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2017
147 Peeters C., Foldi I., Matile-Ferrero D., Fisher BL. 2017. A mutualism without honeydew: what benefits for Melissotarsus emeryi ants and armored scale insects (Diaspididae)? PeerJ 5:e3599. doi: 10.7717/peerj.3599 Published 25 July 2017 Access

146 Rasoamanana N., Csosz S., Fisher BL. 2017. Taxonomic revision of imitating carpenter ants, Camponotus subgenus Myrmopytia (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) of Madagascar, using morphometry and qualitative traits. ZooKeys 681:119–152. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.681.13187 Published: 21 June 2017 Access

145 Hita Garcia F., Fischer G., Liu C., Audisio TL., Alpert GD., Fisher BL., Economo EP. 2017. X-Ray microtomography for ant taxonomy: An exploration and case study with two new Terataner (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) species from Madagascar. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172641. Published: 22 Mar. 2017 Access

144 Rakotonirina J.C., Csősz S., Fisher B.L. 2017. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Camponotus grandidieri and niveosetosus species groups (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) using qualitative and quantitative morphology. Zootaxa. 4238:203-245. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4238.2.2 Published: 3 Mar. 2017 Access  PDF

143 Gibb H., Dunn RR., Sanders NJ., Grossman BF., Photakis M., Abril S., Agosti D., Andersen AN., Angulo E., Armbrecht I., Arnan X., Baccaro FB., Bishop TR., Boulay R., Brühl C., Castracani C., Cerda X., Del Toro I., Delsinne T., Diaz M., Donoso DA., Ellison AM., Enriquez ML., Fayle TM., Feener DH., Fisher BL., Fisher RN., Fitzpatrick MC., Gómez C., Gotelli NJ., Gove A., Grasso DA., Groc S., Guenard B., Gunawardene N., Heterick B., Hoffmann B., Janda M., Jenkins C., Kaspari M., Klimes P., Lach L., Laeger T., Lattke J., Leponce M., Lessard J-P., Longino J., Lucky A., Luke SH., Majer J., McGlynn TP., Menke S., Mezger D., Mori A., Moses J., Munyai TC., Pacheco R., Paknia O., Pearce-Duvet J., Pfeiffer M., Philpott SM., Resasco J., Retana J., Silva RR., Sorger MD., Souza J., Suarez A., Tista M., Vasconcelos HL., Vonshak M., Weiser MD., Yates M., Parr CL. 2017. A global database of ant species abundances. Ecology 98:883–884. DOI: 10.1002/ecy.1682. Published: 1 Mar. 2017 PDF

142 Sharaf MR., Fisher BL., Collingwood CA., Aldawood AS. 2017. Ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Socotra Archipelago (Yemen): zoogeography, distribution and description of a new species. Journal of Natural History 51:1–62. DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2016.1271157. Published 27 January 2017 PDF
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2016
141 Ward P.S., Brady S.G., Fisher B.L., Schultz T.R. 2016. Phylogenetic classifications are informative, stable, and pragmatic: the case for monophyletic taxa. Insectes Sociaux.  doi: 10.1007/s00040-016-0516-9 Published: 19 Sept 2016 PDF

140 Satria R., Sasaki O., Viet B.T., Oguri E., Syoji K., Fisher B.L., Yamane S., Eguchi K. 2016. Description of the first Oriental species of the ant genus Xymmer (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa. 4168:141-150. 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.1.7 Published: 14 Sept. 2016 PDF
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139 Csősz, S. & Fisher, B.L. 2016. Taxonomy of Malagasy Nesomyrmex brevicornis species-group using conventional morphology-based approach. ZooKeys 616: 125-159. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.616.9532 Published: 12 Sep 2016 Access

138 Londe S., Molet M., Fisher B.L., Monnin T. 2016. Reproductive and aggressive behaviours of queen–worker intercastes in the ant Mystrium rogeri and caste evolution.  Animal Behaviour. 120: 67-76. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.07.026 Published 27 August 2016 PDF

137  Fisher B.L & Bolton B. 2016. Ants of Africa and Madagascar, A Guide to the Genera, 512pp. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN: 9780520278660 Published 26 July 2016 Access

136 Amorim D.S., Santos C.M.D., Krell F.-T., Dubois A., Nihei S.S., Oliveira O.M.P., Pont A., Song H., Verdade V.K., Fachin D.A., Klassa B., Lamas C.J.E., Oliveira S.S., Carvalho C.J.B. De, Mello-Patiu C.A., Hajdu E., Couri M.S., Silva V.C., Capellari R.S., Falaschi R.L., Feitosa R.M., Prendini L., Pombal J.P.J., Fernández F., Rocha R.M., Lattke J.E., Caramaschi U., Duarte M., Marques A.C., Reis R.E., Kurina O., Takiya D.M., Tavares M., Fernandes D.S., Franco F.L., Cuezzo F., Paulson D., Guénard B., Schlick-Steiner B.C., Arthofer W., Steiner F.M., Fisher B.L., Johnson R.A., Delsinne T.D., Donoso D.A., Mulieri P.R., Patitucci L.D., Carpenter J.M., Herman L., Grimaldi D. 2016. Timeless standards for species delimitation. Zootaxa. 4137:121. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4137.1.9 Published: 8 July 2016 PDF
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135  Csősz S. & Fisher B.L. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy Nesomyrmex madecassus species-group using a quantitative morphometric approach. Zookeys. 603:105–130. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.603.8271 Published 6 July 2016 Access

