Intrinsic survival advantage of social insect queens depends on reproductive activation

Mating with an allopatric male triggers immune response and decreases longevity of ant queens

(2015) A. Schrempf et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Not Only for Egg Yolk—Functional and Evolutionary Insights from Expression, Selection, and Structural Analyses of Formica Ant Vitellogenins

(2014) Claire Morandin et al.   MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Reproduction, social behavior, and aging trajectories in honeybee workers

(2013) Luke Dixon et al.   AGE

Queen life-span and total reproductive success are positively associated in the ant Cardiocondyla cf. kagutsuchi

(2013) Jürgen Heinze et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Wingless virgin queens assume helper roles in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants

(2012) Volker Nehring et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Terminal Investment: Individual Reproduction of Ant Queens Increases with Age

(2012) Jürgen Heinze et al.   PLoS One

The nurse’s load: Early-life exposure to brood-rearing affects behavior and lifespan in honey bees (Apis mellifera)

(2009) Gro V. Amdam et al.   EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY

Mating with Stressed Males Increases the Fitness of Ant Queens

(2008) Alexandra Schrempf et al.   PLoS One