As for all living organisms, the nutritional needs of ants change over time in response to
varying environmental conditions and demands for growth, health, and reproduction …

In order to explain the huge variation in parental behaviour, evolutionary biologists have
traditionally used a cost–benefit approach, which enables them to analyse behavioural traits …

Predicting the outcome of competitive interactions is a fundamental goal in ecology.
Ecological stoichiometry, which relates nutrient balance to ecological processes, provides a …

Food availability is a major component of habitat quality. For bumblebee field colonies, it is
unknown to what extent reproductive success is limited by food availability relative to other …

Longevity is traded off with fecundity in most solitary species, but the two traits are positively
linked in social insects. In ants, the most fecund individuals (queens and kings) live longer …

Abstract The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr), is a widespread invasive ant
species that has been associated with losses of native ant species and other invertebrates …

Wolbachia is a widespread genus of maternally transmitted endosymbiotic bacteria that
often manipulates the reproductive strategy and life history of its hosts to favor its own …

Liquid ant baits are an alternative to broad-spectrum insecticide sprays conventionally used
to control Argentine ants. We review the development of liquid ant baits, which capitalize on …

Studies of life history aim to explain patterns in the evolution of reproductive investment,
growth, and survival. Trade-offs between traits are a fundamental component of life history …

Many potential species invasions fail before establishment. This is likely especially true for
invasive Argentine ants that must overcome a severe founding bottleneck and transition from …