| Direct behavioral evidence for hydrocarbons as ant recognition discriminators S Lahav, V Soroker, A Hefetz, RK Vander Meer Naturwissenschaften 86 (5), 246-249, 1999 | 417 | 1999 |
| Nestmate recognition in ants RΚ Vander Meer, L Morel Pheromone communication in social insects, 79-103, 2019 | 376 | 2019 |
| Pheromone communication in social insects: ants, wasps, bees, and termites RK Vander Meer, MD Breed, M Winston, KE Espelie CRC Press, 2019 | 372 | 2019 |
| Precopulatory sexual interaction in an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): Role of a pheromone derived from dietary alkaloids WE Conner, T Eisner, RK Vander Meer, A Guerrero, J Meinwald Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 9 (3), 227-235, 1981 | 262 | 1981 |
| Chemical mimicry in the myrmecophilous beetle Myrmecaphodius excavaticollis RK Vander Meer, DP Wojcik Science 218 (4574), 806-808, 1982 | 256 | 1982 |
| Octopamine modulates honey bee dance behavior AB Barron, R Maleszka, RK Vander Meer, GE Robinson Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (5), 1703-1707, 2007 | 212 | 2007 |
| Biochemical phenotypic and genetic studies of two introduced fire ants and their hybrid (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) KG Ross, RKV Meer, DJC Fletcher, EL Vargo Evolution 41 (2), 280-293, 1987 | 189 | 1987 |
| Temporal changes in colony cuticular hydrocarbon patterns ofSolenopsis invicta Implications for nestmate recognition RK Vander Meer, D Saliwanchik, B Lavine Journal of Chemical Ecology 15 (7), 2115-2125, 1989 | 187 | 1989 |
| Sex attractant of an arctiid moth (Utetheisa ornatrix): A pulsed chemical signal WE Conner, T Eisner, RK Vander Meer, A Guerrero, D Ghiringelli, ... Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 7 (1), 55-63, 1980 | 187 | 1980 |
| Biochemical evidence for hybridization in fire ants RK Vander Meer, CS Lofgren, FM Alvarez Florida Entomologist, 501-506, 1985 | 173 | 1985 |
| Gaster flagging by fire ants (Solenopsis spp.): Functional significance of venom dispersal behavior MS Obin, RK Vander Meer Journal of chemical ecology 11 (12), 1757-1768, 1985 | 168 | 1985 |
| Ontogeny of nestmate recognition cues in the red carpenter ant (Camponotus floridanus) Behavioral and chemical evidence for the role of age and social experience L Morel, RK Vander Meer, BK Lavine Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 22 (3), 175-183, 1988 | 152 | 1988 |
| Chemical mimicry in a parasitoid (Hymenoptera: Eucharitidae) of fire ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) RK Vander Meer, DP Jouvenaz, DP Wojcik Journal of Chemical Ecology 15 (8), 2247-2261, 1989 | 138 | 1989 |
| Pheromone directed behavior in ants K Vander Meer Robert, LE Alonso Pheromone communication in social insects, 159-192, 2019 | 131 | 2019 |
| Comparison of Nestmate Recognition Between Monogyne and Polygyne Populations of Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) L Morel, RKV Meer, CS Lofgren Annals of the Entomological Society of America 83 (3), 642-647, 1990 | 119 | 1990 |
| Comparing injection, feeding and topical application methods for treatment of honeybees with octopamine AB Barron, J Maleszka, RK Vander Meer, GE Robinson, R Maleszka Journal of insect physiology 53 (2), 187-194, 2007 | 116 | 2007 |
| Isolation of the trail recruitment pheromone ofSolenopsis invicta RK Vander Meer, F Alvarez, CS Lofgren Journal of Chemical Ecology 14 (3), 825-838, 1988 | 115 | 1988 |
| Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Fire Ant Reactions to Attacks of Pseudacteon Flies (Diptera: Phoridae) in Southeastern Brazil SD Porter, RKV Meer, MA Pesquero, S Campiolo, HG Fowler Annals of the Entomological Society of America 88 (4), 570-575, 1995 | 114 | 1995 |
| Filtration of microparticles from liquids ingested by the red imported fire antSolenopsis invicta Buren BM Glancey, RK Vander Meer, A Glover, CS Lofgren, SB Vinson Insectes Sociaux 28 (4), 395-401, 1981 | 113 | 1981 |
| Applied myrmecology: a world perspective RK Vander Meer, K Jaffe, A Cedeno CRC Press, 2019 | 110 | 2019 |