References by Wilson, E. O.
Wilson, E. O. 1965a. Trail sharing in ants. Psyche (Cambridge) 72:2-7. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1965b. Chemical communication in the social insects. Science (Washington, D. C.) 149:1064-1071. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1965c. A consistency test for phylogenies based on contemporaneous species. Systematic Zoology 14:214-220. PDF
MacArthur, R. H.; Wilson, E. O. 1967. The theory of island biogeography. Princeton: Princeton University Press, xi + 203 pp.
Wilson, E. O.; Carpenter, F. M.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1967. The first Mesozoic ants, with the description of a new subfamily. Psyche (Cambridge) 74:1-19. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1967. [Untitled. Descriptions of new taxa: Sphecomyrminae Wilson and Brown, new subfamily; Sphecomyrma Wilson and Brown, new genus; Sphecomyrma freyi Wilson and Brown, new species.]. Pp. 6-10 in: Wilson, E. O.; Carpenter, F. M.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1967. The first Mesozoic ants, with the description of a new subfamily. Psyche (Cambridge) 74:1-19. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Hunt, G. L. 1967. Ant fauna of Futuna and Wallis Islands, stepping stones to Polynesia. Pacific Insects 9:563-584. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Taylor, R. W. 1967a. An estimate of the potential evolutionary increase in species density in the Polynesian ant fauna. Evolution 21:1-10. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Carpenter, F. M.; Brown, W. L., Jr. 1967b. The first Mesozoic ants. Science (Washington, D. C.) 157:1038-1040. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Taylor, R. W. 1967b. The ants of Polynesia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Pacific Insects Monograph 14:1-109. PDF
Regnier, F. E.; Wilson, E. O. 1968. The alarm-defense system of the ant Acanthomyops claviger. Journal of Insect Physiology 14:955-970. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1968. The ergonomics of caste in the social insects. American Naturalist 102:41-66. PDF
Regnier, F. E.; Wilson, E. O. 1969. The alarm-defense system of the ant Lasius alienus. Journal of Insect Physiology 15:893-898. PDF
Simberloff, D. S.; Wilson, E. O. 1969. Experimental zoogeography of islands: the colonization of empty islands. Ecology 50:278-296.
Wilson, E. O.; Simberloff, D. S. 1969. Experimental zoogeography of islands. Defaunation and monitoring techniques. Ecology 50:267-278. PDF
Simberloff, D. S.; Wilson, E. O. 1970. Experimental zoogeography of islands. A two year record of colonization. Ecology 51:934-937.
Hölldobler, B.; Wilson, E. O. 1971 ("1970"). Recruitment trails in the harvester ant Pogonomyrmex badius. Psyche (Cambridge) 77:385-399.
Regnier, F. E.; Wilson, E. O. 1971. Chemical communication and "propaganda" in slave-maker ants. Science (Washington, D. C.) 172:267-269.
Wilson, E. O. 1971. The insect societies. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, x + 548 pp.

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Wilson, E. O.; Regnier, F. E., Jr. 1971. The evolution of the alarm-defense system in the formicine ants. American Naturalist 105:279-289. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1973. The ants of Easter Island and Juan Fernández. Pacific Insects 15:285-287. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Farish, D. J. 1973. Predatory behaviour in the ant-like wasp Methocha stygia (Say) (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae). Animal Behavior 21:292-295. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Fagen, R. M. 1974. On the estimation of total behavioral repertories in ants. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 82:106-112. PDF
Wilson, E. O.; Francoeur, A. 1974. Ants of the Formica fusca group in Florida. Florida Entomologist 57:115-116. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1974a. The soldier of the ant, Camponotus (Colobopsis) fraxinicola, as a trophic caste. Psyche (Cambridge) 81:182-188. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1974b. The population consequences of polygyny in the ant Leptothorax curvispinosus. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 67:781-786. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1975a. Sociobiology. The new synthesis. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 697 pp.

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Wilson, E. O. 1975b. Leptothorax duloticus and the beginnings of slavery in ants. Evolution 29:108-119. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1975c. Slavery in ants. Scientific American 232(6):32-36. PDF
Wilson, E. O. 1975d. Enemy specification in the alarm-recruitment system of an ant. Science (Washington, D. C.) 190:798-800. 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 1951–2024
Taxon descriptions between 1951–2008
No. of references 154
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. 154