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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
Leptogenys oresbia Leptogenys oresbia Wilson, 1958c Species Valid Original combination
Leptogenys sagaris Leptogenys sagaris Wilson, 1958c Species Valid Original combination
Prionopelta brocha Prionopelta brocha Wilson, 1958c Species Valid Original combination
Ponera eutrepta Hypoponera eutrepta Wilson, 1958g Species Valid
Ponera macradelphe Hypoponera macradelphe Wilson, 1958g Species Valid
Ponera sororcula Hypoponera sororcula Wilson, 1958g Species Valid
Ectomomyrmex scobinus Ectomomyrmex scobinus Wilson, 1958g Species Valid Original combination
Rhytidoponera celtinodis Rhytidoponera celtinodis Wilson, 1958g Species Valid Original combination
Anochetus fricatus Anochetus fricatus Wilson, 1959c Species Valid Original combination
Odontomachus gressitti Odontomachus gressitti Wilson, 1959c Species Synonym Original combination
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) desposyne Parasyscia desposyne Wilson, 1959d Species Valid
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) dominula Parasyscia dominula Wilson, 1959d Species Valid
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) lindrothi Parasyscia lindrothi Wilson, 1959d Species Valid
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) polynikes Parasyscia polynikes Wilson, 1959d Species Valid
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) superata Parasyscia superata Wilson, 1959d Species Valid
Cerapachys (Cerapachys) zimmermani Parasyscia zimmermani Wilson, 1959d Species Valid
Strumigenys bajarii Strumigenys bajarii Wilson, 1959e Species Unavailable Original combination
Aenictus artipus Aenictus artipus Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus chapmani Aenictus chapmani Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus doryloides Aenictus doryloides Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus exilis Aenictus exilis Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus huonicus Aenictus huonicus Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus nganduensis Aenictus nganduensis Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus philiporum Aenictus philiporum Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
Aenictus schneirlai Aenictus schneirlai Wilson, 1964a Species Valid Original combination
†Oecophylla leakeyi †Oecophylla leakeyi Wilson & Taylor, 1964 Species Valid Original combination
†Sphecomyrminae †Sphecomyrminae Wilson & Brown, 1967 Subfamily Valid
†Sphecomyrma †Sphecomyrma Wilson & Brown, 1967 Genus Valid
†Sphecomyrma freyi †Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson & Brown, 1967 Species Valid Original combination
Adelomyrmex (Arctomyrmex) samoanus Adelomyrmex samoanus Wilson & Taylor, 1967b 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