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Reproductive inhibition among nestmate queens in the invasive Argentine ant by Abril, Sílvia, Gómez, Crisanto

“…In social species, the presence of several reproductive individuals can generate conflict. In social insects, as queen number increases, individual oviposition…”
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Cuticular hydrocarbons correlate with queen reproductive status in native and invasive Argentine ants (Linepithema humile, Mayr) by Abril, Sílvia, Diaz, Mireia, Lenoir, Alain, Ivon Paris, Carolina, Boulay, Raphaël, Gómez, Crisanto

“…In insect societies, chemical communication plays an important role in colony reproduction and individual social status. Many studies have indicated that…”
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Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure by Gibb, Heloise, Sanders, Nathan J., Dunn, Robert R., Watson, Simon, Photakis, Manoli, Abril, Silvia, Andersen, Alan N., Angulo, Elena, Armbrecht, Inge, Arnan, Xavier, Baccaro, Fabricio B., Bishop, Tom R., Boulay, Raphael, Castracani, Cristina, Del Toro, Israel, Delsinne, Thibaut, Diaz, Mireia, Donoso, David A., Enríquez, Martha L., Fayle, Tom M., Feener, Donald H., Fitzpatrick, Matthew C., Gómez, Crisanto, Grasso, Donato A., Groc, Sarah, Heterick, Brian, Hoffmann, Benjamin D., Lach, Lori, Lattke, John, Leponce, Maurice, Lessard, Jean-Philippe, Longino, John, Lucky, Andrea, Majer, Jonathan, Menke, Sean B., Mezger, Dirk, Mori, Alessandra, Munyai, Thinandavha C., Paknia, Omid, Pearce-Duvet, Jessica, Pfeiffer, Martin, Philpott, Stacy M., de Souza, Jorge L. P., Tista, Melanie, Vasconcelos, Heraldo L., Vonshak, Merav, Parr, Catherine L.

“…Many studies have focused on the impacts of climate change on biological assemblages, yet little is known about how climate interacts with other major…”
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Characterization of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sperm Based on Morphometric Traits by Fuentes-Albero, María Del Carmen, Abril Sánchez, Silvia, Ros-Santaella, José Luis, Pintus, Eliana, Luongo, Chiara, Ruiz Díaz, Sara, Barros García, Carlos, Sánchez Calabuig, María Jesús, García Párraga, Daniel, García Vázquez, Francisco Alberto

“…Bottlenose dolphin ( ) males follow many reproductive strategies to ensure their paternity. However, little is known about the sperm traits, including…”
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Morphological study of boar sperm during their passage through the female genital tract by GARCÍA-VÁZQUEZ, Francisco Alberto, HERNÁNDEZ-CARAVACA, Iván, MATÁS, Carmen, SORIANO-ÚBEDA, Cristina, ABRIL-SÁNCHEZ, Silvia, IZQUIERDO-RICO, María José

“…Once deposited in the female tract, sperm face a series of challenges that must be overcome to ensure the presence of an adequate normal sperm population close…”
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Effect of Temperature on the Development and Survival of the Argentine Ant, Linepithema humile by Abril, Silvia, Oliveras, Jordi, Gómez, Crisanto

“…The influence of temperature on the developmental times and survival of insects can largely determine their distribution. For invasive species, like the…”
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Protein Identification of Spermatozoa and Seminal Plasma in Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) by Fuentes-Albero, Mari-Carmen, González-Brusi, Leopoldo, Cots, Paula, Luongo, Chiara, Abril-Sánchez, Silvia, Ros-Santaella, José Luis, Pintus, Eliana, Ruiz-Díaz, Sara, Barros-García, Carlos, Sánchez-Calabuig, María-Jesús, García-Párraga, Daniel, Avilés, Manuel, Izquierdo Rico, Mᵃ José, García-Vázquez, Francisco Alberto

“…Proteins play an important role in many reproductive functions such as sperm maturation, sperm transit in the female genital tract or sperm-oocyte interaction…”
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Season- and caste-specific variation in RNA viruses in the invasive Argentine ant European supercolony by Abril, Sílvia, Jurvansuu, Jaana

“…The Argentine ant ( , Mayr) is a highly invasive species. Recently, several RNA viruses have been identified in samples from invasive Argentine ant colonies…”
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Viruses of invasive Argentine ants from the European Main supercolony: characterization, interactions and evolution by Viljakainen, Lumi, Holmberg, Ida, Abril, Sílvia, Jurvansuu, Jaana

