Editorial for the Ross H. Crozier memorial volume

Abstract

[Extract] The late Professor Ross H. Crozier studied ants for more than 40 years. Although his biological interests and research addressed many other organisms, he was especially fond of ants and always expressed his great appreciation and interest in their general biology, genetics, and evolution. Most of the editors of this memorial volume knew and worked with him closely in recent years. He was intellectually inspiring and extraordinarily knowledgeable especially in his main research areas of evolutionary genetics and myrmecology. At the same time, he was a very kind, very well liked gentleman, and a great role model for everybody who was fortunate to spend time in his lab.