Welcome! I'm Luisa Jaimes Niño

Researcher at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz

I study the reproduction and ageing in social insects. Is there such a thing as an optimization for colony growth? Are these insects showing a delayed senescence? Follow our most recent work.

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Research Areas

Ageing

We examine ant ageing from demographic and physiological perspectives.

Fertility

We investigate the effects of mating and sperm traits on the reproduction

Cognition

We analyze the navigation and complex behavioural patterns (e.g. learning and rescue) in ants

Recent Publications

Transcriptional predictors of rescue behaviour in ants

Journal of Experimental Biology • 2026

Fertility correlates with queen size and sperm quality in an ant

PLoS One • 2025

About Ljaimesnino

Hi, I’m Ljaimesnino — a social insect researcher. This is my personal portfolio where I share my projects, research, and blog posts.

Feel free to reach out if you’d like to collaborate or just say hello!