Susan Shemilt's Outputs (2)

Sources of Variation in Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the Ant Formica exsecta (2013)
Journal Article
Martin, S. J., Vitikainen, E., Shemilt, S., Drijfhout, F. P., & Sundström, L. (2013). Sources of Variation in Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the Ant Formica exsecta. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 39(11-12), 1415-1423. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-013-0366-0

Phenotypic variation arises from interactions between genotype and environment, although how variation is produced and then maintained remains unclear. The discovery of the nest-mate recognition system in Formica exsecta ants has allowed phenotypic v... Read More about Sources of Variation in Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the Ant Formica exsecta.

Nest-mate recognition cues are not used during or influenced by mating in the antFormica exsecta (2013)
Journal Article
Martin, S. J., Shemilt, S., & Trontti, K. (2014). Nest-mate recognition cues are not used during or influenced by mating in the antFormica exsecta. Ethology Ecology and Evolution, 26(1), 40-48. https://doi.org/10.1080/03949370.2013.809386

A wide range of mating isolating mechanisms has evolved to avoid mating with close relatives. In mating aggregations that commonly occur in social insects (bees, wasps and ants) sexuals from the same colony can potentially be present, so some type of... Read More about Nest-mate recognition cues are not used during or influenced by mating in the antFormica exsecta.