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Ross H. Crozier was affiliated with James Cook University in Australia during their active research career. Their work primarily focused on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with significant contributions to Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

The scientist's research spanned multiple subfields, including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics, Immunology, and Insect Science. Their main research topics covered diverse areas such as Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms, and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences.

Ross H. Crozier's publication record featured several papers, including:

  • A masterpiece of evolution - Oecophylla weaver ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 2024, ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University)
  • Molecular and chemical immune defenses in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), 2024, ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University)
  • Effect of social structure and introduction history on genetic diversity and differentiation, 2021, Molecular Ecology
  • Genetic and phenotypic responses to habitat fragmentation in a European harvester ant, 2025, Insect Conservation and Diversity

The scientist frequently collaborated with several co-authors across their publications. The most frequent collaborators included Florian M. Steiner and Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner, each appearing in two publications. Other co-authors included Philip S. Newey, Ellen A. Schlüns, and Simon K. A. Robson.

Ross H. Crozier's work was often published in prominent venues. Notably, they had multiple publications in ResearchOnline at James Cook University. Other venues where their research appeared included Molecular Ecology and Insect Conservation and Diversity.

Best Publications

  • Integrative Taxonomy: A Multisource Approach to Exploring Biodiversity

    Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner;Florian M. Steiner;Bernhard Seifert;Christian Stauffer

  • The mitochondrial genome of the honeybee Apis mellifera: complete sequence and genome organization.

    R H Crozier;Y C Crozier

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

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  • Sex determination and population biology in the hymenoptera

    James M Cook;Ross H Crozier

  • Modes of spontaneous chromosomal mutation and karyotype evolution in ants with reference to the minimum interaction hypothesis.

    Hirotami T. Imai;Robert W. Taylor;Michael W.J. Crosland;Ross H. Crozier

  • On being the right size: male contributions and multiple mating in social Hymenoptera

    R. H. Crozier;R. E. Page

  • Genetic diversity and the agony of choice

    R.H. Crozier

  • Preserving the Information Content of Species: Genetic Diversity, Phylogeny, and Conservation Worth

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  • The cytochrome b region in the mitochondrial DNA of the ant Tetraponera rufoniger: Sequence divergence in hymenoptera may be associated with nucleotide content

    Lars S. Jermiin;Ross H. Crozier

  • Animal performance and stress: responses and tolerance limits at different levels of biological organisation

    Karin S. Kassahn;Ross H. Crozier;Hans O. Pörtner;M. Julian Caley

  • Analysis of two genetic models for the innate components of colony odor in social Hymenoptera

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  • Evolutionary Genetics of the Hymenoptera

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  • Polyandry in social Hymenoptera — disunity in diversity?

    Ross H. Crozier;Else J. Fjerdingstad

  • Heterozygosity and Sex Determination in Haplo-Diploidy

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  • From transcriptome to biological function: environmental stress in an ectothermic vertebrate, the coral reef fish Pomacentrus moluccensis

    Karin S Kassahn;Karin S Kassahn;Ross H Crozier;Alister C Ward;Glenn Stone

  • The Evolution of Worker Caste Diversity in Social Insects

    Else J. Fjerdingstad;Ross H. Crozier

  • Phylogenetic analysis of honey bee behavioral evolution.

    Rika Raffiudin;Ross H. Crozier

  • Ployandry versus polygyny versus parasites

    Paul Schmid-Hempel;Ross H. Crozier

  • Phylogenetic biodiversity assessment based on systematic nomenclature

    Ross H Crozier;Lisa J Dunnett;Paul-Michael Agapow

  • Without morphology, cryptic species stay in taxonomic crypsis following discovery

    Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner;Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner;Bernhard Seifert;Christian Stauffer;Erhard Christian

  • The relationship between population genetic structure and pelagic larval duration in coral reef fishes on the Great Barrier Reef

    L. K. Bay;R. H. Crozier;M. J. Caley

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

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

  • Karyotype evolution in Australian ants

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  • Theoretical bases for karyotype evolution. I. The minimum-interaction hypothesis.

    Hirotami T. Imai;Takeo Maruyama;Takashi Gojobori;Yutaka Inoue

  • An improved test for Africanized honeybee mitochondrial DNA.

    Y. C. Crozier;S. Koulianos;R. H. Crozier

  • Social Insects. (Book Reviews: Biosystematics of Social Insects)

    Ross H. Crozier

Frequent Co-Authors

Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner
Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner University of Innsbruck
Florian M. Steiner
Florian M. Steiner University of Innsbruck
Benjamin P. Oldroyd
Benjamin P. Oldroyd University of Sydney
Christian Stauffer
Christian Stauffer BOKU University
James M. Cook
James M. Cook Western Sydney University
Lars S. Jermiin
Lars S. Jermiin Australian National University
Bernhard Seifert
Bernhard Seifert American Museum of Natural History
M. Julian Caley
M. Julian Caley Queensland University of Technology
Line K. Bay
Line K. Bay Australian Institute of Marine Science
Raleigh J. Robertson
Raleigh J. Robertson Queen's University

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