Queen reproduction, chemical signalling and worker behaviour in polygyne colonies of the ant Formica fusca

By Minttumaaria Hannonen, M. Sledge, S. Turillazzi, L. Sundström. 2002

96 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Insect Science

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In Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

1. A. Lenoir
2. R. Crewe
3. T. Monnin

In Genetics

1. R. Crewe
2. T. Monnin

In Insect Science

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2. T. Monnin

Citations in the corpus

• Queen fertility, egg marking and colony size in the ant Camponotus floridanus (2006, unknown): “…link between CHC patterns and fertility (Bonavita-Cougourdan et al. 1991; Ayasse et al. 1995; Monnin et al. 1998; Peeters et al. 1999; Liebig et al. 2000; Sledge et al. 2001; Cuvillier-Hot et al. 2002, 2004a; Hannonen et al. 2002; Heinze et al. 2002; Tentschert et al. 2002; De Biseau et al. 2004).”
• Chemical recognition of reproductive status in social insects (2006, methodology): “Using experimental Formica fusca (Formicinae) colonies with two queens, Hannonen et al. (2002) showed that queens differing in reproductive output also differ in CHC profiles and in the degree of attention they get from workers.”
• Fertility signalling and reproductive skew in queenless ants (2004, background): “Unlike previous explanations based on the inhibition of ovarian activity, honest signals would benefit all the parties (Keller & Nonacs 1993), in line with biological signalling theory ( Grafen 1990 ).”