134 Esteves F.A., Fisher B.L. 2016. Taxonomic revision of Stigmatomma Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. Biodiversity Data Journal 4:e8032. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8032  Published: 13 Jun 2016 Access

133  Ward P.S., Fisher B.L. 2016. Tales of dracula ants: the evolutionary history of the ant subfamily Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology 41:683–693. doi: 10.1111/syen.12186 Published: 2 June 2016  PDF

132 Fisher B.L. 2016. Descriptive taxonomy: a golden or gold-plated age? Ecology. 97:1366–1367. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1344 (book review) Published: 9 May 2016.  PDF

131  Csősz S., Fisher B.L. 2016. Toward objective, morphology-based taxonomy: a case study on the Malagasy Nesomyrmex sikorai species group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS One. 11:e0152454. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0152454 Published: April 20, 2016 Access

130  Rakotonirina J.C., Csosz S., Fisher B.L. 2016. Revision of the Malagasy Camponotus edmondi species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Formicinae): integrating qualitative morphology and multivariate morphometric analysis. Zookeys. 572:81–154. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.572.7177 Published 15 March 2016 Access

129  Maquart P.O., Réveillion F., Prendini L., Burger M., Fisher B.L., Noort S. Van. 2016. New Distribution Records for African Whip Spiders (Arachnida: Amblypygi). African Entomology. 24:245–246. doi: 10.4001/003.024.0245 Published 14 March 2016 PDF

128  Peeters C., Fisher B.L. 2016. Gamergates (mated egg-laying workers) and queens both reproduce in Euponera sikorae ants from Madagascar. African Entomology. 24:180–187. doi: 10.4001/003.024.0180 Published 14 March 2016 PDF

127 Csősz S., Fisher B.L. 2016. Taxonomic revision of the Malagasy members of the Nesomyrmex angulatus species group using the automated morphological species delineation protocol NC-PART-clustering. PeerJ. 4:e1796. DOI 10.7717/peerj.1796 Published 10 March 2016. Access

126  Ward P. S., Blaimer B. B., Fisher B.L. 2016. A revised phylogenetic classification of the ant subfamily Formicinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with resurrection of the genera Colobopsis and Dinomyrmex. Zootaxa. 4072:343–357. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4072.3.4 published: 2 Feb. 2016 Access
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125 Graham N. R., Fisher B. L., Girman D.J. 2016. Phylogeography in Response to Reproductive Strategies and Ecogeographic Isolation in Ant Species on Madagascar: Genus Mystrium (Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). PLoS One. 11:e0146170. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0146170 Published: January 22, 2016 Access

2015
124  Blaimer B. B.; Brady S. G.; Schultz T. R.; Lloyd M. W.; Fisher B. L.; Ward P. S. 2015. Phylogenomic methods outperform traditional multi-locus approaches in resolving deep evolutionary history: a case study of formicine ants. BMC Evolutionary Biology 15:271. doi: 10.1186/s12862-015-0552-5, Published 4 December 2015 Access

123  Londe S.; Monnin T.; Cornette R.; Debat V.; Fisher B. L.; Molet M. 2015. Phenotypic plasticity and modularity allow for the production of novel mosaic phenotypes in ants. Evodevo. 6:36. doi: 10.1186/s13227-015-0031-5  Published: 1 December 2015 Access

122  Csosz S.; Fisher B. 2015. Diagnostic survey of Malagasy Nesomyrmex species-groups and revision of hafahafa group species via morphology based cluster delimitation protocol. Zookeys. 526:19–59.  doi: 10.3897/zookeys.526.6037  Published 8 October 2015 Access

121  Esteves, F. A.; Fisher, B. L. 2015 A subfamília Amblyoponinae na região Neotropical. In: Delabie, J. H. C. et al. As formigas poneromorfas do Brasil. Ilhéus: Editus. p. 13-22. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.32400 Published 30 September 2015 PDF

120 Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B. (2015) Taxonomy of the hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) – first record of the T. setigerum species group and additions to the Malagasy species groups with an updated illustrated identification . ZooKeys 512, 121–153. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.512.9860, Published 9 July 2015 Access

119  Overson, R., and B. L. Fisher. 2015. Taxonomic revision of the genus Prionopelta (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in the Malagasy region. ZooKeys 507:115–150. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.507.9303 Published 9 June 2015 Access
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118  Blaimer, B. B., S. G. Brady, T. R. Schultz, and B. L. Fisher. 2015. Functional and phylogenetic approaches reveal the evolution of diversity in a hyper diverse biota. Ecography: 38: 001–012. doi: 10.1111/ecog.01370 Published online: 13 February 2015 Access

2014
117 Heinze, J., Schrempf, A., Wanke, T., Rakotondrazafy, H., Rakotondranaivo, T. & Fisher, B.L. (2014). Polygyny, Inbreeding and Wingless Males in the Malagasy Ant Cardiocondyla shuckardi Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Sociobiology 61: 300–306. doi: 10.13102/sociobiology.v61i3.300-306 Published 22 Oct 2014 PDF

116  Sharaf, M. R., Fisher, B.L. & Aldawood, A. S. (2014). Notes on Ants of the genus Strumigenys F. Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Arabian Peninsula, with a key to species. Sociobiology 61: 293–299 doi: 10.13102/sociobiology.v61i3.293-299 Published 22 Oct 2014 PDF

