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View article: Ant-isopod interactions: spanning predation, facilitation, and myrmecophily
Ant-isopod interactions: spanning predation, facilitation, and myrmecophily Open
Ants and terrestrial isopods are two key groups within soil ecosystems both in terms of their biomass and the vital functions they contribute to. Despite the ecological importance of both groups and their frequent interactions, the dynamic…
View article: <i>Lasius flavus</i> ants protect root aphid eggs from predators and pathogens during winter hibernation
<i>Lasius flavus</i> ants protect root aphid eggs from predators and pathogens during winter hibernation Open
Cooperative brood care is key to the ecology and evolution of social insects. Interestingly, social insects may also care for the brood of other species that dwell in their nests. This study explores how the yellow meadow ant Lasius flavus…
View article: Species interactions affect dispersal: a meta-analysis
Species interactions affect dispersal: a meta-analysis Open
Context-dependent dispersal allows organisms to seek and settle in habitats improving their fitness. Despite the importance of species interactions in determining fitness, a quantitative synthesis of how they affect dispersal is lacking. W…
View article: Evolutionary ecology of dispersal in biodiverse spatially structured systems: what is old and what is new?
Evolutionary ecology of dispersal in biodiverse spatially structured systems: what is old and what is new? Open
Dispersal is a well-recognized driver of ecological and evolutionary dynamics, and simultaneously an evolving trait. Dispersal evolution has traditionally been studied in single-species metapopulations so that it remains unclear how disper…
View article: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities
A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities Open
Throughout succession, communities undergo structural shifts, which can alter the relative abundances of species and how they interact. It is frequently asserted that these alterations beget stability, i.e. that succession selects for comm…
View article: Structural variation of ant nests mediates the local distribution and abundance of an associate
Structural variation of ant nests mediates the local distribution and abundance of an associate Open
Symbionts form intricate associations with their hosts. They can only establish when potential hosts are present, but in addition, their distribution is often influenced by microhabitat preferences, which may not overlap those of their hos…
View article: data and R code: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities
data and R code: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities Open
data and R code to conduct analyses of https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.22.568218
View article: Causes and consequences of dispersal in biodiverse spatially structured systems: what is old and what is new?
Causes and consequences of dispersal in biodiverse spatially structured systems: what is old and what is new? Open
Dispersal is a well recognized driver of ecological and evolutionary dynamics, and simultaneously an evolving trait. Dispersal evolution has traditionally been studied in single-species metapopulations so that it remains unclear how disper…
View article: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities
A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities Open
Throughout succession, communities undergo structural shifts, which can alter the relative abundances of species and how they interact. It is frequently asserted that these alterations beget stability, i.e. that succession selects for comm…
View article: Co-habiting ants and silverfish display a converging feeding ecology
Co-habiting ants and silverfish display a converging feeding ecology Open
Species from a great number of animal taxa have specialized to living with social hosts. Depending on their level of specialization, these symbiotic animals are characterized by distinct behavioural, chemical, and morphological traits that…
View article: Microhabitat variation of ant nests mediates the local distribution and abundance of an ant associate
Microhabitat variation of ant nests mediates the local distribution and abundance of an ant associate Open
Symbionts form intricate associations with their hosts. They can only establish when potential hosts are present, but their distribution is in addition often influenced by microhabitat preferences, which may not overlap to those of their h…
View article: You are what your host eats: The trophic structure and food chain length of a symbiont community are coupled with the plastic diet of the host ant
You are what your host eats: The trophic structure and food chain length of a symbiont community are coupled with the plastic diet of the host ant Open
Food chain length provides key information on the flow of nutrients and energy in ecosystems. Variation in food chain length has primarily been explained by environmental drivers such as ecosystem size and productivity. Most insights are o…
View article: The Guests of Ants: How Myrmecophiles Interact with Their Hosts
The Guests of Ants: How Myrmecophiles Interact with Their Hosts Open
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View article: data and R code: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities
data and R code: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities Open
