James Traniello

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Biodiversity below ground: probing the subterranean ant fauna of Amazonia
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 94, no. 9, pp. 725–731, 2007
  2. Behavioral Response of Two Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to Vibrational Stimuli
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 425–425, 2007
  3. Immunity and reproduction during colony foundation in the dampwood termite, Zootermopsis angusticollis
    Physiological Entomology, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 136–142, 2007
  4. Morphological evolution in a hyperdiverse clade: the ant genus Pheidole
    Journal of Zoology, vol. 271, no. 1, pp. 99–109, 2007
  5. Inbreeding and disease resistance in a social insect: effects of heterozygosity on immunocompetence in the termite Zootermopsis angusticollis
    Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, vol. 273, no. 1601, pp. 2633–2640, 2006
  6. Age-related repertoire expansion and division of labor in Pheidole dentata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new perspective on temporal polyethism and behavioral plasticity in ants
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 60, no. 5, pp. 631–644, 2006
  7. Disease prevention and resistance in social insects: modeling the survival consequences of immunity, hygienic behavior, and colony organization
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 61, no. 4, pp. 565–577, 2006
  8. Inducible immune proteins in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 94, no. 1, pp. 25–33, 2006
  9. Disease and colony establishment in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis: survival and fitness consequences of infection in primary reproductives
    Insectes Sociaux, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 204–211, 2006
  10. Age-related changes in the number and structure of synapses in the lip region of the mushroom bodies in the antPheidole dentata
    The Journal of Comparative Neurology, vol. 488, no. 3, pp. 269–277, 2005
  11. Age-related changes in biogenic amines in individual brains of the ant Pheidole dentata
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 92, no. 4, pp. 198–201, 2005
  12. Disease and colony foundation in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis: The survival advantage of nestmate pairs
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 92, no. 6, pp. 300–304, 2005
  13. Nest architecture, activity pattern, worker density and the dynamics of disease transmission in social insects
    Journal of Theoretical Biology, vol. 226, no. 1, pp. 45–51, 2004
  14. COMPARATIVE SOCIAL BIOLOGY OF BASAL TAXA OF ANTS AND TERMITES
    Annual Review of Entomology, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 283–306, 2003
  15. Behavioral Response of Two Subterranean Termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) to Vibrational Stimuli
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 703–715, 2003
  16. The development of immunity in a social insect: Evidence for the group facilitation of disease resistance
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 99, no. 10, pp. 6838–6842, 2002
  17. Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 121–126, 2002
  18. Transient division of labor and behavioral specialization in the ant Formica schaufussi
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 89, no. 3, pp. 128–131, 2002
  19. Influence of sex-specific stimuli on ovarian maturation in primary and secondary reproductives of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis
    Physiological Entomology, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 239–247, 2001
  20. Social influence of larvae on ovarian maturation in primary and secondary reproductives of the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis
    Physiological Entomology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 78–85, 2001
  21. Disease susceptibility and the adaptive nature of colony demography in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 50, no. 6, pp. 546–556, 2001
  22. Variation in colony structure in the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 236–243, 2001
  23. Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 21–39, 2000
  24. Pathogen Alarm Behavior in a Termite: A New Form of Communication in Social Insects
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 86, no. 11, pp. 544–548, 1999
  25. Immunity in a Social Insect
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 86, no. 12, pp. 588–591, 1999
  26. Disease resistance: a benefit of sociality in the dampwood termite Zootermopsis angusticollis (Isoptera: Termopsidae)
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 125–134, 1998
  27. Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1–22, 1998
  28. Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 24, no. 10, pp. 1697–1706, 1998
  29. Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 209–219, 1998
  30. Behavioral Plasticity in Division of Labor in the Lower Termite Reticulitermes fukienensis
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 84, no. 5, pp. 208–211, 1997
  31. Division of labour in a lower termite: the majority of tasks are performed by older workers
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 999–1012, 1997
  32. Polyethism and the adaptiveness of worker size variation in the attine antTrachymyrmex septentrionalis
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 61–83, 1996
  33. Ant search behaviour analysis with a video frame grabber
    Insectes Sociaux, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 249–254, 1995
  34. Behavioural compensation for mate loss in the burying beetle Nicrophorus orbicollis
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 777–785, 1994
  35. Food searching behaviour in the ant Formica schaufussi (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): response of naive foragers to protein and carbohydrate food
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 69–79, 1994
  36. The Adaptiveness of Worker Demography in the Attine Ant Trachymyrmex Septentrionalis
    Ecology, vol. 75, no. 3, p. 763, 1994
  37. Disease Risk as a Cost of Outbreeding in the Termite Zootermopsis angusticollis
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 90, no. 14, pp. 6641–6645, 1993
  38. Effects of experience on food-searching behavior in the antFormica schaufussi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 287–299, 1993
  39. Temporal polyethism in incipient colonies of the primitive termiteZootermopsis angusticollis: A single multiage caste
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 237–252, 1993
  40. Fractal analysis of search behavior in ants
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 79, no. 2, pp. 87–89, 1992
  41. Polymorphism and size-pairing in the harvester antPogonomyrmex badius: a test of the ecological release hypothesis
    Insectes Sociaux, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 121–127, 1991
  42. Biparental care in incipient colonies of the dampwood termiteZootermopsis angusticollis Hagen (Isoptera: Termopsidae)
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 633–647, 1991
  43. Maximization of foraging efficiency and resource defense by group retrieval in the ant Formica schaufussi
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 283–289, 1991
  44. Behavioural and ecological correlates of male and female parental care and reproductive success in burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.)
