All Outputs (3)

Honey bee pathogens and diseases (2020)
Book Chapter
Martin, S., & Allsop, M. (2020). Honey bee pathogens and diseases. In C. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_59-1

Honey bees are the most intensively studied of all social insects – quite possibly the most studied of any invertebrate animal. As such their diseases and pests have become well-known. It is unlikely that any other social insect is affected by such a... Read More about Honey bee pathogens and diseases.

Cuckoo Bumble Bees (Bombus (Psithyrus)) (2019)
Book Chapter
Martin, S. (2019). Cuckoo Bumble Bees (Bombus (Psithyrus)). In C. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_33-1

There are about 250 species of bumble bees, genus Bombus, of which 30 have evolved into social parasites known as cuckoo bumble bees. All cuckoo bumble bees were at one time placed in their own genus, Psithyrus, which is now treated as a monophyletic... Read More about Cuckoo Bumble Bees (Bombus (Psithyrus)).

Colony and species recognition among the formica ants (2016)
Book Chapter
Martin, S. (2016). Colony and species recognition among the formica ants. In J. Stockan, & E. Robinson (Eds.), Wood Ant Ecology and Conservation (106-122). UK: Cambridge University Press (CUP). https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107261402.006