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>>> Two new contributions published: [as of 11 July 2017]
Pleometrotic colony foundation in the ant Crematogaster scutellaris (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): better be alone than in bad company
Masoni, A., Frizzi, F., Mattioli, M., Turillazzi, S., Ciofi, C. & Santini, G. Check it out
The Global Ant Genomics Alliance (GAGA)
Boomsma, J.J., Brady, S.G., Dunn, R.R., Gadau, J., Heinze, J., Keller, L., Moreau, C.S., Sanders, N.J., Schrader, L., Schultz, T.R., Sundström, L., Ward, P.S., Wcislo, W.T., Zhang, G. & The GAGA Consortium. Check it out

>>> The five most viewed contributions of June 2017 are: [as of 2 July 2017]
1. Subterranean ants: summary and perspectives on field sampling methods, with notes on diversity and ecology (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Wong, M.K.L. & Guénard, B. Check it out
2. Social dimensions of physiological responses to global climate change: what we can learn from ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Chick, L.D., Perez, A. & Diamond, S.E. Check it out
3. Fossil ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ancient diversity and the rise of modern lineages
Barden, P. Check it out
4. Four species within the supercolonial ants of the Tapinoma nigerrimum complex revealed by integrative taxonomy (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Seifert, B., D'Eustacchio, D., Kaufmann, B., Centorame, M., Lorite, P. & Modica, M.V. Check it out
5. Larvae of trap-jaw ants, Odontomachus Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): morphology and biological notes
Fox, E.G.P., Smith, A.A., Gibson, J.C. & Solis, D.R. Check it out

>>> Volume 24 published in print [as of 3 March 2017]
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>>> The ten most viewed contributions of the year 2016 are: [as of 2 January 2017]
1. Myrmecophily in beetles (Coleoptera): evolutionary patterns and biological mechanisms
Parker, J. Check it out
2. The demise of the standard ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Heinze, J. Check it out
3. Fossil ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ancient diversity and the rise of modern lineages
Barden, P. Check it out
4. Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Buschinger, A. Check it out
5. Path integration as the basic navigation mechanism of the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis (Forel, 1902) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Ronacher, B. Check it out
6. The ecology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on islands
Morrison, L.W. Check it out
7. On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: V. The genus Odontomachus Latreille, 1804
Sorger, D.M. & Zettel, H. Check it out
8. Morphological characteristics of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) differ among contrasting biomes
Schofield, S.F., Bishop, T.R. & Parr, C.L.. Check it out
9. Territoriality in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review
Adams, E.S. Check it out
10. Increased ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) incidence and richness are associated with alien plant cover in a small mid-Atlantic riparian forest
Kjar, D. Park, Z. Check it out

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