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Theresa C. Wossler

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h-index: 22
Works: 53
Citations: 1,094

Most-cited papers

Parasitic Cape honeybee workers, Apis mellifera capensis, evade policing
S. Martin, M. Beekman, Theresa C. Wossler, F. Ratnieks
2002Nature131 citations Open access
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Cheating honeybee workers produce royal offspring
L. A. Jordan, M. Allsopp, B. Oldroyd, Theresa C. Wossler +1 more
2008Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences65 citations Open access
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Honeybee queen tergal gland secretion affects ovarian development in caged workers
Theresa C. Wossler, R. Crewe
199963 citations Open access
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Usurpation of African Apis mellifera scutellata colonies by parasitic Apis mellifera capensis workers
S. Martin, Theresa C. Wossler, P. Kryger
200258 citations Open access
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Pheromone mimicry by Apis mellifera capensis social parasites leads to reproductive anarchy in host Apis mellifera scutellata colonies
Theresa C. Wossler
200254 citations Open access
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Factors affecting the dynamics of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) hybrid zone of South Africa
Madeleine Beekman, M. Allsopp, Theresa C. Wossler, B. Oldroyd
2008Heredity47 citations Open access
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Hydrogel baits with low‐dose thiamethoxam for sustainable Argentine ant management in commercial orchards
G. Buczkowski, E. Roper, D. Chin, Natasha P. Mothapo +1 more
201444 citations
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Mass spectral identification of the tergal gland secretions of female castes of two African honey bee races (Apis mellifera)
Theresa C. Wossler, R. Crewe
199944 citations
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Regulation of ovary activation in worker honey-bees (Apis mellifera): larval signal production and adult response thresholds differ between anarchistic and wild-type bees
B. Oldroyd, Theresa C. Wossler, F. Ratnieks
2001Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology42 citations Open access
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The Releaser Effects of the Tergal Gland Secretion of Queen Honeybees (Apis mellifera)
Theresa C. Wossler, R. Crewe
1999Journal of insect behavior41 citations
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Maternity of emergency queens in the Cape honey bee, Apis mellifera capensis
M. Holmes, B. Oldroyd, M. Allsopp, Ju-Rak Lim +2 more
2010Molecular Ecology34 citations Open access
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Controlling invasive Argentine ants, Linepithema humile, in conservation areas using horizontal insecticide transfer
G. Buczkowski, Theresa C. Wossler
2019Scientific Reports29 citations Open access
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The Argentine ant, Linepithema humile: natural history, ecology and impact of a successful invader
Elena Angulo, Benoit Guénard, P. Balzani, A. Bang +11 more
2024Entomologia generalis28 citations Open access
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Juvenile hormone titers, ovarian status and epicuticular hydrocarbons in gynes and workers of the paper wasp Belonogaster longitarsus.
H. Kelstrup, K. Hartfelder, Nanike Esterhuizen, Theresa C. Wossler
2017Journal of insect physiology27 citations Open access
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Egg-marking pheromones in honey-bees Apis mellifera
B. Oldroyd, F. Ratnieks, Theresa C. Wossler
2002Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology27 citations Open access
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Socioeconomic and biophysical determinants of wire-snare poaching incidence and behaviour in the Boland Region of South Africa
W. Nieman, A. Leslie, A. Wilkinson, Theresa C. Wossler
201925 citations
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Polistes smithii vs. Polistes dominula: the contrasting endocrinology and epicuticular signaling of sympatric paper wasps in the field
H. Kelstrup, K. Hartfelder, Theresa C. Wossler
2015Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology25 citations
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Behavioural and chemical evidence for multiple colonisation of the Argentine ant, Linepithema humile, in the Western Cape, South Africa
Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
2011BMC Ecology25 citations Open access
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Parasitic Cape honey bee workers (Apis mellifera capensis) are not given differential treatment by African guards (A. m. scutellata)
M. Beekman, Theresa C. Wossler, S. Martin, F. Ratnieks
2002Insectes Sociaux24 citations Open access
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Range expansion and success of the weed biocontrol agent Trichilogaster acaciaelongifoliae (Froggatt) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) in South Africa
M. Mcgeoch, Theresa C. Wossler
200024 citations
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Anarchistic queen honey bees have normal queen mandibular pheromones
S. Hoover, B. Oldroyd, Theresa C. Wossler, M. L. Winston
2005Insectes Sociaux23 citations
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Let them eat termites—prey‐baiting provides effective control of Argentine ants, Linepithema humile, in a biodiversity hotspot
G. Buczkowski, Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
201822 citations
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Cheating workers with large activated ovaries avoid risky foraging
Katherine Roth, M. Beekman, M. Allsopp, F. Goudie +2 more
201420 citations Open access
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How queen-like are the tergal glands in workers of Apis mellifera capensis and Apis mellifera scutellata?
Theresa C. Wossler, R. Veale, R. Crewe
200020 citations Open access
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Patterns of floral resource use by two dominant ant species in a biodiversity hotspot
Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
2017Biological Invasions17 citations
