Traniello, James F. A.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Professor of Biology, Boston University

We study the ecological factors that have influenced the genetics of colonies and populations, the behavioral mechanisms of cooperation, and the neural basis of social behavior. Current emphasis is on the evolution and ecology of caste and division of labor, behavioral specialization and mosaic brain evolution in ants.

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Holldobler B and Traniello 1980.pdf|Hölldobler, B. & Traniello, J.F.A. 1980. The pygidial gland and chemical recruitment in Pachycondyla (=Termitopone) laevigata. Journal of Chemical Ecology 6: 883-893. [1980.] PDF]]


 * [[Media:Traniello 1982.pdf|Traniello, J.F.A. 1982. Population structure and social organization in the primitive ant Amblyopone pallipes. Psyche 89: 65-80. [17.xii.1982.] PDF]]


 * Traniello, J.F.A. & Jayasuriya, A.K. 1986. The biology of the primitive ant Aneuretus simoni (Emery). 2. The social ethogram and division of labor. Insectes Sociaux 32 (1985): 375-388. [(30).vi.1986.]