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Philip S. Ward

University of California, Davis · US
Area of research
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics · Genetics
Research interest
Research interests include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Fossil Insects in Amber.
h-index
41
citations
5,928
works
116
NIH funding
primary concept
email

Recent publications

Adaptive radiation and social evolution of the ants
Cell 2025cited by 34position: middledoi
The global distribution of known and undiscovered ant biodiversity
Science Advances 2022cited by 176position: middledoi
Compositional heterogeneity and outgroup choice influence the internal phylogeny of the ants
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 2019cited by 114position: lastdoi
Phylogenomic Insights into the Evolution of Stinging Wasps and the Origins of Ants and Bees
Current Biology 2017cited by 457position: middledoi
Enriching the ant tree of life: enhanced UCE bait set for genome‐scale phylogenetics of ants and other Hymenoptera
Methods in Ecology and Evolution 2017cited by 311position: middledoi
The acacia ants revisited: convergent evolution and biogeographic context in an iconic ant/plant mutualism
Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 2017cited by 71position: firstdoi
A hymenopterists’ guide to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology: utility, clarification, and future directions
Journal of Hymenoptera Research 2012cited by 79position: middledoi

Grants

Collaborative Research: Ants of the World
NSF1932062$344,9572019–2025PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Camponotine Ants and their Little Helpers: Phylogenomics of a Hyperdiverse Insect Clade and its Bacterial Endosymbionts (CAnBE)
NSF1856539$318,5552019–2025PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Ant Diversity of the MesoAmerican Corridor (ADMAC)
NSF1354996$303,4492014–2019PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Understanding a landmark social insect radiation: comparative analysis, phylogenomics, and morphology of dorylomorph ants
NSF1402432$19,9322014–2016PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Aligning ant diversity with conservation priorities in a biodiversity hotspot: Systematics and biogeography of the arboreal ant Crematogaster in Madagascar
NSF1107515$13,7942011–2012PIRePORTER
Collaborative Research: Ants of the Southwest Indian Ocean and East Africa (ASWEA): assessing phylogenetic diversity and biogeographic linkages across the Mozambique Channel
NSF0842204$276,4892009–2014PIRePORTER
DISSERTATION RESEARCH: Morphological and Behavioral Evolution in Myrmecocystus
NSF0608487$9,5202006–2008PIRePORTER
AToL: Collaborative Research on Ant Phylogeny: A Comprehensive Evolutionary Tree for the World's Premier Social Organisms
NSF0431330$1,555,1392004–2011PIRePORTER
Systematic Revision and Phylogeny of the Neotropical Ant Genus Linepithema
NSF0234691$21,2052003–2005PIRePORTER
Species-Level Systematics and Phylogeny of Pseudomyrmecine Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
NSF9903650$181,1621999–2004PIRePORTER
U.S.-Brazil Dissertation Enhancement: The Origin and Evolution of Army Ants
NSF9904233$20,0801999–2001PIRePORTER
Studies on Ant Systematics
NSF9419242$120,3121995–2000PIRePORTER
Ant Diversity Patterns and Conservation Planning in Madagascar
NSF9319515$14,9911994–1997PIRePORTER
Studies on Ant Taxonomy and Phylogeny
NSF9006393$146,4311990–1994PIRePORTER
Dissertation Research: Generic Revision and Phylogeny of the Dolichoderinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
NSF9001341$6,0541990–1991PIRePORTER
U.S.-Australia Cooperative Research: Systematics and Biogeography of Indo-Australian Ants
NSF8714076$9,9201988–1990PIRePORTER
Systematic Studies of Pseudomyrmecine Ants
NSF8507865$90,0571985–1990PIRePORTER
Improvement of the University of California, Davis Entomology Research Collection
NSF8313908$33,9001983–1986PIRePORTER
Systematic Relationships and Population Structure in Pseudomyrmecine Ants
NSF8204230$43,2041982–1985PIRePORTER

Frequent collaborators

Michael G. Branstetter · Utah State University3 papers (2017–2017)Brant C. Faircloth · Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy2 papers (2017–2017) · 2 papers (2017–2019)Bryan N. Danforth · Cornell University1 papers (2017–2017)Marek L. Borowiec · University of California, Davis1 papers (2019–2019)Brian L. Fisher · University of Kansas1 papers (2019–2019)John T. Longino · University of Utah1 papers (2017–2017)James P. Pitts · Utah State University1 papers (2017–2017) · 1 papers (2017–2017) · 1 papers (2017–2017)Christian Rabeling · The University of Texas at Austin1 papers (2019–2019)Ted R. Schultz · University of Maryland, College Park1 papers (2019–2019) · 1 papers (2017–2017)