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Host-Plant Species Conservatism and Ecology of a Parasitoid Fig Wasp Genus (Chalcidoidea; Sycoryctinae; Arachonia)
M. McLeish, Gary Beukman, S. van Noort, Theresa C. Wossler
2012PLoS ONE17 citations Open access
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Inheritance of traits associated with reproductive potential in Apis mellifera capensis and Apis mellifera scutellata workers.
L. A. Jordan, M. Allsopp, M. Beekman, Theresa C. Wossler +1 more
2008Journal of Heredity17 citations Open access
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Cytogenetic basis of thelytoky in Apis mellifera capensis
Miles P. Cole-Clark, D. Barton, M. Allsopp, M. Beekman +6 more
2017Apidologie13 citations Open access
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Resource competition assays between the African big‐headed ant, Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius) and the invasive Argentine ant, Linepithema humile (Mayr): mechanisms of inter‐specific displacement
Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
201413 citations Open access
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Virgin Queen Mandibular Gland Signals of Apis mellifera capensis Change with Age and Affect Honeybee Worker Responses
Theresa C. Wossler, G. Jones, M. Allsopp, R. Hepburn
2006Journal of Chemical Ecology13 citations
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Racial mixing in South African honeybees: the effects of genotype mixing on reproductive traits of workers
M. Beekman, M. Allsopp, M. Holmes, Ju-Rak Lim +3 more
2012Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology11 citations Open access
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The Behavior and Reproductive Physiology of a Solitary Progressive Provisioning Vespid Wasp: Evidence for a Solitary-Cycle Origin of Reproductive Castes
H. Kelstrup, K. Hartfelder, T. Lopes, Theresa C. Wossler
2018American Naturalist9 citations
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“You are Not Always What You Eat”: Diet Did Not Override Intrinsic Nestmate Recognition Cues in Argentine Ants from Two Supercolonies in South Africa
Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
2016African Zoology9 citations
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Identity and distribution of American foulbrood (Paenibacillus larvae) in South Africa
Yordan V. Hristov, J. L. Le Roux, M. Allsopp, Theresa C. Wossler
2021Journal of Apicultural Research6 citations
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Pheromone-mediated reproductive dominance hierarchies among pseudo-clonal honeybee workers (Apis mellifera capensis)
S. Härtel, Theresa C. Wossler, G. Moltzer, R. Crewe +2 more
2011Apidologie6 citations Open access
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Sperm utilization in honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata and A. m. capensis) in South Africa
M. Holmes, M. Allsopp, Lee-Ann Noach-Pienaar, Theresa C. Wossler +2 more
2011Apidologie6 citations Open access
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A scientific note on the drone flight time of Apis mellifera capensis and A. m. scutellata
L. A. Jordan, M. Allsopp, B. Oldroyd, Theresa C. Wossler +1 more
2007Apidologie6 citations
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The Attractiveness of Toxic Bait is not Always Accompanied by Increased Mortality in Laboratory Colonies of Argentine Ants, Linepithema humile (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
2016African Entomology3 citations Open access
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Pollen atlas of bee plants from the Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa
Jan-Antonie Delport, A. M. Muasya, P. Strauss, Nanike Esterhuizen +2 more
2025South African Journal of Botany2 citations Open access
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Apis mellifera capensis larvae show low resistance to a highly virulent Paenibacillus larvae field strain
Yordan V. Hristov, M. Allsopp, Theresa C. Wossler
2022Journal of Apicultural Research2 citations
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What mechanistic factors affect thelytokous parthenogenesis in Apis mellifera caponises queens?
Sarah E. Aamidor, M. Allsopp, R. Reid, M. Beekman +3 more
2020Apidologie2 citations Open access
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Investigating hygienic behaviour and AFB resistance of Apis mellifera capensis colonies: are Cape honey bees hygienic and how well do they cope with the disease?
Yordan V. Hristov, Mike Allsopp, Theresa C. Wossler
2025Apidologie1 citations Open access
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Cytogenetic basis of thelytoky in Apis mellifera capensis
Miles P. Cole-Clark, D. Barton, M. Allsopp, M. Beekman +6 more
2017Apidologie0 citations Open access
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Patterns of floral resource use by two dominant ant species in a biodiversity hotspot
Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
2016Biological Invasions0 citations
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Ant invasions : : feature
Natasha P. Mothapo, Theresa C. Wossler
20150 citations
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African Zoology Reaches a Milestone — A 50-Year Celebration
C. Simon, Theresa C. Wossler
20150 citations
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Polistes smithii vs. Polistes dominula: the contrasting endocrinology and epicuticular signaling of sympatric paper wasps in the field
H. Kelstrup, K. Hartfelder, Theresa C. Wossler
2015Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology0 citations
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Some like it sweet: floral nectar fuels Argentine ant success
Theresa C. Wossler, Natasha P. Mothapo
20140 citations
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Editorial Expression of Concern: “New Records of a Threatened Lion Population (Panthera leo) in a West African National Park”
C. Simon, Theresa C. Wossler
20140 citations
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Argentine ants don't like it hot: long-term effects of fire on Argentine ant abundance and distribution
Natasha P. Mothapo, C. Vorster, Theresa C. Wossler
20140 citations
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