immunology 28 (2016) 328–342.
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B. Milutinovic, J. Kurtz, Seminars in Immunology 28 (2016) 328–342.
2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1830 |
Opposing effects of allogrooming on disease transmission in ant societies
F. Theis, L.V. Ugelvig, C. Marr, S. Cremer, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 370 (2015).
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F. Theis, L.V. Ugelvig, C. Marr, S. Cremer, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 370 (2015).
2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1831 |
Sociality and health: Impacts of sociality on disease susceptibility and transmission in animal and human societies
P. Kappeler, S. Cremer, C. Nunn, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 370 (2015).
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P. Kappeler, S. Cremer, C. Nunn, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 370 (2015).
2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1850 |
Fungal disease dynamics in insect societies: Optimal killing rates and the ambivalent effect of high social interaction rates
S. Novak, S. Cremer, Journal of Theoretical Biology 372 (2015) 54–64.
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S. Novak, S. Cremer, Journal of Theoretical Biology 372 (2015) 54–64.
2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1855 |
A sting in the spit: Widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and managed bees
D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, R. Paxton, Journal of Animal Ecology 84 (2015) 615–624.
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D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, R. Paxton, Journal of Animal Ecology 84 (2015) 615–624.
2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1993 |
Anti-pathogen protection versus survival costs mediated by an ectosymbiont in an ant host
M. Konrad, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, S. Cremer, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 282 (2015).
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M. Konrad, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, S. Cremer, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 282 (2015).
2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1548 |
Infection of Tribolium castaneum with Bacillus thuringiensis: Quantification of bacterial replication within cadavers, transmission via cannibalism, and inhibition of spore germination
B. Milutinovic, C. Höfling, M. Futo, J. Scharsack, J. Kurtz, Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81 (2015) 8135–8144.
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B. Milutinovic, C. Höfling, M. Futo, J. Scharsack, J. Kurtz, Applied and Environmental Microbiology 81 (2015) 8135–8144.
2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1551 |
Host–pathogen coevolution: The selective advantage of Bacillus thuringiensis virulence and its cry toxin genes
L. El Masri, A. Branca, A. Sheppard, A. Papkou, D. Laehnemann, P. Guenther, S. Prahl, M. Saebelfeld, J. Hollensteiner, H. Liesegang, E. Brzuszkiewicz, R. Daniel, N. Michiels, R. Schulte, J. Kurtz, P. Rosenstiel, A. Telschow, E. Bornberg Bauer, H. Schulenburg, PLoS Biology 13 (2015) 1–30.
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L. El Masri, A. Branca, A. Sheppard, A. Papkou, D. Laehnemann, P. Guenther, S. Prahl, M. Saebelfeld, J. Hollensteiner, H. Liesegang, E. Brzuszkiewicz, R. Daniel, N. Michiels, R. Schulte, J. Kurtz, P. Rosenstiel, A. Telschow, E. Bornberg Bauer, H. Schulenburg, PLoS Biology 13 (2015) 1–30.
2014 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1887
Gemeinsame Krankheitsabwehr in Ameisengesellschaften
S. Cremer, Zoologie (2014) 23–30.
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S. Cremer, Zoologie (2014) 23–30.
2014 | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 1888
Soziale Immunität: Wie sich der Staat gegen Pathogene wehrt Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften
S. Cremer, in:, Soziale Insekten in Einer Sich Wandelnden Welt, Pfeil, 2014, pp. 65–72.
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S. Cremer, in:, Soziale Insekten in Einer Sich Wandelnden Welt, Pfeil, 2014, pp. 65–72.
2014 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1905
Selection from parasites favours immunogenetic diversity but not divergence among locally adapted host populations
M. Tobler, M. Plath, R. Riesch, I. Schlupp, A.V. Grasse, G. Munimanda, C. Setzer, D. Penn, Y. Moodley, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27 (2014) 960–974.
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M. Tobler, M. Plath, R. Riesch, I. Schlupp, A.V. Grasse, G. Munimanda, C. Setzer, D. Penn, Y. Moodley, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 27 (2014) 960–974.
2014 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1998
Individual and social immunisation in insects
L. El Masri, S. Cremer, Trends in Immunology 35 (2014) 471–482.
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L. El Masri, S. Cremer, Trends in Immunology 35 (2014) 471–482.
2014 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2086 |
So near and yet so far: Harmonic radar reveals reduced homing ability of Nosema infected honeybees
S. Wolf, D. Mcmahon, K. Lim, C. Pull, S. Clark, R. Paxton, J. Osborne, PLoS One 9 (2014).
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S. Wolf, D. Mcmahon, K. Lim, C. Pull, S. Clark, R. Paxton, J. Osborne, PLoS One 9 (2014).
2014 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2161
Increased grooming after repeated brood care provides sanitary benefits in a clonal ant
C. Westhus, L.V. Ugelvig, E. Tourdot, J. Heinze, C. Doums, S. Cremer, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68 (2014) 1701–1710.
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C. Westhus, L.V. Ugelvig, E. Tourdot, J. Heinze, C. Doums, S. Cremer, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68 (2014) 1701–1710.
