Else J. Fjerdingstad

1.1k total citations
20 papers, 857 citations indexed

About

Else J. Fjerdingstad is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Else J. Fjerdingstad has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 857 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Genetics, 19 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 8 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Else J. Fjerdingstad's work include Plant and animal studies (19 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (18 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (10 papers). Else J. Fjerdingstad is often cited by papers focused on Plant and animal studies (19 papers), Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (18 papers) and Animal Behavior and Reproduction (10 papers). Else J. Fjerdingstad collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Sweden. Else J. Fjerdingstad's co-authors include Ross H. Crozier, Jacobus J. Boomsma, Laurent Keller, Pia J. Gertsch, Jane Frydenberg, Peter A. Thorén, Nicolas Schtickzelle, Jean Clobert, Pauline Manhes and Arnaud Gutierrez and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, The American Naturalist and Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Else J. Fjerdingstad

20 papers receiving 819 citations

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Else J. Fjerdingstad Switzerland 16 778 772 347 58 34 20 857
Christopher J. DeHeer United States 19 847 1.1× 765 1.0× 354 1.0× 36 0.6× 23 0.7× 20 914
Denis J. Brothers South Africa 17 671 0.9× 907 1.2× 267 0.8× 52 0.9× 36 1.1× 56 988
Helen S. Crudgington United Kingdom 9 558 0.7× 767 1.0× 255 0.7× 72 1.2× 17 0.5× 9 826
R. H. Crozier Australia 12 846 1.1× 825 1.1× 393 1.1× 51 0.9× 48 1.4× 19 941
Theresa C. Wossler South Africa 18 778 1.0× 759 1.0× 689 2.0× 29 0.5× 19 0.6× 42 860
Carlos R. Solís United States 11 541 0.7× 547 0.7× 261 0.8× 27 0.5× 35 1.0× 14 619
A. N. M. Bot Denmark 10 658 0.8× 549 0.7× 516 1.5× 117 2.0× 9 0.3× 10 818
Mathieu Molet France 15 608 0.8× 609 0.8× 225 0.6× 19 0.3× 11 0.3× 36 670
James P. Pitts United States 11 409 0.5× 432 0.6× 138 0.4× 53 0.9× 13 0.4× 36 572
Mari Katvala Sweden 10 415 0.5× 551 0.7× 305 0.9× 91 1.6× 26 0.8× 16 656

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Huang, Ming Hua, Diana E. Wheeler, & Else J. Fjerdingstad. (2013). Mating system evolution and worker caste diversity inPheidoleants. Molecular Ecology. 22(7). 1998–2010. 16 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J.. (2011). Multiple mating and offspring quality in Lasius ants. Insectes Sociaux. 59(2). 183–191. 1 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., et al.. (2010). Mating strategies of queens in Lasius niger ants—is environment type important?. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 65(5). 889–897. 17 indexed citations
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Schtickzelle, Nicolas, Else J. Fjerdingstad, Alexis S. Chaine, & Jean Clobert. (2009). Cooperative social clusters are not destroyed by dispersal in a ciliate. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9(1). 251–251. 27 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Nicolas Schtickzelle, Pauline Manhes, Arnaud Gutierrez, & Jean Clobert. (2007). Evolution of dispersal and life history strategies – Tetrahymena ciliates. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7(1). 133–133. 56 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J. & Ross H. Crozier. (2006). The Evolution of Worker Caste Diversity in Social Insects. The American Naturalist. 167(3). 390–400. 117 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J.. (2005). Control of body size ofLasius nigerant sexuals — worker interests, genes and environment. Molecular Ecology. 14(10). 3123–3132. 39 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J. & Laurent Keller. (2004). RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHENOTYPE, MATING BEHAVIOR, AND FITNESS OF QUEENS IN THE ANT LASIUS NIGER. Evolution. 58(5). 1056–1063. 37 indexed citations
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Gertsch, Pia J. & Else J. Fjerdingstad. (2004). Biased Amplification and the Utility of Spermatheca-PCR for Mating Frequency Studies in Hymenoptera. Hereditas. 126(2). 183–186. 15 indexed citations
10.
Fjerdingstad, Else J. & Laurent Keller. (2004). RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHENOTYPE, MATING BEHAVIOR, AND FITNESS OF QUEENS IN THE ANT LASIUS NIGER. Evolution. 58(5). 1056–1056. 1 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J.. (2004). Multiple paternity and colony homeostasis in Lasius niger ants. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 56(1). 50–58. 10 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Pia J. Gertsch, & Laurent Keller. (2003). The relationship between multiple mating by queens, within-colony genetic variability and fitness in the ant Lasius niger. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 16(5). 844–853. 41 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Pia J. Gertsch, & Laurent Keller. (2002). WHY DO SOME SOCIAL INSECT QUEENS MATE WITH SEVERAL MALES? TESTING THE SEX-RATIO MANIPULATION HYPOTHESIS IN LASIUS NIGER. Evolution. 56(3). 553–562. 42 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Pia J. Gertsch, & Laurent Keller. (2002). WHY DO SOME SOCIAL INSECT QUEENS MATE WITH SEVERAL MALES? TESTING THE SEX-RATIO MANIPULATION HYPOTHESIS IN LASIUS NIGER. Evolution. 56(3). 553–553. 2 indexed citations
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Crozier, Ross H. & Else J. Fjerdingstad. (2001). Polyandry in social Hymenoptera — disunity in diversity?. ResearchOnline at James Cook University (James Cook University). 130 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J. & Laurent Keller. (2000). The Nature of Ant Colony Success. Science. 287(5457). 1363–1363. 21 indexed citations
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Boomsma, Jacobus J., Else J. Fjerdingstad, & Jane Frydenberg. (1999). Multiple paternity, relatedness and genetic diversity in Acromyrmex leaf–cutter ants. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 266(1416). 249–254. 83 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J., Jacobus J. Boomsma, & Peter A. Thorén. (1998). Multiple paternity in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica — a microsatellite DNA study. Heredity. 80(1). 118–126. 69 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J. & Jacobus J. Boomsma. (1998). Multiple mating increases the sperm stores of Atta colombica leafcutter ant queens. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 42(4). 257–261. 88 indexed citations
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Fjerdingstad, Else J. & Jacobus J. Boomsma. (1997). Variation in size and sperm content of sexuals in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica. Insectes Sociaux. 44(3). 209–218. 45 indexed citations

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