Genetic variance of mating frequency in the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) F. B. KrausP. NeumannR. F. A. Moritz Research article Pages: 1 - 5
Anarchistic queen honey bees have normal queen mandibular pheromones S. E. R. HooverB. P. OldroydM. L. Winston Research article Pages: 6 - 10
The first internal transcribed spacer (ITS-1) of Melipona species (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini): characterization and phylogenetic analysis T. M. Fernandes-SalomãoR. B. RochaE. F. Araújo Research article Pages: 11 - 18
Queen phenotype and behaviour during cooperative colony founding in Polyrhachis moesta K. SasakiE. JibikiY. Obara Research article Pages: 19 - 25
Foraging decisions of individual workers vary with colony size in the greenhead ant Rhytidoponera metallica (Formicidae, Ectatomminae) M. L. ThomasV. W. Framenau Research article Pages: 26 - 30
The nearer the better? Drones (Apis mellifera) prefer nearer drone congregation areas N. KoenigerG. KoenigerH. Pechhacker Research article Pages: 31 - 35
Nest-area marking with faeces: a chemical signature that allows colony-level recognition in seed harvesting ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) D. A. GrassoM. F. SledgeS. Turillazzi Research article Pages: 36 - 44
Male labial gland secretions and mitochondrial DNA markers support species status of Bombus cryptarum and B. magnus (Hymenoptera, Apidae) A. BertschH. SchweerH. Tanaka Research article Pages: 45 - 54
The fate of Corydalis cava elaiosomes within an ant colony of Myrmica rubra: elaiosomes are preferentially fed to larvae R. C. FischerS. M. ÖlzantV. Mayer Research article Pages: 55 - 62
Arolia in termites (Isoptera): functional significance and evolutionary loss M. W. J. CroslandN.-Y. SuR. H. Scheffrahn Research article Pages: 63 - 66
Self-restraint and sterility in workers of Acromyrmex and Atta leafcutter ants M. B. DijkstraD. R. NashJ. J. Boomsma Research article Pages: 67 - 76
Conditions favoring queen execution in young social insect colonies M. T. Balas Research article Pages: 77 - 83
Variation in queen size across a behavioral transition zone in the ant Messor pergandei S. Helms CahanS. W. Rissing Research article Pages: 84 - 88
The policing behavior ‘immobilization’ towards ovary-developed workers in the ant, Diacamma sp. from Japan S. KawabataK. Tsuji Research article Pages: 89 - 95
A new role for antennation in paper wasps (Hymenoptera,Vespidae): antennal courtship and sex dimorphic glands in antennomeres R. RomaniN. IsidoroL. Beani Research article Pages: 96 - 102
Integration raids in the Amazon ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) W. Czechowski Short communication Pages: 103 - 104