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References by Wilson, E. O.
Wilson, E. O. 1976a. The organization of colony defense in the ant Pheidole dentata Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 1:63-81. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1976b. A social ethogram of the Neotropical arboreal ant Zacryptocerus varians (Fr. Smith). Animal Behavior 24:354-363. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1976c. Behavioral discretization and number of castes in an ant species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 1:141-154. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1976d. Which are the most prevalent ant genera? Studia Entomologica 19:187-200. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1977a. The number of queens: an important trait in ant evolution. Naturwissenschaften 64:8-15.
Wilson, E. O. 1977a. [Review of: Wheeler, G. C., Wheeler, J. 1976. Ant larvae: review and synthesis. Mem. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 7:1-108.]. Science (Washington, D. C.) 195:975.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1977b. Weaver ants: social establishment and maintenance of territory. Science (Washington, D. C.) 195:900-902.
Wilson, E. O. 1977b ("1976"). The first workerless parasite in the ant genus Formica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Psyche (Cambridge) 83:277-281. PDF
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1977c. Weaver ants. Scientific American 237(6):146-154.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1978. The multiple recruitment systems of the African Weaver ant Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 3:19-60. PDF
Oster, G. F.; Wilson, E. O. 1978. Caste and ecology in the social insects. Princeton: Princeton University Press, xv + 352 pp.
Wilson, E. O. 1978. Division of labor in fire ants based on physical castes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Solenopsis). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 51:615-636.
Wilson, E. O. 1979. The evolution of caste systems in social insects. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 123:204-210.
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 1980. Sex differences in cooperative silk-spinning by weaver ant larvae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 77:2343-2347.
Wilson, E. O. 1981a. Epigenesis and the evolution of social systems. Journal of Heredity 72:70-77.
Wilson, E. O. 1981b. Communal silk-spinning by larvae of Dendromyrmex tree-ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 28:182-190.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1983a. Queen control in colonies of weaver ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 76:235-238.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1983b. The evolution of communal nest-weaving in ants. American Scientist 71:490-499.
Wilson, E. O. 1984a. The relation between caste ratios and division of labor in the ant genus Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 16:89-98.
Wilson, E. O. 1984b. Tropical social parasites in the ant genus Pheidole, with an analysis of the anatomical parasitic syndrome (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 31:316-334. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1985 ("1984"). Behavior of the cryptobiotic predaceous ant Eurhopalothrix heliscata, n. sp. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Basicerotini). Insectes Sociaux 31:408-428. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 1985. Caste-specific techniques of defense in the polymorphic ant Pheidole embolopyx (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 32:3-22.
Wilson, E. O. 1985a. Ants of the Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 1. Two new myrmicine genera and an aberrant Pheidole. Psyche (Cambridge) 92:1-9. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1985b. Ants of the Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 2. The first fossil army ants. Psyche (Cambridge) 92:11-16. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1985c. Ants of the Dominican amber (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). 3. The subfamily Dolichoderinae. Psyche (Cambridge) 92:17-37. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1985d. The sociogenesis of insect colonies. Science (Washington, D. C.) 228:1489-1495.
Wilson, E. O. 1985e. Invasion and extinction in the West Indian ant fauna: evidence from the Dominican amber. Science (Washington, D. C.) 229:265-267.
Wilson, E. O. 1985f. Ants from the Cretaceous and Eocene amber of North America. Psyche (Cambridge) 92:205-216. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1985g. The principles of caste evolution. Fortschritte der Zoologie 31:307-324.
Wilson, E. O.; Hölldobler, B. 1986. Ecology and behavior of the Neotropical cryptobiotic ant Basiceros manni (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Basicerotini). Insectes Sociaux 33:70-84. PDF
Protonyms originally described by author
Protonym Taxon Authorship Rank Status
Camponotus (Myrmoturba) navigator Camponotus navigator Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Camponotus (Myrmamblys) rotumanus Camponotus rotumanus Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole (Pheidole) aana Pheidole aana Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole (Pheidole) atua Pheidole atua Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Polyrhachis (Chariomyrma) rotumana Polyrhachis rotumana Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Rogeria exsulans Rogeria exsulans Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Strumigenys mailei Strumigenys mailei Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Vollenhovia pacifica Vollenhovia pacifica Wilson & Taylor, 1967b Species Valid Original combination
Formica talbotae Formica talbotae Wilson, 1977b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole lanuginosa Pheidole lanuginosa Wilson, 1984b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole neokohli Pheidole neokohli Wilson, 1984b Species Valid Original combination
Pheidole parasitica Pheidole parasitica Wilson, 1984b Species Valid Original combination
†Ilemomyrmex †Ilemomyrmex Wilson, 1985a Genus Valid
†Oxyidris †Oxyidris Wilson, 1985a Genus Valid
†Ilemomyrmex caecus †Ilemomyrmex caecus Wilson, 1985a Species Valid Original combination
†Oxyidris antillana †Oxyidris antillana Wilson, 1985a Species Valid Original combination
†Pheidole tethepa †Pheidole tethepa Wilson, 1985a Species Valid Original combination
†Neivamyrmex ectopus †Neivamyrmex ectopus Wilson, 1985b Species Valid Original combination
†Azteca alpha †Azteca alpha Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Azteca eumeces †Azteca eumeces Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Monacis caribbaea †Dolichoderus caribbaeus Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Dolichoderus dibolia †Dolichoderus dibolius Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Hypoclinea primitiva †Dolichoderus primitivus Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Monacis prolaminata †Dolichoderus prolaminatus Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Iridomyrmex humiloides †Gracilidris humiloides Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Tapinoma trochis †Tapinoma troche Wilson, 1985c Species Valid Original combination
†Iridomyrmex hispaniolae †Technomyrmex hispaniolae Wilson, 1985c Species Valid
†Protrechina †Protrechina Wilson, 1985f Genus Valid
†Eocenidris †Eocenidris Wilson, 1985f Genus Valid
†Eocenidris crassa †Eocenidris crassa Wilson, 1985f Species Valid Original combination
Statistics
Published between 1951–2023
Taxon descriptions between 1951–2008
No. of references 153
No. of described taxa (including combinations) 473
No. of described taxa (valid, including combinations) 395
No. of described taxa (protonyms only) 438
Names belonging to author
Author name No. of references
Wilson, E. O. 153