115  Fischer, G., Azorsa, F. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). The ant genus Carebara Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): synonymisation of Pheidologeton Mayr under Carebara, establishment and revision of the C. polita species group. ZooKeys 438: 57–112. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.438.7922 Published 1 Sept 2014 Access

114  Helms, J. A. IV, Peeters, C. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). Funnels, gas exchange and cliff jumping: natural history of the cliff dwelling ant Malagidris sofina. Insectes Sociaux doi: 10.1007/s00040-014-0360-8 Published 29 July 2014 PDF

113  Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L. & Schultz, T.R. (2014). The evolution of myrmicine ants: phylogeny and biogeography of a hyperdiverse ant clade (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Systematic Entomology doi: 10.1111/syen.12090 Published 23 July 2014 PDF

112  Rakotonirina, J. C. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). Revision of the Malagasy ponerine ants of the genus Leptogenys Roger (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3836: 001–163 doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3836.1.1 Published 15 July 2014 PDF

111  Polla, J. S. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). Then There Were Five: A Reexamination of the Ant Genus Paratrechina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). ZooKeys 422: 35–48 doi: 10.3897/zookeys.422.7779 Published 30 June 2014 Access

110  Hölldobler, B., Obermayer M., Plowes, N. J. R. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). New exocrine glands in ants: the hypostomal gland and basitarsal gland in the genus Melissotarsus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Naturwissenschaften 101:527–532 doi: 10.1007/s00114-014-1186-y Published 6 June 2014 PDF

109  LaPolla, J. S. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). Two new Paraparatrechina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) species from the Seychelles, with notes on the hypogaeic weissi species-group. ZooKeys 414: 139–155. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.414.7542 Published 6 June 2014 Access

108  Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B. L. (2014).The hyper-diverse ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region - taxonomic revision of the T. naganum, T. plesiarum, T. schaufussii, and T. severini species groups. ZooKeys 413: 1–170. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.413.7172 Published 4 June 2014 Access

107  Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). Taxonomic revision of the cryptic ant genus Probolomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Proceratiinae) in Madagascar. Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 61(1): 65–76. doi: 10.3897/dez.61.7634 Published 30 May 2014 PDF

106  Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B. L. (2014). The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr in the Afrotropical region (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae): synonymisation of Decamorium Forel under Tetramorium, and taxonomic revision of the T. decem species group. ZooKeys 411:67–103. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.411.7260 Published 28 May 2014 Access

105  Rocha, L.A., Aleixo, A., Allen, G., Almeda, F., Baldwin, C.C., Barclay, M.V.L., Bates, J.M., Bauer, A.M., Benzoni, F., Berns, C.M., Berumen, M.L., Blackburn, D.C., Blum, S., Bolaños, F., Bowie, R.C.K., Britz, R., Brown, R.M., Cadena, C.D., Carpenter, K., Ceríaco, L.M., Chakrabarty, P., Chaves, G., Choat, J.H., Clements, K.D., Collette, B.B., Collins, A., Coyne, J., Cracraft, J., Daniel, T., de Carvalho, M.R., de Queiroz, K., Di Dario, F., Drewes, R., Dumbacher, J.P., Engilis, A., Erdmann, M. V, Eschmeyer, W., Feldman, C.R., Fisher, B.L., et. al. (2014). Specimen collection: An essential tool. Science 344, 814–815. Published 23 May 2014 PDF

104  Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L., Schultz, T.R. & Ward, P.S. (2014). The rise of army ants and their relatives: diversification of specialized predatory doryline ants. BMC Evolutionary Biology 14: 93. Published 1 May 2014 PDF

103  Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. (2014). The Madagascan endemic myrmicine ants related to Eutetramorium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): taxonomy of the genera Eutetramorium Emery, Malagidris nom. n., Myrmisaraka gen. n., Royidris gen. n., and Vitsika gen. n. Zootaxa 3791: 1–99. Published 24 April 2014 PDF

102  Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. (2014). A revision of the ant genus Mystrium in the Malagasy region with description of six new species and remarks on Amblyopone and Stigmatomma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). ZooKeys 394: 1–99. Published 31 March 2014 PDF
2013
101  Ravelomanana, A., & Fisher, B. L. (2013). Diversity of Ants in Burned and Unburned Grassland, and Dry Deciduous Forest in the Beanka Reserve, Melaky Region, Western Madagascar. Malagasy Nature 7: 171–183. Published 29 Dec 2013 PDF

100  Blaimer, B. B. & Fisher, B. L. (2013). Taxonomy of the Crematogaster degeeri-species-assemblage in the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 51: 1–64 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2013.51 Published 2 Aug 2013 PDF

099  Blaimer, B. B. & Fisher, B. L. (2013). How much variation can one ant species hold? Species delimitation in the Crematogaster kelleri-group in Madagascar. PLoS ONE, 8(7), e68082. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0068082 Published 9 July 2013 Access

098  Rakotonirina, J. C. & Fisher, B. L. (2013). Revision of the Pachycondyla sikorae species-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Madagascar. Zootaxa, 3683: 447–485. Published: 5 Jul. 2013 PDF

097  Fischer, G. & Fisher, B. L. (2013). A revision of Pheidole Westwood (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the islands Pheidole megacephala. Zootaxa, 3683(4), 301–356. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3683.4.1 Published 5 July 2013 PDF

