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Worker Biology

Worker Biology is a specialized subfield within Termite Biology that investigates the physiological, behavioral, and functional characteristics of worker castes, distinguishing it from other caste-focused or socially organized research by its exclusive focus on the non-reproductive, labor-performing members of termite colonies.

166

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8.5K

Citations

434

Authors

208

Institutions

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2017–2026

19

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Publications

166

The organization of work in social insect colonies

Deborah M. Gordon · Nature · 1996 · 483 citations

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Nutritional upgrading for omnivorous carpenter ants by the endosymbiont Blochmannia

Heike Feldhaar, J. Straka, Markus Krischke et al. · BMC Biology · 2007 · 329 citations · Full text

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The Developmental Basis of Worker Caste Polymorphism in Ants

Diana E. Wheeler · The American Naturalist · 1991 · 288 citations

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The relation between caste ratios and division of labor in the ant genus Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Edward O. Wilson · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1984 · 270 citations

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The organization of work in social insect colonies

Deborah M. Gordon · Complexity · 2002 · 236 citations

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Authors

434

  1. JF
    James F. A. Traniello

    Boston University, United States

    7 publications · 341 citations

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  2. ÉD
    Éric Darrouzet

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 77 citations

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  3. AB
    Anne‐Geneviève Bagnères

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 99 citations

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  4. TM
    Toru Miura

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    4 publications · 148 citations

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  5. MW
    M. W. J. Crosland

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    3 publications · 123 citations

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1–5 of 434

Institutions

208

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    12 h-index

    35 publications

    1.2K citations

  2. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    7 h-index

    10 publications

    773 citations

  3. Université de Tours

    Tours, France

    6 h-index

    21 publications

    429 citations

  4. Hokkaido University

    Sapporo, Japan

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    270 citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    5 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  6. Boston University

    Boston, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    436 citations

  7. Université Libre de Bruxelles

    Brussels, Belgium

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    373 citations

  8. University of Regensburg

    Regensburg, Germany

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    452 citations

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Venues

  1. Insectes Sociaux

    IS · 16 publications · 516 citations

    14

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  2. Animal Behaviour

    9 publications · 368 citations

    9

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  3. Die Naturwissenschaften

    8 publications · 310 citations

    8

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  4. Journal of Insect Physiology

    8 publications · 225 citations

    8

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  5. The American Naturalist

    AN · 8 publications · 656 citations

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