“…The Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) is a highly invasive pest, yet very little is known about its viruses. We analysed individual RNA-sequencing data from…”
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Behavioral responses to numerical differences when two invasive ants meet: the case of Lasius neglectus and Linepithema humile by Trigos-Peral, Gema, Abril, Sílvia, Angulo, Elena

“…Two of the world’s most invasive ants, Linepithema humile and Lasius neglectus, are destined to overlap in range as they continue to spread throughout Europe…”
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Factors triggering queen executions in the Argentine ant by Abril, Sílvia, Gómez, Crisanto

“…Competition among queens in polygynous societies may result in queen executions or conflicts over personal reproduction. Understanding the factors that mediate…”
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Sperm collection by electroejaculation in small ruminants: A review on welfare problems and alternative techniques by Abril-Sánchez, Silvia, Freitas-de-Melo, Aline, Giriboni, Julia, Santiago-Moreno, Julián, Ungerfeld, Rodolfo

“…There are different perspectives on whether there should be use of electroejaculation (EE) for semen collection because it can be stressful and painful for the…”
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Comparative transcriptomics reveals the conserved building blocks involved in parallel evolution of diverse phenotypic traits in ants by Morandin, Claire, Tin, Mandy M Y, Abril, Sílvia, Gómez, Crisanto, Pontieri, Luigi, Schiøtt, Morten, Sundström, Liselotte, Tsuji, Kazuki, Pedersen, Jes Søe, Helanterä, Heikki, Mikheyev, Alexander S

“…Reproductive division of labor in eusocial insects is a striking example of a shared genetic background giving rise to alternative phenotypes, namely queen and…”
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Correction to: Behavioral responses to numerical differences when two invasive ants meet: the case of Lasius neglectus and Linepithema humile by Trigos-Peral, Gema, Abril, Sílvia, Angulo, Elena

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The variability of iridomyrmecin, the venom of the Argentine ant, in its native and invasive ranges by Salado, Isabel, Álvarez-Blanco, Paloma, Boulay, Raphaël, Blight, Olivier, Abril, Sílvia, Cerdá, Xim, Angulo, Elena

“…The Argentine ant is one of the five worst invasive ants. Recently it has been shown that one of the main compounds of its pygidial gland, iridomyrmecin, is…”
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Evolutionary history of inquiline social parasitism in Plagiolepis ants by Degueldre, Félicien, Mardulyn, Patrick, Kuhn, Alexandre, Pinel, Amélie, Karaman, Celal, Lebas, Claude, Schifani, Enrico, Bračko, Gregor, Wagner, Herbert C., Kiran, Kadri, Borowiec, Lech, Passera, Luc, Abril, Sílvia, Espadaler, Xavier, Aron, Serge

“…[Display omitted] •Inquilinism is the most extreme form of social parasitism in social insects.•We show that inquilinism evolved 5 times independently in the…”
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Oxytocin administration before sperm collection by transrectal ultrasonic-guided massage of the accessory sex glands in mouflons and bucks by Ungerfeld, Rodolfo, Abril-Sánchez, Silvia, Toledano-Díaz, Adolfo, Beracochea, Florencia, Castaño, Cristina, Giriboni, Julia, Santiago-Moreno, Julián

“…Transrectal ultrasonic-guided massage of the accessory sex glands (TUMASG) is an alternative technique for sperm collection which decreases negative animal…”
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Rapid assessment of ant assemblages in public pine forests of the central Iberian Peninsula by Abril, Sílvia, Gómez, Crisanto

“…► Ants play an important role in monitoring ecosystem health. ► A successful ant monitoring protocol requires efficient sampling methods. ► The use of hand…”
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Strength in numbers: Large and permanent colonies have higher queen oviposition rates in the invasive Argentine ant (Linepithema humile, Mayr) by Abril, Sílvia, Gómez, Crisanto

“…[Display omitted] •In the Argentine ant there are permanent and temporal colonies.•Queens from permanent colonies exhibit higher oviposition rates and δ15N…”
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Selective logging in public pine forests of the central Iberian Peninsula: Effects of the recovery process on ant assemblages by Gómez, Crisanto, Abril, Sílvia

“…► We studied the process of pine forest recovery by focusing on ant assemblages. ► Selective logging does not produce dramatic changes in diversity or ant…”
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