096  Bouchet, D. C., Peeters, C., Fisher, B. L. & Molet, M. (2013). Both female castes contribute to colony emigration in the polygynous ant Mystrium oberthueri. Ecological Entomology, 38, 408–417 doi:10.1111/een.12033. Published online 21 May 2013 PDF

095  Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B. L. (2013). The Tetramorium tortuosum species group (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) revisited - taxonomic revision of the Afrotropical T. capillosum species complex. ZooKeys 299: 77–99. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.299.5063 Published 14 May 2013 Access

094  Boudinot, B. E. & Fisher, B. L. (2013). A taxonomic revision of the Meranoplus F. Smith of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae) with keys to species and diagnosis of the males. Zootaxa, 3635(4), 301–339. Published 28 March 2013 PDF

093  Rakotonirina, J. C. & Fisher, B. L. (2013). Revision of the Pachycondyla wasmannii-group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Malagasy region. Zootaxa 3609: 101–141. Published 29 Jan 2013 PDF
2012
092  Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B. L. (2012). The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomic revision of the T. kelleri and T. tortuosum species groups. Zootaxa, 3592, 1–85. Published 19 Dec 2012 PDF

091  Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. (2012). The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region—taxonomy of the T. bessonii, T. bonibony, T. dysalum, T. marginatum, T. tsingy, and T. weitzeckeri species groups Zootaxa 3365: 1–123. Published 4 July 2012 PDF

090  Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. (2012). A revision of the Malagasy endemic genus Adetomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Zootaxa 3341: 1–31. Published 11 June 2012 PDF

089  Smith, M. A., Bertrand, C., Crosby, K., Eveleigh, E. S., Fernandez-Triana, J., Fisher, B. L., Gibbs, J., et. al. (2012). Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems. PLoS ONE, 7(5), e36514. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036514 Published 2 May 2012 Access

088  Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. (2012). Taxonomy of the cerapachyine ant genera Simopone Forel, Vicinopone gen. n. and Tanipone gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3283: 1–101. Published 30 April 2012 PDF

087  Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B. L. (2012). A Revision of Male Ants of the Malagasy Amblyoponinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) with Resurrections of the Genera Stigmatomma and Xymmer. PLoS ONE, 7(3), e33325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033325 Published 29 March 2012 Access
2011
086  Mindell, D.P., Fisher, B.L., Roopnarine, P., Eisen, .J.A., Mace, G.M., Page, R.D.M. & Pyle, R.L. (2011). Aggregating, tagging and integrating biodiversity research. PLoS ONE 6(8):e19491. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019491 Published 1 Aug 2011 Access

085  Lapolla, J. S., Hawkes, P. G. & Fisher, B. L. (2011). Monograph of Nylanderia (Hymenoptera : Formicidae ) of the World , Part I : Nylanderia in the Afrotropics. Zootaxa, 3110: 10–36. Published 25 Nov 2011 PDF

084  Hita Garcia, F. & Fisher, B.L. (2011). The ant genus Tetramorium Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Malagasy region – introduction, definition of species groups, and revision of the T. bicarinatum, T. obesum, T. sericeiventre and T. tosii species groups. Zootaxa 3039: 1–72. Published 22 Sept 2011 PDF

083  Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. (2011). Taxonomy of Afrotropical and West Palaearctic ants of the ponerine genus Hypoponera Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Zootaxa 2843: 1–118. Published 29 April 2011 PDF

082  Jenkins, C. N., Sanders, N. J., Andersen, A. N., Arnan, X., Brühl, C. A., Cerda, X., Ellison, A. M., Fisher, B. L., Fitzpatrick, M. C., Gotelli, N. J., Gove, A. D., Guénard, B., Lattke, J. E., Lessard, J. P., McGlynn, T. P., Menke, S. B., Parr, C. L., Philpott, S. M., Vasconcelos, H. L., Weiser, M. D. & Dunn, R. R. (2011). Global diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants. Diversity and Distributions 1–11 doi: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2011.00770.x Published online 16 May 2011 PDF

081  Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. (2011). A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to genera of the subfamily Dolichoderinae. Zootaxa 2794: 1–34. Published 18 March 2011 PDF
2010
080  Weiser, M. D., Sanders, N. J., Agosti, D., Andersen, A. N., Ellison, A. M., Fisher, B. L., Gibb, H., Gotelli, N. J., Gove, A. D., Gross, K., Guenard, B., Janda, M., Kaspari, M., Lessard, J. P., Longino, J. T., Majer, J. D. & Menke, S. B. (2010). Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships. Biology Letters 2010 6, 769–772 doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0151 Published online 12 May 2010 PDF

079  Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L. & Schultz, T.R. (2010). Phylogeny and Biogeography of Dolichoderine Ants: Effects of Data Partitioning and Relict Taxa on Historical Inference. Systematic Biology 59: 342–62 doi:10.1093/sysbio/syq012 Published 31 March 2010 PDF

078  Lapolla, J.S., Cheng, C.H. & Fisher, B.L. (2010). Taxonomic Revision of the Ant Genus Paraparatrechina in the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions. Zootaxa, 2387:1–27. Published 3 March 2010 PDF