data and R code to conduct analyses of https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.22.568218
View article: data and R code: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities
data and R code: A successional shift enhances stability in ant symbiont communities Open
data and R code to conduct analyses of https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.22.568218
View article: Recent and old records of the rare myrmecophilous beetle Haeterius ferrugineus (Olivier 1789) in Belgium, Luxembourg and North-East of France
Recent and old records of the rare myrmecophilous beetle Haeterius ferrugineus (Olivier 1789) in Belgium, Luxembourg and North-East of France Open
Haeterius ferrugineus (Olivier 1789) is a rarely observed histerid beetle which lives permanently in ant nests. We provide the first records of this species in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium, and give an overview of the scattered r…
View article: Differential transport of a guild of mutualistic root aphids by the ant <i>Lasius flavus</i>
Differential transport of a guild of mutualistic root aphids by the ant <i>Lasius flavus</i> Open
Mutually beneficial associations are widespread in ecological networks. They are typically assembled as multispecies guilds of symbionts that compete for one or more host species. The ant Lasius flavus engages in an intriguing and obligate…
View article: Differential transport of a guild of mutualistic root aphids by the ant <i>Lasius flavus</i>
Differential transport of a guild of mutualistic root aphids by the ant <i>Lasius flavus</i> Open
Mutually beneficial associations are widespread in ecological networks. They are typically assembled as multispecies guilds of symbionts that compete for one or more host species. The ant Lasius flavus engages in an intriguing and obligate…
View article: Dissecting the costs of a facultative symbiosis in an isopod living with ants
Dissecting the costs of a facultative symbiosis in an isopod living with ants Open
The balance between costs and benefits is expected to drive associations between species. While these balances are well understood for strict associations, we have no insights to which extent they determine facultative associations between…
View article: Intersexuality in a natural population of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber
Intersexuality in a natural population of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber Open
Intersex phenotypes are rarely observed in natural isopod populations and their expression is typically associated with infection of Wolbachia , a reproductive parasite that manipulates arthropod reproduction. During an intensive sampling …
View article: Established populations of the indoor silverfish Lepisma saccharinum (Insecta: Zygentoma) in red wood ant nests
Established populations of the indoor silverfish Lepisma saccharinum (Insecta: Zygentoma) in red wood ant nests Open
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View article: Additional file 19 of Chemical and behavioural strategies along the spectrum of host specificity in ant-associated silverfish
Additional file 19 of Chemical and behavioural strategies along the spectrum of host specificity in ant-associated silverfish Open
Additional file 19. Proportional CHC peaks for each sample and id of each CHC peak.
View article: Chemical and Behavioural Strategies along The Spectrum of Host Specificity in Ant-Associated Silverfish
Chemical and Behavioural Strategies along The Spectrum of Host Specificity in Ant-Associated Silverfish Open
Background Host range is a fundamental trait to understand the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of symbionts. Increasing host specificity is expected to be accompanied with specialization in different symbiont traits. We tested this sp…
View article: Honest cues contribute to male choice for female guarding in a herbivorous spider mite
Honest cues contribute to male choice for female guarding in a herbivorous spider mite Open
Mate choice is a wide-spread phenomenon with important effects on ecological and evolutionary dynamics of successive generations. Increasing evidence shows that males can choose females if females vary in quality and these mating choices c…
View article: Background substrate and nest semiochemicals mediate ant aggression towards a parasitic beetle
Background substrate and nest semiochemicals mediate ant aggression towards a parasitic beetle Open
1. Background cues may affect the perception and processing of sensory stimuli used by species to detect other organisms. These additional environmental cues change the effectiveness of behavioural responses and eventually influence specie…
View article: Springtail coloration at a finer scale: mechanisms behind vibrant collembolan metallic colours
Springtail coloration at a finer scale: mechanisms behind vibrant collembolan metallic colours Open
The mechanisms and evolution of metallic structural colours are of both fundamental and applied interest, yet most work in arthropods has focused on derived butterflies and beetles with distinct hues. In particular, basal hexapods—groups w…
View article: The topology and drivers of ant–symbiont networks across Europe
The topology and drivers of ant–symbiont networks across Europe Open
Intimate associations between different species drive community composition across ecosystems. Understanding the ecological and evolutionary drivers of these symbiotic associations is challenging because their structure eventually determin…