 Ants
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Insects of the family Formicidae, very common and widespread, probably the most successful of all the insect groups. All ants are social insects, and most colonies contain three castes, queens, males, and workers. Their habits are often very elaborate and a great many studies have been made of ant behavior. Ants produce a number of secretions that function in offense, defense, and communication. (From Borror, et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p676)
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D001000
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B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.875.205
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| 2003 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ants" by people in Profiles.
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Robinson A, Inouye DW, Ogilvie JE, Mooney EH. Multitrophic interactions mediate the effects of climate change on herbivore abundance. Oecologia. 2017 Oct; 185(2):181-190.
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Bubak AN, Yaeger JD, Renner KJ, Swallow JG, Greene MJ. Neuromodulation of Nestmate Recognition Decisions by Pavement Ants. PLoS One. 2016; 11(11):e0166417.
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McCreery HF, Dix ZA, Breed MD, Nagpal R. Collective strategy for obstacle navigation during cooperative transport by ants. J Exp Biol. 2016 Nov 01; 219(Pt 21):3366-3375.
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Szewczyk T, McCain CM. A Systematic Review of Global Drivers of Ant Elevational Diversity. PLoS One. 2016; 11(5):e0155404.
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Mooney EH, Phillips JS, Tillberg CV, Sandrow C, Nelson AS, Mooney KA. Abiotic mediation of a mutualism drives herbivore abundance. Ecol Lett. 2016 Jan; 19(1):37-44.
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de Bekker C, Quevillon LE, Smith PB, Fleming KR, Ghosh D, Patterson AD, Hughes DP. Species-specific ant brain manipulation by a specialized fungal parasite. BMC Evol Biol. 2014 Aug 29; 14:166.
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Weber RW. Allergen of the month-harvester ant. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Sep; 111(3):A19.
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Krasnec MO, Breed MD. Colony-specific cuticular hydrocarbon profile in Formica argentea ants. J Chem Ecol. 2013 Jan; 39(1):59-66.
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Greene MJ, Pinter-Wollman N, Gordon DM. Interactions with combined chemical cues inform harvester ant foragers' decisions to leave the nest in search of food. PLoS One. 2013; 8(1):e52219.
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Sturgis SJ, Greene MJ, Gordon DM. Hydrocarbons on harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex barbatus) middens guide foragers to the nest. J Chem Ecol. 2011 May; 37(5):514-24.
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