Queen pheromones

Cuticular chemistry of males and females in the ant Formica fusca
Communication between organisms involves visual, auditory, and olfactory pathways. In solitary insects, chemical recognition cues are …
PDF Project Project
Are queen ants inhibited by their own pheromone? Regulation of productivity via negative feedback
Social organisms have evolved diverse and complex regulatory mechanisms that allow them to coordinate group-level functions. Signals …
PDF Project Project
Costs and constraints conspire to produce honest signaling: insights from an ant queen pheromone
Signal costs and evolutionary constraints have both been proposed as ultimate explanations for the ubiquity of honest signaling, but …
PDF Project Project Project
Queen pheromones: The chemical crown governing insect social life
Group-living species produce signals that alter the behavior and even the physiology of their social partners. Social insects possess …
PDF Project Project
Queen pheromones: The chemical crown governing insect social life
Identification of an ant queen pheromone regulating worker sterility
The selective forces that shape and maintain eusocial societies are an enduring puzzle in evolutionary biology. Ordinarily sterile …
PDF Project Project
Selfish strategies and honest signalling: reproductive conflicts in ant queen associations
Social insects offer unique opportunities to test predictions regarding the evolution of cooperation, life histories and communication. …
PDF Project Project
Selfish strategies and honest signalling: reproductive conflicts in ant queen associations