The trade-off between reproduction and longevity is widespread among multicellular organisms. As an important exception, the reproductive females of perennial social insects (ants, honeybees, termites) are simultaneously highly fertile and very long-lived relative to their nonreproductive nestmates. The observation that increased fecundity is not coupled with decreased lifespan suggests that social insect queens do not have to reallocate resources between reproduction and self-maintenance. If queens have to compensate for the costs of reproduction on the level of the individual, the activation of other energy-demanding physiological processes might force them to reduce the production of eggs. To test this hypothesis in ant queens, we increa...
Exceptional longevity of social insect queens despite their lifelong high fecundity remains poorly u...
Social insects provide promising new avenues for aging research. Within a colony, individuals that s...
In species with lifelong pair bonding, the reproductive interests of the mating partners are aligned...
The trade-off between reproduction and longevity is widespread among multicellular organisms. As an ...
The trade-off between reproduction and longevity is widespread among multicellular organisms. As an ...
The ubiquitous trade-off between survival and costly reproduction is one of the most fundamental con...
The ubiquitous trade-off between survival and costly reproduction is one of the most fundamental con...
In most organisms, fecundity and longevity are negatively associated and the molecular regulation of...
Ants and other social Hymenoptera (social bees and wasps) have a remarkable mating strategy. Social ...
Variation in gene expression leads to phenotypic diversity and plays a central role in caste differe...
The ecological success of social insects is based on division of labour, not only between queens and...
Workers of social Hymenoptera can usually produce male offspring, but rarely do so in the presence o...
Infections with potentially lethal pathogens may negatively affect an individual’s lifespan and decr...
Social insects are promising new models in aging research. Within single colonies, longevity differe...
Abstract In species with social hierarchies, the death of dominant individuals typically upheaves th...
Exceptional longevity of social insect queens despite their lifelong high fecundity remains poorly u...
Social insects provide promising new avenues for aging research. Within a colony, individuals that s...
In species with lifelong pair bonding, the reproductive interests of the mating partners are aligned...
The trade-off between reproduction and longevity is widespread among multicellular organisms. As an ...
The trade-off between reproduction and longevity is widespread among multicellular organisms. As an ...
The ubiquitous trade-off between survival and costly reproduction is one of the most fundamental con...
The ubiquitous trade-off between survival and costly reproduction is one of the most fundamental con...
In most organisms, fecundity and longevity are negatively associated and the molecular regulation of...
Ants and other social Hymenoptera (social bees and wasps) have a remarkable mating strategy. Social ...
Variation in gene expression leads to phenotypic diversity and plays a central role in caste differe...
The ecological success of social insects is based on division of labour, not only between queens and...
Workers of social Hymenoptera can usually produce male offspring, but rarely do so in the presence o...
Infections with potentially lethal pathogens may negatively affect an individual’s lifespan and decr...
Social insects are promising new models in aging research. Within single colonies, longevity differe...
Abstract In species with social hierarchies, the death of dominant individuals typically upheaves th...
Exceptional longevity of social insect queens despite their lifelong high fecundity remains poorly u...
Social insects provide promising new avenues for aging research. Within a colony, individuals that s...
In species with lifelong pair bonding, the reproductive interests of the mating partners are aligned...