077  Irwin, M.T., Wright, P. C., Birkinshaw, C., Fisher, B. L., Gardner, C. J., Glos, J., Goodman, S. M., Loiselle, P., Rabeson, P., Raharison, J., Raherilalao, M. J., Rakotondravony, D., Raselimanana, A., Ratsimbazafy, J., Sparks., J., Wilmé, L., & Ganzhorn, J. U. (2010). Patterns of Species Change in Anthropogenically Disturbed Forests of Madagascar. Biological Conservation. 143, 2351–2362 doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2010.01.023 Published Feb 2010 PDF

076  Dejean, A., Fisher, B.L., Corbara, B., Rarevohitra, R., Randrianaivo, R., et. al. (2010). Spatial Distribution of Dominant Arboreal Ants in a Malagasy Coastal Rainforest: Gaps and Presence of an Invasive Species. PLoS ONE 5(2): e9319. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0009319 Published 19 Feb 2010 Access

075  Fisher, B. L. (2010). Biogeography. In Ant Ecology (eds L. Lach C. Parr & K. Abbot), pp 18–37. Oxford UK: Oxford University Press. Published Jan 2010. PDF
2009
074  Smith, M.A. & Fisher, B.L. (2009). Invasions, DNA barcodes, and rapid biodiversity assessment using ants of Mauritius. Frontiers in Zoology 6, 31. doi:10.1186/1742-9994-6-31 Published 10 Dec 2009 PDF

073  Molet, M., Fisher, B.L., Ito, F. & Peeters, C. (2009). Shift from independent to dependent colony foundation and evolution of ‘multi-purpose’ ergatoid queens in Mystrium ants (subfamily Amblyoponinae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 98, 198–207. Published 2 Sept 2009 PDF

072  Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. (2009). A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to genera of the subfamily Proceratiinae. Zootaxa 2216, 1–21. Published 31 Aug 2009 PDF

071  Fisher, B.L. (2009). Ants. In The Encyclopedia of Islands (eds R. Gillespie and D. Clague) pp 35-41. University of California Press, Berkeley. Published Aug 2009 PDF

070  Fisher, B. L. (2009). Two new dolichoderine ant genera from Madagascar: Aptinoma gen. n. and Ravavy gen. n. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 2118, 37–52. Published 27 May 2009 PDF

069  Dunn, R.R., Sanders, N.J., Menke, S.B., Weiser, M.D., Fitzpatrick, M.C., Laurent, E.J., Lessard, J.-P., Agosti, D., Andersen, A., Bruhl, C., Cerda, X., Ellison, A., Fisher, B. L., Gibb, H., Gotelli, N., Gove, A., Guénard, B., Janda, M., Kaspari, M., Longino, J.T., Majer, J., McGlynn, T.P., Menke, S.B., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Pfeiffer, M., Retana, J., Suarez, A., Vasconcelos, H. (2009). Climatic Drivers of Hemispheric Asymmetry in Global Patterns of Ant Species Richness. Ecology Letters, 12, 324–333. Published 10 March 2009 PDF
2008
068  Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. (2008). Afrotropical ants of the ponerine genera Centromyrmex Mayr, Promyopias Santschi gen. rev. and Feroponera gen. n., with a revised key to genera of African Ponerinae (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 1929, 1–37. Published 10 Nov 2008 PDF

067  Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. (2008). The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Phrynoponera Wheeler (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 1892, 35–52. Published 6 Oct 2008 PDF

066  Allnutt, T.F., Ferrier, S., Manion, G., Powell, G.V.N., Ricketts, T.H., Fisher, B.L., Harper, G.J., Irwin, M.E., Kremen, C., Labat, J.-N., Lees, D.C., Pearce, T.A. & Rakotondrainibe, F. (2008). A method for quantifying biodiversity loss and its application to a 50-year record of deforestation across Madagascar. Conservation Letters, 1, 173–181. Published 22 Aug 2008 PDF

065  Clarke, K., Fisher, B.L. & LeBuhn, G. (2008). The influence of urban park characteristics on ant (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) communities. Urban Ecosystems, 11, 317–334. Published 29 July 2008 PDF

064  Bolton, B. & Fisher, B.L. (2008). The Afrotropical ponerine ant genus Asphinctopone Santschi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa, 1827, 53–61. Published 23 July 2008 PDF

063  Fisher, B.L. & Penny, N. (2008). Les arthropodes. In Histoire Naturelle de Madagascar (ed. S.M. Goodman), pp. 183–212. Paris: Museum National de Histoire Naturelle. Published 1 May 2008

062  Fisher, B.L. (2008). Les fourmis. In Paysages naturels et biodiversité de Madagascar (ed. S.M. Goodman), pp. 249–271. Paris: Museum National de Histoire Naturelle. Published 1 May 2008

061   Fisher, B.L. & Smith, M.A. (2008). A Revision of Malagasy Species of Anochetus Mayr and Odontomachus Latreille (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). PLoS ONE, 3(5), e1787. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0001787 Published 28 May 2008 Access

060  Kremen, C., Cameron, A., Razafimpahanana, A., Moilanen, A., Thomas, C. D., Beentje, H., Dransfield, J., Fisher, B. L., Glaw, F., Good, T. C., Harper, G. J., Hijmans, R. J., Lees, D. C., Louis, E., Nussbaum, R. A., Phillips, S. J., Raxworthy, C. J., Schatz, G. E., Vences, M., Vieites, D. R., Wright, P. C. & Zjhra, M. L. (2008). Conservation with caveats - Response. Science 321:341–342. Published 18 July 2008 PDF

