Evidence of sociality in European small Carpenter bees (Ceratina)

M Mikát, T Fraňková, D Benda, J Straka - Apidologie, 2022 - Springer
Natural history of facultative social taxa is important for understanding the evolution of
Eusociality. However, data for the social status of many species are missing. Social status of …

Sociality in the North African small carpenter bee, Ceratina albosticta

M Mikát, SM Rehan - Insectes Sociaux, 2022 - Springer
Small carpenter bees (genus Ceratina) are excellent taxa for studying early stages of social
evolution, as they have high within and between species variability in social and parental …

Large fitness benefits of social nesting in a small carpenter bee

M Mikát, SM Rehan - Behavioral Ecology, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Facultatively social insects are an optimal model group for the study of the emergence of
cooperation between individuals. Factors influencing the fitness benefits of social nesting …