Heikki Helantera

Summary

Affiliation: University of Sheffield
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Worker reproduction in Formica ants
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Am Nat 170:E14-25. 2007
  2. ncbi Chemical basis of nest-mate discrimination in the ant Formica exsecta
    Stephen J Martin
    Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1271-8. 2008
  3. ncbi Colony-specific hydrocarbons identify nest mates in two species of Formica ant
    Stephen J Martin
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
    J Chem Ecol 34:1072-80. 2008
  4. ncbi Unicolonial ants: where do they come from, what are they and where are they going?
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 65 Viikinkaari 1, University of Helsinki, FI 00014 Helsinki, Finland
    Trends Ecol Evol 24:341-9. 2009
  5. ncbi Cuticular chemistry of males and females in the ant Formica fusca
    Anton Chernenko
    Centre of Excellence in Biological Interactions, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65, FIN 00014, Helsinki, Finland
    J Chem Ecol 38:1474-82. 2012
  6. ncbi Geometry explains the benefits of division of labour in a leafcutter ant
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1255-60. 2008
  7. ncbi Do unicolonial wood ants favor kin?
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    J Biol 8:56. 2009

Detail Information

Publications7

  1. ncbi Worker reproduction in Formica ants
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Am Nat 170:E14-25. 2007
    ..We conclude that careful quantification of the costs of worker reproduction and policing is essential for inferences about the tragedy of the commons...
  2. ncbi Chemical basis of nest-mate discrimination in the ant Formica exsecta
    Stephen J Martin
    Laboratory of Apiculture and Social Insects, Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1271-8. 2008
    ..Our data suggest that nest-mate discrimination in the social insects has evolved to rely upon highly sensitive responses to relatively few compounds...
  3. ncbi Colony-specific hydrocarbons identify nest mates in two species of Formica ant
    Stephen J Martin
    Department of Animal and Plant Sciences, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
    J Chem Ecol 34:1072-80. 2008
    ..exsecta workers into their respective 20 colonies and 111 F. fusca workers into their respective 30 colonies. These two systems or variations of them may be expected to occur in many insect societies that have a strong colony identity...
  4. ncbi Unicolonial ants: where do they come from, what are they and where are they going?
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, PO Box 65 Viikinkaari 1, University of Helsinki, FI 00014 Helsinki, Finland
    Trends Ecol Evol 24:341-9. 2009
    ..However, at extreme sizes, kin selection theory predicts that these behaviors are maladapted and evolutionarily unstable, a prediction that is supported by their twiggy phylogenetic distribution...
  5. ncbi Cuticular chemistry of males and females in the ant Formica fusca
    Anton Chernenko
    Centre of Excellence in Biological Interactions, Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 65, FIN 00014, Helsinki, Finland
    J Chem Ecol 38:1474-82. 2012
    ..This suggests that colonies with multiple matri- or patrilines also have a significantly greater chemical diversity...
  6. ncbi Geometry explains the benefits of division of labour in a leafcutter ant
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Proc Biol Sci 275:1255-60. 2008
    ..Third, the size of fruit pieces cut increases approximately in proportion to the cube of mandible length. Our results are a novel mechanistic example of how size variation among worker ants enhances division of labour...
  7. ncbi Do unicolonial wood ants favor kin?
    Heikki Helantera
    Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    J Biol 8:56. 2009
    ..Surprisingly, the families coexist peacefully, even though they seem to recognize each other as non-kin...