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Pekka Pamilo is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research spans several interconnected fields of study, primarily focusing on Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Health Professions.

Their work integrates subfields such as General Health Professions, Genetics, Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Philosophy.

Key topics covered in their research include:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
  • Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
  • Health, Medicine and Society

Pekka Pamilo has contributed to academic publishing with recent papers focused on ant biology, symbiosis, and social behavior. Their recent publications include:

  • Social parasitism and transfer of symbiotic bacteria in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 2023, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF)
  • Colony kin structure, reproductive dominance and colony founding strategies in the ant Rhytidoponera sp. 12 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 2023, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF)

These papers have appeared in the Österreichische Gesellschaft für Entomofaunistik (OEGEF), which is the primary venue for their publications to date.

Pekka Pamilo's research collaborations include work with several coauthors, frequently collaborating with Kukka Haapaniemi, Wan-Ting Tay, and Perttu Seppä.

Best Publications

  • Relationships between gene trees and species trees.

    Pekka Pamilo;Masatoshi Nei

  • Evolution of the Zfx and Zfy genes: rates and interdependence between the genes.

    P Pamilo;N O Bianchi

  • Genetic Intrigues. (Book Reviews: Evolution of Social Insect Colonies. Sex Allocation and Kin Selection.)

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  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • The genome of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

    Yannick Wurm;John Wang;Oksana Riba-Grognuz;Miguel Corona

  • Polyandry and allele frequency differences between the sexes in the ant Formica aquilonia

    Pekka Pamilo

  • Evolution of Colony Characteristics in Social Insects. II. Number of Reproductive Individuals

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  • Larger Genetic Differences Within Africans Than Between Africans and Eurasians

    Ning Yu;Feng Chi Chen;Feng Chi Chen;Satoshi Ota;Lynn B. Jorde

  • Evolution of Colony Characteristics in Social Insects. I. Sex Allocation

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  • Mating structure and nestmate relatedness in a communal bee, Andrena jacobi (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae), using microsatellites

    R. J. Paxton;P. A. Thoren;J. Tengö;A. Estoup

  • Sex ratio strategies in Formica ants

    Pekka Pamilo;Rainer Rosengren

  • Genotypic Correlation and Regression in Social Groups: Multiple Alleles, Multiple Loci and Subdivided Populations

    Pekka Pamilo

  • Genetic population structure and dispersal patterns in Formica ants : a review

    Liselotte Sundström;Perttu Seppä;Pekka Pamilo

  • Measuring genetic relatedness in natural populations: Methodology

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  • Gene flow and population viscosity in Myrmica ants

    Perttu Seppä;Pekka Pamilo

  • Evolution of nesting strategies of ants: genetic evidence from different population types of Formica ants

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  • Molecular Population Genetics of Social Insects

    Pekka Pamilo;Pia Gertsch;Peter Thorén;Perttu Seppä

  • Exceptionally High Density of NUMTs in the Honeybee Genome

    Pekka Pamilo;Lumi Viljakainen;Anu Vihavainen

  • Relatedness and microgeographic genetic variation in Rhytidoponera mayri, an Australian arid-zone ant

    R. H. Crozier;P. Pamilo;Y. C. Crozier

  • Polymorphic microsatellite DNA markers in the ant Formica exsecta

    Niclas Gyllenstrand;Pia J. Gertsch;Pekka Pamilo;Pekka Pamilo

  • Nestmate recognition and the genetic relatedness of nests in the ant Formica pratensis

    M. Beye;P. Neumann;M. Chapuisat;P. Pamilo

  • Effect of inbreeding on genetic relatedness

    Pekka Pamilo

  • Diploid males and colony-level selection in Formica ants

    P. Pamilo;L. Sundström;W. Fortelius;R. Rosengren

  • Life span of queens in the ant Formica exsecta

    P. Pamilo

  • Low enzyme gene variability in Hymenoptera as a consequence of haplodiploidy

    Pekka Pamilo;Sirkka‐Liisa Varvio‐Aho;Antti Pekkarinen

  • Genetic structure of nests in the ant Formica sanguinea

    Pekka Pamilo;Pekka Pamilo;Sirkka-Liisa Varvio-Aho

Frequent Co-Authors

Perttu Seppä
Perttu Seppä University of Helsinki
Liselotte Sundström
Liselotte Sundström University of Helsinki
Bernhard Seifert
Bernhard Seifert American Museum of Natural History
Heikki Helanterä
Heikki Helanterä University of Oulu
Jacobus J. Boomsma
Jacobus J. Boomsma University of Copenhagen
Michel Chapuisat
Michel Chapuisat University of Lausanne
Olav Rueppell
Olav Rueppell University of Alberta
Juergen Gadau
Juergen Gadau University of Münster
Jürgen Heinze
Jürgen Heinze University of Regensburg

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