059  Kremen, C., Cameron, A., Moilanen, A., Phillips, S.J., Thomas, C.D., Beentje, H., Dransfield, J., Fisher, B.L., Glaw, F., Good, T.C., Harper, G.J., Hijmans, R.J., Lees, D.C., Louis, E. Jr., Nussbaum, R.A., Raxworthy, C.J., Razafimpahanana, A., Schatz, G.E., Vences, M., Vieites, D.R., Wright, P.C. & Zjhra, M.L. (2008). Aligning Conservation Priorities Across Taxa in Madagascar with High-Resolution Planning Tools. Science, 320, 222–226. Published 11 April 2008 PDF

058  Yanoviak, S.P., Fisher, B.L. & Alonso, A. (2008). Directed Aerial Descent Behavior in African Canopy Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Insect Behavior, 21, 164–171. doi 10.1007/s10905-008-9116-5 Published 20 March 2008 PDF
2007
057  Yanoviak, S.P., Fisher, B.L. & Alonso, A. (2007). Arboreal ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a central African forest. African Journal of Ecology, 46, 60–66. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00810.x Published March 2008 PDF

056  Yoshimura, M. & Fisher, B.L. (2007). A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to subfamilies and treatment of the genera of Ponerinae. Zootaxa, 1654, 21–40. Published 5 Dec 2007 PDF

055  Mony, R., Fisher, B.L., Kenne, M., Tindo, M. & Dejean, A. (2007). Behavioural Ecology of Bark-digging Ants of the Genus Melissotarsus. Functional Ecosystems and Communities, 2, 121–128. Published Dec 2007 PDF

054  Fisher, B.L. & Cover, S.P. (2007). Ants of North America: A guide to the Genera, pp 308. Berkeley: University of California Press. Published Nov 2007

053  Woodhead, C., Vences, M., Vieites, D., Gamboni, I., Fisher, B.L. & Griffiths, R.A. (2007). Specialist or generalist? Feeding ecology of the Malagasy poison frog Mantella aurantiaca. Herpetological Journal, 17, 225–236. Published Oct 2007 PDF

052  Dunn, R.R., Sanders, N.J., Fitzpatrick, M.C., Laurent, E., Lessard, J.P., Agosti, D., Andersen, A.N., Bruhl, C., Cerda, X., Ellison, A.M., Fisher, B.L., Gibb, H., Gotelli, N.J., Gove, A., Guenard, B., Janda, M., Kaspari, M., Longino, J.T., Majer, J., McGlynn, T.P., Menke, S.B., Parr, C.L., Philpott, S.M., Pfeiffer, M., Retana, J., Suarez, A.V. & Vasconcelos, H.L. (2007). Global ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) biodiversity and biogeography – a new database and its possibilities. Myrmecological News, 10, 77–83. Published Sept 2007 PDF

051  Molet, M., Peeters, C., Follin, I. & Fisher, B.L. (2007). Reproductive Caste Performs Intranidal Tasks Instead of Workers in the Ant Mystrium oberthueri. Ethology, 113, 721–729. Published July 2007 PDF

050  Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds.) (2007). Advances In Ant Systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage To E. O. Wilson – 50 Years Of Contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 80, 1–670. Published July 2007

049  Fisher, B.L. (2007). A new species of Probolomyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Madagascar. In Advances In Ant Systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Homage To E. O. Wilson – 50 Years Of Contributions. (eds. R.R. Snelling, B.L. Fisher & P.S. Ward), Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 80, 146–152. Published July 2007 PDF

048  Molet, M., Peeters, C. & Fisher, B.L. (2007). Permanent loss of wings in queens of the ant Odontomachus coquereli from Madagascar. Insectes Sociaux, 54, 183–188. doi 10.1007/s00040-007-0930-0 Published May 2007 PDF

047  Molet, M., Peeters, C. & Fisher, B.L. (2007). Winged queens replaced by reproductives smaller than workers in Mystrium ants. Naturwissenschaften, 94, 280–287. doi 10.1007/s00114-006-0190-2 Published April 2007 PDF

046  Fisher, B.L. & Bolton, B. (2007). The ant genus Pseudaphomomyrmex Wheeler, 1920 a junior synonym of Tapinoma Foerster, 1850. Zootaxa, 1427, 65–68. Published 19 March 2007 PDF
2006
045  Lourenço, W.R., Goodman, S.M. & Fisher, B.L. (2006). A reappraisal of the geographical distribution of the endemic family Microcharmidae Lourenço (Scorpiones) in Madagascar and description of eight new species and subspecies. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 57, 751–783. Published 28 Dec 2006 PDF

044  Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L., Schultz, T.R. & Ward, P.S. (2006). Evaluating alternative hypotheses for the early evolution and diversification of ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103, 18172–18177. 10.1073/pnas.0605858103. Published 28 Nov 2006 PDF

043  Underwood, E.C. & Fisher, B.L. (2006). The role of ants in conservation monitoring: If, when, and how. Biological Conservation, 132, 166–182. Published Oct 2006 PDF

042  Fisher, B.L. (2006). Boloponera vicans gen.n. and sp.n. and two new species of the Plectroctena genus group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecologische Nachrichten, 8, 111–118. Published Sept 2006 PDF

