Boris H. Kramer

Oxidative stress and senescence in social insects: a significant but inconsistent link?

Boris H. Kramer, Volker Nehring, Anja Buttstedt et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2021 · 71 citations · Full text

Colony size explains the lifespan differences between queens and workers in eusocial Hymenoptera

Boris H. Kramer, Ralf Schaible · Biological Journal of the Linnean Society · 2013 · 70 citations

Biology, Fitness, Lifespan Differences +14

Life Span Evolution in Eusocial Workers—A Theoretical Approach to Understanding the Effects of Extrinsic Mortality in a Hierarchical System

Boris H. Kramer, Ralf Schaible · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 46 citations · Full text

Fitness, Entomology, Social Insect +21

Ant Colonies Do Not Trade-Off Reproduction against Maintenance

Boris H. Kramer, Alexandra Schrempf, Alexander Scheuerlein et al. · PLoS ONE · 2015 · 43 citations · Full text

Biology, Reproduction Response, Insect Social Behavior +14

The role of per-capita productivity in the evolution of small colony sizes in ants

Boris H. Kramer, Inon Scharf, Susanne Foitzik · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 2013 · 39 citations

Biology, Insect Social Behavior, Small Colony Sizes +8