Francis L. W. Ratnieks

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · 2000–2016

A researcher in the Science corpus: 25 papers; trusts 17 researchers and is trusted by 27 researchers here, as inferred from the citation graph.

Subfields

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — 49 citations into it; #384 of 6,648 by trust here, #656 by citations
Genetics — 49 citations into it; #398 of 6,854 by trust here, #725 by citations
Insect Science — 42 citations into it; #88 of 2,259 by trust here, #185 by citations
Nature and Landscape Conservation — 12 citations into it
Ecological Modeling — 9 citations into it

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Papers from Francis L. W. Ratnieks's perspective

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Evolution of worker sterility in honey-bees (Apis mellifera): how anarchistic workers evade policing by laying eggs that have low removal rates (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)
Paternity, reproduction and conflict in vespine wasps: a model system for testing kin selection predictions (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)
The evolution of cooperation
Worker policing and worker reproduction in Apis cerana (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)
Evolution of multiple mating in the genus Apis
Neonicotinoid Pesticide Reduces Bumble Bee Colony Growth and Queen Production (Science)
Causes of rarity in bumblebees
Biology of Wolbachia. (Annual Review of Entomology)
Female mating frequencies in Bombus spp. from Central Europe (Insectes Sociaux)
The social behavior of Leptothorax allardycei (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): time budgets and the evolution of worker reproduction (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology)

Their papers

Data reliability in citizen science: learning curve and the effects of training method, volunteer background and experience on identification accuracy of insects visiting ivy flowers (2016) — 96 citations
The dose makes the poison: have “field realistic” rates of exposure of bees to neonicotinoid insecticides been overestimated in laboratory studies? (2014) — 130 citations
Quantifying variation among garden plants in attractiveness to bees and other flower‐visiting insects (2014) — 254 citations
Cooperative transport in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and elsewhere (2013) — 93 citations
Decision making in ant foragers (Lasius niger) facing conflicting private and social information (2011) — 165 citations
Ancestral Monogamy Shows Kin Selection Is Key to the Evolution of Eusociality (2008) — 650 citations
Conflict resolution in insect societies. (2006) — 611 citations
Longevity and detection of persistent foraging trails in Pharaoh's ants Monomorium Pharaonis (L.) (2006) — 88 citations
Wax combs mediate nestmate recognition by guard honeybees (2006) — 89 citations
Policing Insect Societies (2005) — 137 citations
Queen and worker policing in the tree wasp Dolichovespula sylvestris (2005) — 87 citations
Comparing foraging behaviour of small and large honey‐bee colonies by decoding waggle dances made by foragers (2004) — 123 citations
Reproductive conflicts in social animals: who has power? (2003) — 107 citations
Waste management in the leaf-cutting ant Atta colombica (2002) — 138 citations
Spite: Hamilton's unproven theory (2001) — 84 citations
Policing in queenless ponerine ants (2001) — 153 citations
Paternity, reproduction and conflict in vespine wasps: a model system for testing kin selection predictions (2001) — 127 citations
Worker policing and worker reproduction in Apis cerana (2001) — 102 citations
The timing of worker reproduction and breakdown of policing behaviour in queenless honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) societies (2001) — 108 citations
Worker reproduction in honey-bees (Apis) and the anarchic syndrome: a review (2001) — 144 citations