041  Clark, V.C., Rakotomalala, V., Ramilijaona, O., Abrell, L. & Fisher, B.L. (2006). Individual variation in alkaloid content of poison frogs of Madagascar (Mantella; Mantellidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 32, 2219–2233. doi 10.1007/s10886-006-9144-6 Published 30 Sept 2006 PDF

040  Patek, S.N., Baio, J.E., Fisher, B.L. & Suarez, A.V. (2006). Multifunctionality and mechanical origins: Ballistic jaw propulsion in trap-jaw ants. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 103, 12787–2792. 10.1073/pnas.0604290103 Published 22 Aug 2006 PDF

039  Ouellette, G.D., Fisher, B.L. & Girman, D. (2006). Molecular systematics of basal subfamilies of ants using 28S rDNA (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 40, 359–369. Published 21 April 2006 PDF
2005
038  Fisher, B.L. (2005). A new species of Discothyrea Roger from Mauritius and a new species of Proceratium from Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 56, 657–667. Published 30 Dec 2005  PDF

037  Lapolla, J.S. & Fisher, B.L. (2005). A Remarkable New Species of Acropyga (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Gabon, with a Key to the Afrotropical Species. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 56(30), 601–605. Published 30 Dec 2005 PDF

036  Ward, P.S., Brady, S.G., Fisher, B.L. & Schultz, T.R. (2005). Assembling the ant “Tree of Life” (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecologische Nachrichten, 7, 87–90. Published Sept 2005 PDF

035  Smith, M.A., Fisher, B.L. & Hebert, P.D.N. (2005). DNA Barcoding for effective biodiversity assessment of a hyperdiverse arthropod group: the ants of Madagascar. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences, 360(1462), 1825–1834. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2005.1714 Published online 8 Sept 2005. PDF

034  Clark, V.C., Raxworthy, C. J., Rakotomalala, V., Sierwald, P. & Fisher, B.L. (2005). Convergent evolution of chemical defense in poison frogs and arthropod prey between Madagascar and the Neotropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 102, 11617–11622.  10.1073/pnas.0503502102 Published 8 Aug 2005 PDF

033  Fisher, B.L. (2005). A Model for a Global Inventory of Ants: A Case Study in Madagascar. In Biodiversity: A Symposium Held on the Occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the California Academy of Sciences June 17–18, 2003 (ed. N.G. Jablonski), Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 56, 78–89. Published 3 June 2005 PDF
2004
032  Ferrier, S., Powell, G. V. N., Richardson, K. S., Manion, G., Overton, J. M., Allnutt, T. F., Cameron, S. E., Mantle, K., Burgess, N. D., Faith, D. P., Lamoreux, J. F., Kier, G., Hijmans, R. J., Funk, V. A., Cassis, G. A., Fisher, B. L., Flemons, P., Lees, D., Lovett, J. C. & Van Rompaey R. S. A. R. (2004). Mapping More of Terrestrial Biodiversity for Global Conservation Assessment. BioScience, 54, 1101–1109. Published 12 Dec 2004 PDF

031  Saux, C., Fisher, B. L. & Spicer, G.S. (2004). Dracula ant phylogeny as inferred by nuclear 28S rDNA sequences and implications for ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 33, 457–468. Published 3 Aug 2004 PDF

030  Thibault, M., Fisher, B.L. & Goodman, S.M. (2004). Description of Monts Doudou, Gabon, and the 2000 biological inventory of the reserve. In Monts Doudou, Gabon: A Floral and Faunal Inventory with reference to elevational variation, pp 3–15. California Academy of Sciences, Memoirs 28. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California. PDF

029  Fisher, B.L. (2004). Diversity patterns of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an elevational gradient on Monts Doudou in southwestern Gabon. In Monts Doudou, Gabon: A Floral and Faunal Inventory with reference to elevational variation, pp 269–286. California Academy of Sciences, Memoirs 28. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California. PDF

028  Fisher, B.L. (ed.) (2004). Monts Doudou, Gabon: A Floral and Faunal Inventory with reference to elevational variation, 295 pp. California Academy of Sciences, Memoirs 28. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California.
2003
027  Fisher, B.L. (2003). Ants (Formicidae: Hymenoptera). In The natural history of Madagascar. (eds. S.M. Goodman & J.P. Benstead), pp. 811–819. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. PDF
2002
026  Fisher, B.L. (2002). Ant diversity patterns along an elevational gradient in the Réserve Spéciale de Manongarivo, Madagascar. Boissiera, 59, 311-328. Published 5 July 2002 PDF

025  Vences, M., Glaw, F. & Fisher, B.L. (2002). Notes on the Distribution of Dyscophus insularis (Anura: Microhylidae). Herpetological Review, 33, 18–19. PDF

024   Fisher, B.L. & Robertson, H. (2002). Comparison and origin of forest and grassland ant assemblages in the high plateau of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biotropica, 34, 155–167. PDF
2000
023  Delabie, J.H., Fisher, B.L., Majer, J. & Wright, I.W. (2000). Sampling Effort and Choice of Methods. In Ants: Standard Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity (eds. D. Agosti, J.D. Majer, L.E. Alonso & T.R. Schultz), pp. 145–154. Washington D.C. and London: Smithsonian Institution Press. PDF

