Patrizia d'Ettorre

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• The evolution of queen pheromones in the ant genus Lasius
• Conserved class of queen pheromones stops social insect workers from reproducing
• Crozier’s paradox revisited: maintenance of genetic recognition systems by disassortative mating
• Genetic constraints on dishonesty and caste dimorphism in an ant
• Are queen ants inhibited by their own pheromone? Regulation of productivity via negative feedback
• Identification of an ant queen pheromone regulating worker sterility
• Selfish strategies and honest signalling: reproductive conflicts in ant queen associations