W D Brown

Summary

Affiliation: Syracuse University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Colony sex ratios vary with queen number but not relatedness asymmetry in the ant Formica exsecta
    W D Brown
    Institute of Ecology, Batiment de Biologie, Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland
    Proc Biol Sci 267:1751-7. 2000
  2. ncbi Evolution of female remating behaviour following experimental removal of sexual selection
    S Pitnick
    Department of Biology, Syracuse University, NY 13244 1270, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 268:557-63. 2001
  3. ncbi Sex ratio and Wolbachia infection in the ant Formica exsecta
    L Keller
    Institute of Ecology, University of Lausanne, Batiment de Biologie, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
    Heredity (Edinb) 87:227-33. 2001

Detail Information

Publications3

  1. ncbi Colony sex ratios vary with queen number but not relatedness asymmetry in the ant Formica exsecta
    W D Brown
    Institute of Ecology, Batiment de Biologie, Universite de Lausanne, Switzerland
    Proc Biol Sci 267:1751-7. 2000
    ..We propose a new hypothesis that explains split sex ratios in polygynous social insects based on the value of producing replacement queens...
  2. ncbi Evolution of female remating behaviour following experimental removal of sexual selection
    S Pitnick
    Department of Biology, Syracuse University, NY 13244 1270, USA
    Proc Biol Sci 268:557-63. 2001
    ..The consistency of the results with alternative hypotheses to explain female promiscuity are discussed...
  3. ncbi Sex ratio and Wolbachia infection in the ant Formica exsecta
    L Keller
    Institute of Ecology, University of Lausanne, Batiment de Biologie, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
    Heredity (Edinb) 87:227-33. 2001
    ..Hence, we conclude that Wolbachia does not seem to alter the sex ratio of its hosts as a means to increase transmission rate in these two populations of ants...