Search Results - "Elmes, G.W"

Increased genetic diversity as a defence against parasites is undermined by social parasites: Microdon mutabilis hoverflies infesting Formica lemani ant colonies by Gardner, M.G, Schönrogge, K, Elmes, G.W, Thomas, J.A

“…colonies in relation to their infestation by the specialist social parasite…”
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Food stress causes differential survival of socially parasitic caterpillars of Maculinea rebeli integrated in colonies of host and non-host Myrmica ant species by Elmes, G.W, Wardlaw, J.C, Schonrogge, K, Thomas, J.A, Clarke, R.T

“…Final instar larvae of Maculinea rebeli Hirschke (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) are social parasites of Myrmica Latreille (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) nests. In the…”
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Chemical mimicry and host specificity in the butterfly Maculinea rebeli, a social parasite of Myrmica ant colonies by Akino, T, Knapp, J.J, Thomas, J.A, Elmes, G.W

“…Although it has always been assumed that chemical mimicry and camouflage play a major role in the penetration of ant societies by social parasites, this paper…”
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Host propagation permits extreme local adaptation in a social parasite of ants by Schönrogge, K, Gardner, M.G, Elmes, G.W, Napper, E.K.V, Simcox, D.J, Wardlaw, J.C, Breen, J, Barr, B, Knapp, J.J, Pickett, J.A, Thomas, J.A

“…The Red Data Book hoverfly species Microdon mutabilis is an extreme specialist that parasitises ant societies. The flies are locally adapted to a single host,…”
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Conserving community modules: A case study of the endangered lycaenid butterfly Maculinea alcon by Mouquet, Nicolas, Belrose, Valérie, Thomas, Jeremy A., Elmes, Graham W., Clarke, Ralph T., Hochberg, Michael E.

“…We develop a "case model" approach to investigate how conservation measures may affect the ecology of a community module, defined as a small number of tightly…”
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Population dynamics and conservation of a specialized predator: a case study of Maculinea arion by Mouquet, Nicolas, Thomas, Jeremy A., Elmes, Graham W., Clarke, Ralph T., Hochberg, Michael E.

“…We employ an empirically motivated "case model" approach to investigate the theoretical foundations for the conservation of the endangered butterfly Maculinea…”
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Changes in chemical signature and host specificity from larval retrieval to full social integration in the myrmecophilous butterfly Maculinea rebeli by Schonrogge, K, Wardlaw, J.C, Peters, A.J, Everett, S, Thomas, J.A, Elmes, G.W

“…The ant social parasite, Maculinea rebeli shows high levels of host specificity at a regional scale. While 68-88% of caterpillars in the field are adopted by…”
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Polymorphic growth rates in myrmecophilous insects by Schonrogge, K, Wardlaw, J.C, Thomas, J.A, Elmes, G.W

“…and new data for…”
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Polymorphic growth in larvae of the butterfly Maculinea rebeli, a social parasite of Myrmica ant colonies by Thomas, J.A, Elmes, G.W, Wardlaw, J.C

“…growth rates, representing the most efficient way of exploiting the limited, yet steady, daily supply of food available to cuckoo–feeding parasites of…”
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Extreme host specificity by Microdon mutabilis (Diptera: Syrphidae), a social parasite of ants by Elmes, G.W, Barr, B, Thomas, J.A, Clarke, R.T

“…Microdon mutabilis…”
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Larvae of lycaenid butterflies that parasitize ant colonies provide exceptions to normal insect growth rules by ELMES, G.W., THOMAS, J.A., MUNGUIRA, M.L., FIEDLER, K.

“…Fourth instar larvae of Maculinea species of lycaenid butterfly live as social parasites insideMyrmica ant nests. They show highly unusual growth patterns,…”
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Respiratory Q10 varies between populations of two species of Myrmica ants according to the latitude of their sites by Nielsen, M.G., Elmes, G.W., Kipyatkov, V.E.

“…Metabolic respiration by groups of resting Myrmica ruginodis and M. scabrinodis worker ants from five sites representing a range of latitudes, have been…”
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Do Maculinea rebeli caterpillars provide vestigial mutualistic benefits to ants when living as social parasites inside Myrmica ant nests? by Wardlaw, J.C., Thomas, J.A., Elmes, G.W.

“…Caterpillars of the lycaenid butterfly Maculinea rebeli Hirschke (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) live for 11–23 months as social parasites in Myrmica (Hymenoptera:…”
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Host specificity among Maculinea butterflies in Myrmica ant nests by Thomas, J.A, Elmes, G.W, Wardlaw, J.C, Woyciechowski, M

“…Ecological studies have been made of all 5 European species of Maculinea. These confirm that M. nausithous and M. rebeli live underground in Myrmica ant nests…”
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Population Dynamic Consequences of Direct and Indirect Interactions Involving a Large Blue Butterfly and its Plant and Red Ant Hosts by Hochberg, M.E., Clarke, R.T., Elmes, G.W., Thomas, J.A.

“…1. Caterpillars of the butterfly, Maculinea rebeli, feed sequentially in flower-buds of Gentiana cruciata and in nests of Myrmica schencki ants, with which…”
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Experimental observations on the parasitic Myrmica hirsuta Elmes by Elmes, G.W

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Variability in oviposition by workers of six species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by WARDLAW, J. C, ELMES, G. W

“…Oviposition by workers of 6 species from genus Myrmica - M. rubra, M. ruginodis, M. sabuleti, M. scabrinodis, M. schencki and M. sulcinodis - was compared…”
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Field evidence and model predictions of butterfly-mediated apparent competition between gentian plants and red ants by Thomas, J.A., Elmes, G.W., Clarke, R.T., Kim, K.G., Munguira, M.L., Hochberg, M.E.

“…In recent spatial models describing interactions among a myrmecophilous butterfly Maculinea rebeli, a gentian Gentiana cruciata and two competing species of…”
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comparison of the effect of temperature on the development of large hibernated larvae of four species of Myrmica (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Elmes, G.W, Wardlaw, J.C

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Queen numbers in colonies of ants of the genus Myrmica by Elmes, G.W

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