Taxonomy of the ant genera Leptothorax Mayr, 1855 and Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of China with descriptions of twenty-eight new species and a key to the known Chinese species

Authors: Yu-Han Qian, Zheng-Hui Xu

Source: European Journal of Taxonomy, Vol 936, Iss 1 (2024)

Subject Terms: Formicidae, Leptothorax, Temnothorax, review, new synonym, new species, Zoology, QL1-991, Botany, QK1-989

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Relation: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2569; https://doaj.org/toc/2118-9773

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Slit in a Nest Site Influences the Nest Site Selection in Cavity Nesting Ant Colonies

Authors: Anna Gruszka, Mateusz Rolski, Mariia Marczak, Sławomir Mitrus

Source: Insects, Vol 15, Iss 9, p 638 (2024)

Subject Terms: Temnothorax crassispinus, hymenoptera, formicidae, cavity nesting ants, acorn ants, nest choice, Science

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/9/638; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4450

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Absence of genetic isolation across highly fragmented landscape in the ant Temnothorax nigriceps

Authors: Marion Cordonnier, Dominik Felten, Andreas Trindl, Jürgen Heinze, Abel Bernadou

Source: BMC Ecology and Evolution, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2022)

Subject Terms: Genetic isolation, Gene flow, Landscape fragmentation, Spatial structure, Temnothorax, Relatedness, Ecology, QH540-549.5, Evolution, QH359-425

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2730-7182

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Temperature differences associated with colour do not determine where the acorn ant Temnothorax crassispinus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) chooses to nest

Authors: Sławomir MITRUS

Source: European Journal of Entomology, Vol 118, Iss 1, Pp 46-50 (2021)

Subject Terms: hymenoptera, formicidae, temnothorax crassispinus, acorn ant, social insects, nest site selection, nest cavity, nest colour, forest, temperature, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-202101-0005_temperature_differences_associated_with_colour_do_not_determine_where_the_acorn_ant_temnothorax_crassispinus_h.php; https://doaj.org/toc/1210-5759; https://doaj.org/toc/1802-8829

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Queen execution in a monogynous ant

Authors: Julia Giehr, Jürgen Heinze

Source: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 11, Iss 4, Pp 1843-1849 (2021)

Subject Terms: altruism, ants, matricide, queen execution, Temnothorax, worker reproduction, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758

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No effect of lack of wood for acorn ant colonies development

Authors: Sławomir Mitrus

Source: The European Zoological Journal, Vol 88, Iss 1, Pp 77-85 (2021)

Subject Terms: temnothorax crassispinus, collective decision, nest choice, behaviour, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2475-0263

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Temnothorax kipyatkovi sp. n. – a new species of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from India

Authors: Z.M. Yusupov, D.A. Dubovikof, E.B. Lopatina

Source: Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 353-357 (2020)

Subject Terms: formicidae, ants, temnothorax, taxonomy, new species, identification key, india, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16(2)_20_Yusupov_et_al_India.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1814-3326

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New additions to the fauna of ants of the genus Temnothorax Mayr, 1861 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Pakistan

Authors: Z.M. Yusupov, G.M. Lakho, D.A. Dubovikoff

Source: Кавказский энтомологический бюллетень, Vol 16, Iss 2, Pp 347-352 (2020)

Subject Terms: formicidae, ants, temnothorax, taxonomy, new species, identification key, pakistan, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: http://www.ssc-ras.ru/ckfinder/userfiles/files/16(2)_19_Yusupov_et_al_Pakistan.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1814-3326

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Abdominal microbial communities in ants depend on colony membership rather than caste and are linked to colony productivity

Authors: Francisca H. I. D. Segers, Martin Kaltenpoth, Susanne Foitzik

Source: Ecology and Evolution, Vol 9, Iss 23, Pp 13450-13467 (2019)

Subject Terms: 16S rRNA sequencing, colony fitness, colony phenotype, gut bacteria, social insects, Temnothorax, Ecology, QH540-549.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2045-7758

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Exploring nest structures of acorn dwelling ants with X-ray microtomography and surface-based three-dimensional visibility graph analysis

Authors: Varoudis, Tasos, Swenson, Abigail G., Kirkton, Scott D., Waters, James S.

