Search Results - "Shik, Jonathan Zvi"

Two +ssRNA mycoviruses cohabiting the fungal cultivar of leafcutter ants by Rødsgaard-Jørgensen, Asta, Leal-Dutra, Caio Ambrosio, de Santana, Sabrina Ferreira, Jensen, Asger Roland, Marques, Rafael Elias, Aguiar, Eric Roberto Guimarães Rocha, Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…Leafcutter ants are dominant herbivores in the Neotropics and rely on a fungus (Leucoagaricus gongylophorus) to transform freshly gathered leaves into a source…”
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Evidence that the domesticated fungus Leucoagaricus gongylophorus recycles its cytoplasmic contents as nutritional rewards to feed its leafcutter ant farmers by Leal-Dutra, Caio Ambrosio, Yuen, Lok Man, Guedes, Bruno Augusto Maciel, Contreras-Serrano, Marta, Marques, Pedro Elias, Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…Abstract Leafcutter ants farm a fungal cultivar ( Leucoagaricus gongylophorus ) that converts inedible vegetation into food that sustains colonies with up to…”
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Liquid foraging behaviour in leafcutting ants: the lunchbox hypothesis by Rytter, Winnie, Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…Optimal foraging theory makes clear predictions about the benefits of maximizing energetic returns per unit of foraging effort. However, predictions become…”
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Darker ants dominate the canopy: Testing macroecological hypotheses for patterns in colour along a microclimatic gradient by Law, Stephanie J., Bishop, Tom R., Eggleton, Paul, Griffiths, Hannah, Ashton, Louise, Parr, Catherine, Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…Gradients in cuticle lightness of ectotherms have been demonstrated across latitudes and elevations. Three key hypotheses have been used to explain these…”
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Evidence for locally adaptive metabolic rates among ant populations along an elevational gradient by Shik, Jonathan Zvi, Arnan, Xavier, Oms, Cristela Sanchez, Cerdá, Xim, Boulay, Raphaël, Lessard, Jean‐Philippe

“…As global temperatures rise, the mechanistic links between temperature, physiology and behaviour will increasingly define predictions of ecological change…”
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Reciprocal nutritional provisioning between leafcutter ants and their fungal cultivar mediates performance of symbiotic farming systems by Bolander, Mille, Andersen, Julie Elmegaard, Conlon, Benjamin H., Arnan, Xavier, Michelsen, Anders, Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…Optimized food acquisition is challenging because foraged diet items are chemically complex and often nutritionally imbalanced. These challenges are likely…”
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Temperature drives caste‐specific morphological clines in ants by Brassard, François, Francoeur, André, Lessard, Jean‐Philippe, Zvi Shik, Jonathan

“…The morphology of organisms relates to most aspects of their life history and autecology. As such, elucidating the drivers of morphological variation along…”
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Bioenergy landscapes drive trophic shifts in generalist ants by Helms, Jackson A., Roeder, Karl A., Ijelu, Selassie E., Ratcliff, Ian, Haddad, Nick M., Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…Changes in trophic niche—the pathways through which an organism obtains energy and nutrients—are a fundamental way in which organisms respond to environmental…”
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Does social thermal regulation constrain individual thermal tolerance in an ant species? by Villalta, Irene, Oms, Cristela Sánchez, Angulo, Elena, Molinas‐González, Carlos R., Devers, Séverine, Cerdá, Xim, Boulay, Raphaël, Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…In ants, social thermal regulation is the collective maintenance of a nest temperature that is optimal for individual colony members. In the thermophilic ant…”
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The ecological importance of ant colony size by Shik, Jonathan Zvi

“…My research focused on the ecological and evolutionary forces shaping colony size at reproduction, which governs nearly every aspect of ant form and function,…”
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