Area of research
Genetics · Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary biology, Zoology, Longevity, and Eusociality.
Adaptive radiation and social evolution of the ants
Convergent Evolutionary Traces of Genomic Innovations and Depletions in Socially Parasitic Ants
A comprehensive biogeographical overview of the evolutionary history of the higher attine ants
Frequent Queen Replacement and Presence of Unrelated Queens in Colonies of a Functionally Monogynous Ant Species
Immune response varies among members of a fungus-infected ant society
Canalized weapon development but high levels of overall phenotypic variation in an evolutionarily novel ant male morph
The Fecundity-Longevity Trade-Off in a Clonal Eusocial Insect: In Isolation, Subordinate Workers Match Dominants in Reproduction
The demise of the standard ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Urban abiotic stressors drive changes in the foraging activity and colony growth of the black garden ant Lasius niger
Fungal infection alters collective nutritional intake of ant colonies
Sex- and caste-specific developmental responses to juvenile hormone in an ant with maternal caste determination
Taxonomy of the Palearctic socially parasitic Temnothorax (Myrmoxenus) ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Delayed maturation of the exoskeleton and muscle fibres in the ant <i>Platythyrea punctata</i>
Urban structures are poor stepping stones for crevice-nesting ants in fragmented landscapes
Variability of immune gene expression among different groups within ant colonies show multifaceted response to infection by a non-lethal ectoparasitic fungus
Obituary: Claus Nielsen 1938–2024
Biotic challenges in the city: Dietary restrictions and body fat content of female sexuals in urban ant populations
Colony structure and apparent intraspecific social parasitism in the functionally monogynous ant Leptothorax gredleri
Queens control caste allocation in the ant <i>Cardiocondyla obscurior</i>
Non-lethal fungal infection could reduce aggression towards strangers in ants
Host‐switching events are not always the driver of speciation in social parasites: a case study in <i>Temnothorax</i> (<i>Myrmoxenus</i>) ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Infection with a non-lethal fungal parasite is associated with increased immune investment in the ant Myrmica scabrinodis
A new experimental setup for studying ants and similar-sized insects
Darwin’s “neuters” and the evolution of the sex continuum in a superorganism
Fragmentation shapes nest density and social structure but not genetic diversity of <i>Temnothorax crassispinus</i> (Formicidae)
Genetic Diversity in Pioneer Ants: The Cardiocondyla shuckardi Group
Not dear neighbours: Antennation and jerking, but not aggression, correlate with genetic relatedness and spatial distance in the ant <i>Lasius niger</i>
Fungal infection alters collective nutritional intake of ant colonies
Data for "Not dear neighbours in the ant Lasius niger"
Data for "Not dear neighbours in the ant Lasius niger"