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Integrative Taxonomy: A Multisource Approach to Exploring Biodiversity by Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C, Steiner, Florian M, Seifert, Bernhard, Stauffer, Christian, Christian, Erhard, Crozier, Ross H

“…Good alpha taxonomy is central to biology. On the basis of a survey of arthropod studies that used multiple disciplines for species delimitation, we evaluated…”
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The Evolution of Worker Caste Diversity in Social Insects by Fjerdingstad, Else J., Crozier, Ross H.

“…Morphological diversification of workers is predicted to improve the division of labor within social insect colonies, yet many species have monomorphic…”
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Weaver ants Oecophylla smaragdina encounter nasty neighbors rather than dear enemies by Newey, Philip S, Robson, Simon K. A, Crozier, Ross H

“…The evolution of territorial behavior requires that the benefits of territoriality outweigh the costs. The costs are primarily those of territorial defense…”
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Variation in positive selection in termite GNBPs and Relish by Bulmer, Mark S, Crozier, Ross H

“…Social insects are model organisms for investigating molecular evolution in the innate immune system. Their diversity affords comparative analysis among…”
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A role for parasites in stabilising the fig-pollinator mutualism by Dunn, Derek W, Segar, Simon T, Ridley, Jo, Chan, Ruth, Crozier, Ross H, Yu, Douglas W, Cook, James M

“…Mutualisms are interspecific interactions in which both players benefit. Explaining their maintenance is problematic, because cheaters should outcompete…”
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Heterologous microarray experiments used to identify the early gene response to heat stress in a coral reef fish by KASSAHN, KARIN S, CALEY, M. JULIAN, WARD, ALISTER C, CONNOLLY, ASHLEY R, STONE, GLENN, CROZIER, ROSS H

“…Coral reef fishes are expected to experience rising sea surface temperatures due to climate change. How well tropical reef fishes will respond to these…”
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Specificity and transmission mosaic of ant nest-wall fungi by Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C, Steiner, Florian M, Konrad, Heino, Seifert, Bernhard, Christian, Erhard, Moder, Karl, Stauffer, Christian, Crozier, Ross H

“…Mutualism, whereby species interact to their mutual benefit, is extraordinary in a competitive world. To recognize general patterns of origin and maintenance…”
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Meta-population structure in a coral reef fish demonstrated by genetic data on patterns of migration, extinction and re-colonisation by Bay, Line K, Caley, M Julian M, Crozier, Ross H

“…Management strategies for coral reefs are dependant on information about the spatial population structure and connectivity of reef organisms. Genetic tools can…”
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From transcriptome to biological function: environmental stress in an ectothermic vertebrate, the coral reef fish Pomacentrus moluccensis by Kassahn, Karin S, Crozier, Ross H, Ward, Alister C, Stone, Glenn, Caley, M Julian

“…Our understanding of the importance of transcriptional regulation for biological function is continuously improving. We still know, however, comparatively…”
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Sex determination and population biology in the hymenoptera by Cook, James M, Crozier, Ross H

“…The Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps and sawflies) display a great variety of social systems and sex ratios and have played a key role in the development and…”
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Charting uncertainty about ant origins by Crozier, R.H

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Abandoning Aggression but Maintaining Self-Nonself Discrimination as a First Stage in Ant Supercolony Formation by Steiner, Florian M., Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C., Moder, Karl, Stauffer, Christian, Arthofer, Wolfgang, Buschinger, Alfred, Espadaler, Xavier, Christian, Erhard, Einfinger, Katrin, Lorbeer, Eberhard, Schafellner, Christa, Ayasse, Manfred, Crozier, Ross H.

“…An ant supercolony is a very large entity with very many queens. Although normal colonies of small extent and few queens remain distinct, a supercolony is…”
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A DNA and morphology based phylogenetic framework of the ant genus Lasius with hypotheses for the evolution of social parasitism and fungiculture by Maruyama, Munetoshi, Steiner, Florian M, Stauffer, Christian, Akino, Toshiharu, Crozier, Ross H, Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C

“…Ants of the genus Lasius are ecologically important and an important system for evolutionary research. Progress in evolutionary research has been hindered by…”
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Phylogenetic relationships among species groups of the ant genus Myrmecia by Hasegawa, Eisuke, Crozier, Ross H.

“…Phylogenetic relationships among the nine species groups of the predominately Australian ant genus Myrmecia were inferred using 38 Myrmecia species and an…”
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Phylogenetic analysis of honey bee behavioral evolution by Raffiudin, Rika, Crozier, Ross H.

“…DNA sequences from three mitochondrial (rrnL, cox2, nad2) and one nuclear gene ( itpr) from all 9 known honey bee species ( Apis), a 10th possible species,…”
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Animal performance and stress: responses and tolerance limits at different levels of biological organisation by Kassahn, Karin S., Crozier, Ross H., Pörtner, Hans O., Caley, M. Julian

“…ABSTRACT Recent advances in molecular biology and the use of DNA microarrays for gene expression profiling are providing new insights into the animal stress…”
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Effect of social structure and introduction history on genetic diversity and differentiation by Flucher, Sylvia M., Krapf, Patrick, Arthofer, Wolfgang, Suarez, Andrew V., Crozier, Ross H., Steiner, Florian M., Schlick‐Steiner, Birgit C.

“…Invasive species are a global threat to biodiversity, and understanding their history and biology is a major goal of invasion biology. Population‐genetic…”
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Temporal variation in recognition cues: implications for the social life of weaver ants Oecophylla smaragdina by Newey, Philip S., Robson, Simon K.A., Crozier, Ross H.

“…Recognition systems are involved in a range of evolutionary and biological processes, and animals use a variety of visual, auditory, tactile and olfactory cues…”
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Isolation and characterization of a termite transferrin gene up-regulated on infection by Thompson, G.J, Crozier, Y.C, Crozier, R.H

“…PCR‐based subtractive hybridization was used to isolate genes preferentially expressed in a termite (Mastotermes darwiniensis) following exposure to an…”
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Phylogenetic Biodiversity Assessment Based on Systematic Nomenclature by Crozier, Ross H, Dunnett, Lisa J, Agapow, Paul-Michael

“…Biodiversity assessment demands objective measures, because ultimately conservation decisions must prioritize the use of limited resources for preserving taxa…”
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