Source: Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, 2018 Aug . 373(1753), 1-10.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26486371

Revealing the structure of information flows discriminates similar animal social behaviors

Authors: Gabriele Valentini, Nobuaki Mizumoto, Stephen C Pratt, Theodore P Pavlic, Sara I Walker

Source: eLife, Vol 9 (2020)

Subject Terms: temnothorax rugatulus, coptotermes formosanus, reticulitermes speratus, information theory, social behavior, ecology, Medicine, Science, Biology (General), QH301-705.5

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Relation: https://elifesciences.org/articles/55395; https://doaj.org/toc/2050-084X

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Queens stay, workers leave: caste-specific responses to fatal infections in an ant

Authors: Julia Giehr, Jürgen Heinze

Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2018)

Subject Terms: Altruism, self-removal, lethal infection, disease management, Terminal investment, Ants, Temnothorax, Evolution, QH359-425

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-018-1320-0; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2148

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From Parasitized to Healthy-Looking Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Morphological Reconstruction Using Algorithmic Processing

Authors: Sándor Csősz, Ferenc Báthori, Mathieu Molet, Gábor Majoros, Zoltán Rádai

Source: Life, Vol 12, Iss 5, p 625 (2022)

Subject Terms: cysticercoid, morphometry, Temnothorax, parasitogenic phenotypes, machine learning, Science

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/12/5/625; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-1729

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Species-specific genes under selection characterize the co-evolution of slavemaker and host lifestyles

Authors: B. Feldmeyer, D. Elsner, A. Alleman, S. Foitzik

Source: BMC Evolutionary Biology, Vol 17, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2017)

Subject Terms: Positive selection, Social parasites, Temnothorax, Co-evolution, Evolution, QH359-425

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Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-017-1078-9; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2148

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Acorn Ants May Create and Use Two Entrances to the Nest Cavity

Authors: Sławomir Mitrus

Source: Insects, Vol 12, Iss 10, p 912 (2021)

Subject Terms: Temnothorax crassispinus, nest site, entrance modification, multiple entrances, nest cavity, cavity-nesting ant, Science

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Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/10/912; https://doaj.org/toc/2075-4450

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Size-related mortality during overwintering in cavity-nesting ant colonies (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Authors: Sławomir MITRUS

Source: European Journal of Entomology, Vol 113, Iss 1, Pp 524-527 (2016)

Subject Terms: hymenoptera, formicidae, temnothorax crassispinus, survival rate, snow cover, social insects, overwintering, Zoology, QL1-991

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Relation: https://www.eje.cz/artkey/eje-201601-0070_Size-related_mortality_during_overwintering_in_cavity-nesting_ant_colonies_Hymenoptera_Formicidae.php; https://doaj.org/toc/1210-5759; https://doaj.org/toc/1802-8829

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Developing Science Observation Skills : Appreciating Acorn Ants

Authors: Sammet, Rebecca, Dreesmann, Daniel

Source: The American Biology Teacher, 2015 Sep . 77(7), 517-525.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/abt.2015.77.7.6

Slave-Maker Ant Competition for a Shared Host and the Effect on Coevolutionary Dynamics

Authors: Johnson, Christine A.

Source: Ecological Monographs, 2008 Aug 01. 78(3), 445-460.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/27646144

Impact of Parasite Sympatry on the Geographic Mosaic of Coevolution

Authors: Johnson, Christine A., Herbers, Joan M.

Source: Ecology, 2006 Feb 01. 87(2), 382-394.

Access URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/20068953

Ant Societies Buffer Individual-Level Effects of Parasite Infections

Authors: Scharf, Inon, Modlmeier, Andreas P., Beros, Sara, Foitzik, Susanne

Source: The American Naturalist, 2012 Nov 01. 180(5), 671-683.

Relation: Corresponding author; e-mail: scharfi@post.tau.ac.il .

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