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Els Lommelen

 
  Publications

Lommelen E., Wenseleers T., Johnson C.A., Drijfhout F.P., Billen J. & Gobin B. (2010) A combination of fertility signals and aggression regulates reproduction in the ant Gnamptogenys striatula. Journal of Insect Behavior 23: 236-249.

Lommelen E., Johnson C.A., Drijfhout F.P., Billen J. & Gobin B. (2008) Egg marking in the facultatively queenless ant Gnamptogenys striatula : The source and mechanism. Journal of Insect Physiology 54: 727-736.

Lommelen E. (2006) Honesty of pheromonal signals involved in reproductive conflicts in two Gnamptogenys species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). PhD thesis, University of Leuven.

Lommelen E., Johnson C.A., Drijfhout F.P., Billen J., Wenseleers T. & Gobin B. (2006) Cuticular hydrocarbons provide reliable cues of fertility in the ant Gnamptogenys striatula. Journal of Chemical Ecology 32: 2023-2034. The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com

Johnson C.A., Lommelen E., Allard D. & Gobin B. (2003) The emergence of collective foraging in the arboreal Gnamptogenys menadensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Naturwissenschaften 90: 332-336.

Lommelen E., Schoeters E. & Billen J. (2003) Development of the labial gland of the ponerine ant Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) during the pupal stage. Arthropod Structure and Development 32: 209-217.

Lommelen E., Schoeters E. & Billen J. (2002) Ultrastructure of the labial gland in the ant Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Netherlands Journal of Zoology 52: 61-68.

 

  Curriculum vitae

Scientific career :
2000: Industrial Engineer Horticulture
thesis title: "Ecology of ground beetles at two gravel banks near the Grensmaas"

2002-2006: PhD student, University of Leuven
thesis title: "Honesty of pheromone signals in ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)"

       

 

 
     

 e-mail: els.lommelen@bio.kuleuven.be

 

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