022  Fisher, B.L., Malsch, A.K.F., Gadagkar, R., Delabie, J.H.C., Vasconcelos, H.L. & Majer, J.D. (2000). Applying the ALL Protocol: Selected Case Studies. In Ants: Standard Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity (eds. D. Agosti, J.D. Majer, L. Alonso & T. Schultz), pp. 207–214. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. PDF

021  Fisher, B.L. & Girman, D.J. (2000). Biogeography of ants in eastern Madagascar. In Diversity and Endemism in Madagascar (eds. W.R. Lourenço & S.M.Goodman), pp. 331–344. Paris: Mémoires de la Société de Biogéographie. PDF

020  Fisher, B.L. (2000). The Malagasy fauna of Strumigenys. In The ant tribe Dacetini (ed. B. Bolton), pp. 612-710. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute, 65, 1–1028. Published 28 Dec 2000 PDF

019   Fisher, B.L. (2000). Ant inventories along elevational gradients in tropical wet forests in Eastern Madagascar. In Sampling Ground-dwelling Ants: Case Studies from the Worlds’ Rain Forests (eds. D. Agosti., J.D. Majer, L. Alonso & T. Schultz), pp. 41–49. Curtin University School of Environmental Biology Bulletin N°. 18. Perth, Australia. Published April 2000 PDF
1999
018  Fisher, B.L. (1999). Ant diversity patterns along an elevational gradient in the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d’Andohahela, Madagascar. Fieldiana: Zoology, 94, 129–147. Published 30 June 1999 PDF

017  Fisher, B.L. (1999). Improving inventory efficiency: a case study of leaf litter ant diversity in Madagascar. Ecological Applications, 9, 714–731. PDF

016  Fisher, B.L. & Robertson, H.G. (1999) Silk production by adult workers of the ant Melissotarsus emeryi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in South African fynbos. Insectes Sociaux, 46, 78–83. PDF
1998
015  Fisher, B.L. (1998). Ant diversity patterns along an elevational gradient in the Réserve Spéciale d’Anjanaharibe-Sud and on the western Masoala Peninsula, Madagascar. Fieldiana: Zoology, 90, 39–67. Published 30 June 1998 PDF

014  Fisher, B.L., Ratsirarson, H. & Razafimandimby, S. (1998). Les Fourmis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). In Inventaire biologique de la Forêt Littorale de Tampolo (Fenoarivo Atsinaanana) (eds. J. Ratsirarson & S.M. Goodman), pp 107–131. Centre d’Information et de Documentation Scientifique et Technique, Antananarivo, Recherches pour le Développement, Série Sciences Biologiques, N° 14. PDF

013  Fisher, B.L. (1998). Insect behavior and ecology in conservation: preserving functional species interactions. Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 91, 155–158. PDF
1997
012  Fisher, B.L. (1997). Biogeography and ecology of the ant fauna of Madagascar (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of Natural History, 31, 269–302. Published 16 Jan 1997 PDF

011  Fisher, B.L. & Razafimandimby, S. (1997). Les fourmis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). In Inventaire biologique Forêts de Vohibasia et d’Isoky-Vohimena (eds. O. Langrand & S.M. Goodman), pp. 104–109. Centre d’Information et de Documentation Scientifique et Technique and World Wide Fund for Nature, Antananarivo, Recherches pour le Développement, Série Sciences Biologiques, N°12. PDF

010  Fisher, B.L. (1997). A comparison of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on serpentine and non-serpentine soils in northern California. Insectes Sociaux, 44, 23–33. PDF
1996
009  Fisher, B.L. (1996). Origins and affinities of the ant fauna of Madagascar. In Biogéographie de Madagascar (ed. W.L. Lourenço), pp. 457–465. Paris: Editions ORSTOM. Published May 1996 PDF

008  Fisher, B.L. (1996). Ant diversity patterns along an elevational gradient in the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale d’Andringitra, Madagascar. Fieldiana: Zoology, 85, 93–108. Published 30 Sept 1996 PDF
1994
007  Fisher, B.L. & Fisher, R.L. (1994). Conservation, insects, and the classroom. The Science Teacher, 61, 22–23.
1993
006  Molofsky, J. & Fisher, B.L. (1993). Habitat and predation effects on seedling survival and growth in shade‑tolerant tropical trees. Ecology, 74, 261–265. doi: 10.2307/1939522  PDF
1992
005  Fisher, B.L. (1992). Facultative ant association benefits a Neotropical orchid. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 8, 109–114. doi: 10.1017/S0266467400006179 PDF
1991
004  Davidson, D.W. & Fisher, B.L. (1991). Symbiosis of ants with Cecropia as a function of light regime. In Ant‑Plant Interactions. (eds. D.F. Cutler & C.R. Huxley), pp. 289–309. Oxford: Oxford University Press. PDF

003  Fisher, B.L., Howe, H.F. & Wright, J.S. (1991). Survival and growth of Virola surinamensis yearlings: water augmentation in gap and understory. Oecologia, 86, 292–297. PDF
1990
002  Fisher, B.L., Sternberg, L.S.L. & Price, D. (1990). Variation in the use of orchid extrafloral nectar by ants. Oecologia, 83,263–266. PDF
1988
001  Fisher, B.L. & Zimmerman, J.K. (1988). Ant/orchid associations in the Barro Colorado National Monument, Panama. Lindleyana, 3,12–16. PDF

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