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>>> Volume 23 published in print [as of 16 September 2016]
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>>> New contribution published: [as of 16 September 2016]
Taxonomic updates for some confusing Micronesian species of Camponotus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae)
Clouse, R.M., Blanchard, B.D., Gibson, R., Wheeler, W.C. & Janda, M. Check it out

>>> The five most viewed contributions of August 2016 are: [as of 1 September 2016]
1. The ecology of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on islands
Morrison, L.W. Check it out
2. The demise of the standard ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Heinze, J. Check it out
3. Morphological characteristics of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) differ among contrasting biomes
Schofield, S.F., Bishop, T.R. & Parr, C.L. Check it out
4. External immune defence in ant societies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): the role of antimicrobial venom and metapleural gland secretion
Tragust, S. Check it out
5. Territoriality in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review
Adams, E.S. Check it out

>>> The ten most viewed contributions of the year 2015 are: [as of 7 January 2016]
1. On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: V. The genus Odontomachus Latreille, 1804
Sorger, D.M. & Zettel, H. Check it out
2. Path integration as the basic navigation mechanism of the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis (Forel, 1902) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Ronacher, B. Check it out
3. Social parasitism among ants: a review (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Buschinger, A. Check it out
4. The demise of the standard ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Heinze, J. Check it out
5. Species diversity and dominance-richness relationships for ground and arboreal ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) assemblages in Namibian desert, saltpan, and savannah
Campbell, H., Fellowes, M.D.E. & Cook, J.M. Check it out
6. Worldwide spread of the destroyer ant, Monomorium destructor (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Wetterer, J.K. Check it out
7. Spatiotemporal resource distribution and foraging strategies of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Lanan, M. Check it out
8. Ant genomics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): challenges to overcome and opportunities to seize
Nygaard, S. & Wurm, Y. Check it out
9. Counting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): biodiversity sampling and statistical analysis for myrmecologists
Gotelli, N.J., Ellison, A.M., Dunn, R.R. & Sanders, N.J. Check it out
10. Is competition a significant hallmark of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ecology?
Cerdá, X., Arnan, X. & Retana, J. Check it out

>>> Changed online accessibility of Myrmecol. News: [as of 29 May 2014]
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