2014 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2235 |
Disease associations between honeybees and bumblebees as a threat to wild pollinators
M. Fürst, D. Mcmahon, J. Osborne, R. Paxton, M. Brown, Nature 506 (2014) 364–366.
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M. Fürst, D. Mcmahon, J. Osborne, R. Paxton, M. Brown, Nature 506 (2014) 364–366.
2014 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 1395
Immune defences in ants: Effects of social immunisation and a fungal ectosymbiont in the ant Lasius neglectus
M. Konrad, Immune Defences in Ants: Effects of Social Immunisation and a Fungal Ectosymbiont in the Ant Lasius Neglectus, IST Austria, 2014.
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M. Konrad, Immune Defences in Ants: Effects of Social Immunisation and a Fungal Ectosymbiont in the Ant Lasius Neglectus, IST Austria, 2014.
2014 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 1404
Evolution of a fungal pathogen towards individual versus social immunity in ants
M. Stock, Evolution of a Fungal Pathogen towards Individual versus Social Immunity in Ants, IST Austria, 2014.
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M. Stock, Evolution of a Fungal Pathogen towards Individual versus Social Immunity in Ants, IST Austria, 2014.
2014 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1999
Organisational immunity in social insects
N. Stroeymeyt, B.E. Casillas Perez, S. Cremer, Current Opinion in Insect Science 5 (2014) 1–15.
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N. Stroeymeyt, B.E. Casillas Perez, S. Cremer, Current Opinion in Insect Science 5 (2014) 1–15.
2013 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2283
Tolerating an infection: an indirect benefit of co-founding queen associations in the ant Lasius niger
C. Pull, W. Hughes, M. Brown, Naturwissenschaften 100 (2013) 1125–1136.
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C. Pull, W. Hughes, M. Brown, Naturwissenschaften 100 (2013) 1125–1136.
2013 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2284 |
Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies
S. Tragust, L.V. Ugelvig, M. Chapuisat, J. Heinze, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 (2013).
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S. Tragust, L.V. Ugelvig, M. Chapuisat, J. Heinze, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 (2013).
2013 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2926
Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their poison
S. Tragust, B. Mitteregger, V. Barone, M. Konrad, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, Current Biology 23 (2013) 76–82.
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S. Tragust, B. Mitteregger, V. Barone, M. Konrad, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, Current Biology 23 (2013) 76–82.
2012 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2938
Effects of social immunity and unicoloniality on host parasite interactions in invasive insect societies
L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, Functional Ecology 26 (2012) 1300–1312.
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L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, Functional Ecology 26 (2012) 1300–1312.
2012 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2966 |
The dynamics of male-male competition in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants
S. Cremer, M. Suefuji, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, BMC Ecology 12 (2012).
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S. Cremer, M. Suefuji, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, BMC Ecology 12 (2012).
2012 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3132
Two pathways ensuring social harmony
M. Konrad, T. Pamminger, S. Foitzik, Naturwissenschaften 99 (2012) 627–636.
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M. Konrad, T. Pamminger, S. Foitzik, Naturwissenschaften 99 (2012) 627–636.
2012 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3156
Dispersal and gene flow in the rare parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion
L.V. Ugelvig, A. Andersen, J. Boomsma, D. Nash, Molecular Ecology 21 (2012) 3224–3236.
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L.V. Ugelvig, A. Andersen, J. Boomsma, D. Nash, Molecular Ecology 21 (2012) 3224–3236.
2012 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3161 |
Suppression of ribosomal function triggers innate immune signaling through activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome
M. Vyleta, J. Wong, B. Magun, PLoS One 7 (2012).
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M. Vyleta, J. Wong, B. Magun, PLoS One 7 (2012).
2012 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3242 |
Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation in ant colonies
M. Konrad, M. Vyleta, F. Theis, M. Stock, S. Tragust, M. Klatt, V. Drescher, C. Marr, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, PLoS Biology 10 (2012).
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M. Konrad, M. Vyleta, F. Theis, M. Stock, S. Tragust, M. Klatt, V. Drescher, C. Marr, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, PLoS Biology 10 (2012).
2011 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3386
Social influence on age and reproduction reduced lifespan and fecundity in multi queen ant colonies
A. Schrempf, S. Cremer, J. Heinze, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24 (2011) 1455–1461.
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A. Schrempf, S. Cremer, J. Heinze, Journal of Evolutionary Biology 24 (2011) 1455–1461.
2011 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3388 |
Reconstructing eight decades of genetic variation in an isolated Danish population of the large blue butterfly Maculinea arion
L.V. Ugelvig, P. Nielsen, J. Boomsma, D. Nash, BMC Evolutionary Biology 11 (2011).
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L.V. Ugelvig, P. Nielsen, J. Boomsma, D. Nash, BMC Evolutionary Biology 11 (2011).
2011 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3399 |
Competition and opportunity shape the reproductive tactics of males in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior
S. Cremer, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, PLoS One 6 (2011).
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S. Cremer, A. Schrempf, J. Heinze, PLoS One 6 (2011).