Untangling the complex interactions between turtle ants and their microbial partners [PDF]
Animal Microbiome, 2023 Background To understand the patterns of biodiversity it is important to consider symbiotic interactions as they can shape animal evolution. In several ant genera symbiotic interactions with microbial communities have been shown to have profound impacts ...
Manuela O Ramalho +2 more
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Species-specific signatures of the microbiome from Camponotus and Colobopsis ants across developmental stages [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 Symbiotic relationships between hosts and bacteria are common in nature, and these may be responsible for the evolutionary success of various groups of animals.
Manuela O Ramalho, Odair Correa Bueno
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Changes in the core species of the ant-plant network of oak forest converted to grassland: replacement of its ant functional groups [PDF]
PeerJ, 2022 Land-use change in terrestrial environments is one of the main threats to biodiversity. The study of ant-plant networks has increased our knowledge of the diversity of interactions and structure of these communities; however, little is known about how ...
Mariana Cuautle +3 more
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A taxonomic review of Colobopsis minus (Wang & Wu, 1994), comb. nov. from China, with description of all castes (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) [PDF]
ZooKeysCamponotus and Colobopsis are two species-rich genera within the ant tribe Camponotini. Despite their non-sister phylogenetic relationship, pronounced morphological convergence has long complicated their taxonomic delineation. Here, we clarify the status
Yonghao Ye, Hao Ran, Qionghua Gao
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Myrmozercon mites are highly host specific: two new species of Myrmozercon Berlese associated with sympatric Camponotus ants in southern Quintana Roo, Mexico [PDF]
PeerJTwo new species of Myrmozercon, M. serratus sp. nov. and M. spatulatus sp. nov., are described based on adults and deutonymphs collected in association with ants in Mexico. They represent the first records of this genus from the Neotropic s.s.
Gabriela Pérez-Lachaud +3 more
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Extensive Field Observations Throw Light on the Evolution of Mimicry in Camponotus lateralis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe Mediterranean ant‐ant association between Camponotus lateralis and Crematogaster scutellaris has fascinated naturalists for long, with a focus on documenting the attraction of Ca. lateralis workers to Cr. scutellaris trails.
Herbert C. Wagner +3 more
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Caste-specific morphological modularity in the ant tribe Camponotini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
BMC Zoology, 2019 Background The morphological structures of organisms form tightly integrated but mutually independent character complexes (modules) linked through common development and function.
Alice Laciny
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Hidden Diversity Behind the Zombie-Ant Fungus Ophiocordyceps unilateralis: Four New Species Described from Carpenter Ants in Minas Gerais, Brazil [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundOphiocordyceps unilateralis (Clavicipitaceae: Hypocreales) is a fungal pathogen specific to ants of the tribe Camponotini (Formicinae: Formicidae) with a pantropical distribution.
Harry C Evans +2 more
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Colobopsis explodens sp. n., model species for studies on “exploding ants” (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), with biological notes and first illustrations of males of the Colobopsis cylindrica group [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 A taxonomic description of all castes of Colobopsis explodens Laciny & Zettel, sp. n. from Borneo, Thailand, and Malaysia is provided, which serves as a model species for biological studies on “exploding ants” in Southeast Asia.
Alice Laciny +10 more
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Genome evolution in an ancient bacteria-ant symbiosis: parallel gene loss among Blochmannia spanning the origin of the ant tribe Camponotini [PDF]
PeerJ, 2015 Stable associations between bacterial endosymbionts and insect hosts provide opportunities to explore genome evolution in the context of established mutualisms and assess the roles of selection and genetic drift across host lineages and habitats ...
Laura E. Williams +1 more
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