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Francis L. W. Ratnieks

Francis L. W. Ratnieks

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
90
Citations
25195
World Ranking
481
National Ranking
68

Overview

Francis L. W. Ratnieks is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their work encompasses several specialized subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, and Insect Science. The main topics covered in their research include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and Animal Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Insect and Pesticide Research.

Ratnieks has contributed to publications in the following venue:

  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ratnieks include:

  • Cooperative transport in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and elsewhere, 2023, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)
  • Population assessment and foraging ecology of the rare solitary bee Anthophora retusa at Seaford Head Nature reserve, 2020, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

The frequent co-authors working with Ratnieks are:

  • Tomer J. Czaczkes
  • Georgia Hennessy
  • Dave Goulson

Best Publications

  • Long-range foraging by the honey-bee, Apis mellifera L.

    M. Beekman;F. L. W. Ratnieks

  • Reproductive Harmony via Mutual Policing by Workers in Eusocial Hymenoptera

    Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Ancestral Monogamy Shows Kin Selection Is Key to the Evolution of Eusociality

    William O. H. Hughes;Benjamin P. Oldroyd;Madeleine Beekman;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN INSECT SOCIETIES

    Francis L.W. Ratnieks;Kevin R. Foster;Tom Wenseleers

  • Worker policing in the honeybee

    Francis L. W. Ratnieks;P. Kirk Visscher

  • Paternity in eusocial Hymenoptera

    Jacobus J. Boomsma;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • An evolutionary ecology of individual differences

    Sasha R. X. Dall;Alison M. Bell;Daniel I. Bolnick;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Kin selection is the key to altruism

    Kevin R. Foster;Tom Wenseleers;Francis L.W. Ratnieks

  • Clarity on honey bee collapse

    Francis L. W. Ratnieks;Norman L. Carreck

  • Conflict in single-queen hymenopteran societies : the structure of conflict and processes that reduce conflict in advanced eusocial species

    Francis L.W. Ratnieks;H.Kern Reeve

  • Phase transition between disordered and ordered foraging in Pharaoh's ants.

    Madeleine Beekman;David J. T. Sumpter;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Quantifying variation among garden plants in attractiveness to bees and other flower‐visiting insects

    Mihail Garbuzov;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Communication in ants

    Duncan E. Jackson;Francis L.W. Ratnieks

  • Egg-laying, egg-removal, and ovary development by workers in queenright honey bee colonies

    Francis L.W. Ratnieks

  • Enforced altruism in insect societies

    Tom Wenseleers;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Comparative Analysis of Worker Reproduction and Policing in Eusocial Hymenoptera Supports Relatedness Theory

    Tom Wenseleers;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Task partitioning in insect societies

    F. L. W. Ratnieks;C. Anderson

  • Altruism in insect societies and beyond: voluntary or enforced?

    Francis L. W. Ratnieks;Tom Wenseleers

  • Trail geometry gives polarity to ant foraging networks

    Duncan E. Jackson;Mike Holcombe;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Waggle dance distances as integrative indicators of seasonal foraging challenges

    Margaret J. Couvillon;Roger Schürch;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

  • Insect communication: 'no entry' signal in ant foraging.

    Elva J. H. Robinson;Duncan E. Jackson;Mike Holcombe;Francis L. W. Ratnieks

Frequent Co-Authors

Christoph Grüter
Christoph Grüter University of Bristol
Heikki Helanterä
Heikki Helanterä University of Oulu
Kevin R. Foster
Kevin R. Foster University of Oxford
Madeleine Beekman
Madeleine Beekman University of Sydney
William O. H. Hughes
William O. H. Hughes University of Sussex
Mike Holcombe
Mike Holcombe University of Sheffield
Benjamin P. Oldroyd
Benjamin P. Oldroyd University of Sydney
Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca
Vera Lúcia Imperatriz-Fonseca Universidade de São Paulo

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