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Colony Defense

Colony Defense is a defensive behavior exhibited by social organisms to protect a shared reproductive and residential structure from threats, distinguished by coordinated actions aimed at preserving the collective integrity and survival of the group.

314

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13.8K

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770

Authors

300

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2017–2026

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Colony Defensive Behavior

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Publications

314

Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect

Nathalie Stroeymeyt, Anna V. Grasse, Alessandro Crespi et al. · Science · 2018 · 346 citations · Full text

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RESIN COLLECTION AND SOCIAL IMMUNITY IN HONEY BEES

Michael Simone-Finstrom, Jay D. Evans, Marla Spivak · Evolution · 2009 · 302 citations · Full text

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Genetic diversity, asymmetrical aggression, and recognition in a widespread invasive species

Neil D. Tsutsui, Andrew V. Suarez, Richard K. Grosberg · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 254 citations · Full text

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Colony Defense Strategies of the Honeybees in Thailand

Thomas D. Seeley, Robin Hadlock Seeley, Pongthep Akratanakul · Ecological Monographs · 1982 · 202 citations

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Cuticular hydrocarbons mediate discrimination of reproductives and nonreproductives in the ant <i>Myrmecia gulosa</i>

Vincent Dietemann, Christian Peeters, Jürgen Liebig et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 201 citations · Full text

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Authors

770

  1. SF
    Susanne Foitzik

    Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany

    8 publications · 309 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. RL
    Robert L. Jeanne

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    8 publications · 328 citations

    8

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  3. RF
    Robin F. A. Moritz

    Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany

    7 publications · 247 citations

    7

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  4. ST
    Stefano Turillazzi

    University of Florence, Italy

    6 publications · 160 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. SC
    Sylvia Cremer

    University of Regensburg, Germany

    6 publications · 810 citations

    6

    h-index

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Institutions

300

  1. Agricultural Research Service

    Washington, United States

    11 h-index

    29 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    947 citations

  3. University of Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    9 h-index

    22 publications

    2.2K citations

  4. University of Regensburg

    Regensburg, Germany

    9 h-index

    17 publications

    1.1K citations

  5. University of Florence

    Florence, Italy

    8 h-index

    35 publications

    930 citations

  6. University of Würzburg

    Würzburg, Germany

    7 h-index

    14 publications

    836 citations

  7. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

    Mainz, Germany

    7 h-index

    23 publications

    826 citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    7 h-index

    18 publications

    837 citations

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Venues

  1. Insectes Sociaux

    IS · 28 publications · 839 citations

    19

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  2. Animal Behaviour

    21 publications · 860 citations

    19

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  3. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

    19 publications · 1K citations

    16

    h-index

  4. Behavioral Ecology

    11 publications · 470 citations

    11

    h-index

  5. Annals of the Entomological Society of America

    10 publications · 300 citations

    10

    h-index

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