Composition and functional groups of epiedaphic ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in irrigated agroecosystem and in nonagricultural areas Composição e grupos funcionais de formigas epiedáficas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) em agroecossistema irrigado e em áreas não agrícolas [PDF]
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2009 The objective of this work was to evaluate the species composition and functional groups of ants in nonagricultural (NA) and in irrigated areas (S, seasonal irrigation; P, irrigation with well water; W, irrigation with wastewater) in an arid agricultural
Patricia Hernández-Ruiz +2 more
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Microbioma de formigas com ênfase em camponotini (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
, 2017 Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Biologia Celular e Molecular) - IBRCA interação simbiótica tem sido uma das responsáveis pela evolução e a biodiversidade de espécies existentes no ...
Ramalho, Manuela de Oliveira Sanchez
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Quaternary Climatic Changes and Biogeographic Barriers Drove Codiversification in the Obligate Mutualism Between <i>Camponotus laevigatus</i> and Its Endosymbiont <i>Blochmanniella</i>. [PDF]
Ecol EvolIn this study, we examined the codiversification and phylogeography of Camponotus laevigatus and its obligate endosymbiont Blochmanniella using a population genomic approach. Using whole‐genome sequencing, we identified three phylogeographic clusters with congruent host‐endosymbiont phylogenies, significant isolation‐by‐distance, and Pleistocene ...
Boyane SS, Behrends GJ, Manthey JD.
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Abiotic and biotic responses to woody debris additions in restored old fields in a multi-site Before-After-Control-Impact experiment. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Benefits of ecological restoration are often associated with time lags, as many attributes, such as leaf litter and coarse woody debris, need time to accumulate, particularly in arid ecosystems. Here we used a 2 year MBACI experiment to test if adding woody debris to restored eucalypt woodlands in semi‐arid western Australia can accelerate restoration ...
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The "Chameleon Ant" <i>Colobopsis imitans</i> Adapts Its Mimetic Appearance to Local Model Species Across the Mediterranean Basin (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe collected morphometric data from Colobopsis samples across the Mediterranean Basin and the Caucasus, documented color patterns of these mimics and their local models, and performed unsupervised multivariate analyses. Morphometric data suggest a scenario where mimicry‐driven microevolutionary adaptations can produce significant phenotypic diversity ...
Wagner HC, Csősz S.
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Effect of Time-Since-Fire on Ant Communities in a Semi-Arid Landscape. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe sampled ants from five sites with varying fire histories (3, 5, 9, 26, and 34 years since the last fire). A total of 16,360 ants were collected, and 59 species across 20 genera were identified. Our results indicate that total ant abundance was higher in recently burnt sites and decreased with increasing time‐since‐fire, while ant species richness ...
Fernando NL +3 more
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Microbial communities of the ant Formica exsecta and its nest material
European Journal of Soil Science, Volume 74, Issue 3, May–June 2023., 2023 This study compares the bacterial and fungal microbiomes of worker ants of Formica exsecta, and the nest material associated with the ants. We found that the ants maintain a microbiome, distinct from the surrounding nest material, and that this microbiome is consistent across colonies and time.
Stafva Lindström +2 more
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Ecological Monographs, Volume 93, Issue 1, February 2023., 2023 Abstract Sustaining beneficial gut symbioses presents a major challenge for animals, including holometabolous insects. Social insects may meet such challenges through partner fidelity, aided by behavioral symbiont transfer and transgenerational inheritance through colony founders.
Yi Hu +10 more
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Ecology and Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 7, July 2022., 2022 We used whole‐genome sequencing data for carpenter ants (Genus Camponotus; subgenera Camponotus and Tanaemyrmex) and their Blochmannia endosymbionts as our study system to address whether Camponotus demography shapes Blochmannia molecular evolution.
Joseph D. Manthey +2 more
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The response of ants to climate change
Global Change Biology, Volume 28, Issue 10, Page 3188-3205, May 2022., 2022 In this review, we synthesise available literature on how climate change drivers will affect ants from the individual to the community. We highlight that eusociality may confer greater adaptation and tolerance to climate change than for solitary organisms.
Catherine L. Parr, Tom R. Bishop
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