    Animal Behaviour, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 274–283, 1990
  45. Social organization in the ant Pheidole dentata
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 69–78, 1989
  46. Behavioral flexibility in age castes of the antPheidole dentata
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 2, no. 5, pp. 663–677, 1989
  47. Chemical trail systems, orientation, and territorial interactions in the antLasius neoniger
    Journal of Insect Behavior, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 339–354, 1989
  48. Comparative foraging ecology of north temperate ants: The role of worker size and cooperative foraging in prey selection
    Insectes Sociaux, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 118–130, 1987
  49. Intra-and intercolony patterns of nest dispersion in the ant Lasius neoniger: correlations with territoriality and foraging ecology
    Oecologia, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 413–419, 1986
  50. Species-specific alarm/recruitment responses in a neotropical termite
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 72, no. 9, pp. 491–492, 1985
  51. Single and double isotope labeling of social insect colonies: Gamma-emitting radionuclides as individually identifiable markers
    Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 87–92, 1985
  52. The biology of the primitive antAneuretus simoni (Emery) (Formicidae: Aneuretinae) I distribution, abundance, colony structure, and foraging ecology
    Insectes Sociaux, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 363–374, 1985
  53. The biology of the primitive antAneuretus simoni (Emery) (Formicidae: Aneuretinae) II. The social ethogram and division of labor
    Insectes Sociaux, vol. 32, no. 4, pp. 375–388, 1985
  54. Behavioral bioassays of termite trail pheromones
    Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 11, no. 11, pp. 1503–1513, 1985
  55. Chemical regulation of polyethism during foraging in the neotropical termiteNasutitermes costalis
    Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 319–332, 1985
  56. Ant foraging behavior: ambient temperature influences prey selection
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 15, no. 1, pp. 65–68, 1984
  57. Chemical composition and efficacy of cephalic gland secretion ofArmitermes chagresi (Isoptera: Termitidae)
    Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 531–543, 1984
  58. Chemical communication during tandem running inPachycondyla obscuricornis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
    Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 783–794, 1984
  59. Social organization and foraging success in Lasius neoniger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): behavioral and ecological aspects of recruitment communication
    Oecologia, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 94–100, 1983
  60. Recruitment and orientation components in a termite trail pheromone
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 69, no. 7, pp. 343–345, 1982
  61. Chemical interference competition by Monomorium minimum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
    Oecologia, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 265–270, 1981
  62. Chemical communication in the primitive antAneuretus simoni: The role of the sternal and pygidial glands
    Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 1023–1033, 1981
  63. The sternal gland and recruitment communication in the primitive antAneuretus simoni
    Experientia, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 46–47, 1981
  64. Tandem running pheromone in ponerine ants
    Naturwissenschaften, vol. 67, no. 7, pp. 360–360, 1980
  65. The pygidial gland and chemical recruitment communication inPachycondyla (=Termitopone)laevigata
    Journal of Chemical Ecology, vol. 6, no. 5, pp. 883–893, 1980
  66. Recruitment behavior, orientation, and the organization of foraging in the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus degeer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
    Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 61–79, 1977