Christopher Jon DeHeer

Works (10)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:59

2008 article

Strong mitochondrial DNA similarity but low relatedness at microsatellite loci among families within fused colonies of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes

DeHeer, C. J., & Vargo, E. L. (2008, April 11). Insectes Sociaux.

By: C. DeHeer n & E. Vargo n

author keywords: Isoptera; Rhinotermitidae; colony breeding structure; kinship; population genetics; nestmate discrimination
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: Interestingly, it was found that merged families had identical or near identical mtDNA haplotypes suggesting a maternally inherited basis to nestmate recognition and colony fusion in R. flavipes. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2006 article

Change in movement and subdivision of Myrmica punctiventris (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) colonies in north temperate forests is related to a long-term shift in social organization

Backus, V. L., DeHeer, C., & Herbers, J. M. (2006, May 1). Insectes Sociaux.

By: V. Backus*, C. DeHeer* & J. Herbers*

author keywords: polydomy; Myrmica punctiventris; nest relocation; ants
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Animal Behavior and Reproduction
TL;DR: A shift towards more polydomy in this population of M. punctiventris is confirmed and it is suggested that long-term changes in sex allocation are indirectly driving the shift in nesting strategies. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2006 article

Distribution and prevalence of Wolbachia in introduced populations of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta

Bouwma, A. M., Ahrens, M. E., DeHeer, C. J., & Shoemaker, D. D. W. (2006, February 1). Insect Molecular Biology.

By: A. Bouwma*, M. Ahrens*, C. DeHeer n & D. Shoemaker *

author keywords: fire ants; Solenopsis invicta; Wolbachia
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Ants / microbiology; Female; Male; Southeastern United States; Wolbachia / genetics; Wolbachia / isolation & purification
topics (OpenAlex): Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: Wolbachia were detected in ants from two nearby populations in southern Mississippi, with different variants (wsp gene sequences) infecting ants from colonies of the multiple‐queen (polygyne) vs. single‐Queen (monogyne) social forms. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2006 article

Relative Abundance and Comparative Breeding Structure of Subterranean Termite Colonies (<I>Reticulitermes flavipes</I>, <I>Reticulitermes hageni</I>, <I>Reticulitermes virginicus</I>, and <I>Coptotermes formosanus</I>) in a South Carolina Lowcountry Site as Revealed by Molecular Markers

Vargo, E. L., Juba, T. R., & Deheer, C. J. (2006, November 1). Annals of the Entomological Society of America.

By: E. Vargo n, T. Juba n & C. Deheer n

author keywords: population genetics; colony genetic structure; microsatellite; Formosan subterranean termite; eastern subterranean termite
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Animal Behavior and Reproduction
TL;DR: Results from molecular markers reveal how the various species in a relatively diverse subterranean termite community can vary in abundance, size of colony foraging area and breeding structure, thereby setting the stage for subsequent studies to identify the factors shaping these communities. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2005 article

An indirect test of inbreeding depression in the termites Reticulitermes flavipes and Reticulitermes virginicus

DeHeer, C. J., & Vargo, E. L. (2005, November 30). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology.

By: C. DeHeer n & E. Vargo n

author keywords: isoptera; inbreeding depression; genetic structure; microsatellites
topics (OpenAlex): Plant and animal studies; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: The results suggest that, either directly or indirectly, ID could be a more potent force in the evolution of termite mating systems than is generally appreciated. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2005 article

The breeding system and population structure of the termite Reticulitermes grassei in Southwestern France

DeHeer, C. J., Kutnik, M., Vargo, E. L., & Bagnères, A.-G. (2005, August 24). Heredity.

By: C. DeHeer n, M. Kutnik*, E. Vargo n & A. Bagnères *

author keywords: isoptera; breeding system; genetic structure; microsatellites; inbreeding
MeSH headings : Animals; Breeding; Cluster Analysis; France; Genetic Markers; Genetics, Population; Geography; Isoptera / genetics; Isoptera / physiology; Phylogeny
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: An unexpected finding was a lack of significant isolation by distance among colonies within populations, indicating that colony reproduction by budding was rare or absent, and suggested that the propensity for colony budding may not be as common as suggested by the literature. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2004 article

Colony genetic organization and colony fusion in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes as revealed by foraging patterns over time and space

Edward Vargo; Christopher Jon DeHeer

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2004 article

Colony genetic organization and colony fusion in the termiteReticulitermes flavipesas revealed by foraging patterns over time and space

Deheer, C. J., & Vargo, E. L. (2004, January 7). Molecular Ecology.

By: C. Deheer n & E. Vargo n

author keywords: breeding system; colony fusion; colony genetic organization; Isoptera; microsatellites; territoriality
MeSH headings : Animals; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Gene Frequency; Genetics, Population; Hierarchy, Social; Isoptera / genetics; Microsatellite Repeats / genetics; North Carolina; Population Dynamics
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: It is demonstrated here that subterranean termite colonies with a similarly complex genetic composition can form under natural conditions via the fusion of whole colonies through repeated sampling from individual colonies over time and space. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2004 article

Population genetics of the socially polymorphic ant Formica podzolica

DeHeer, C. J., & Herbers, J. M. (2004, November 1). Insectes Sociaux.

By: C. DeHeer n & J. Herbers*

author keywords: Formicidae; polygyny; relatedness; microsatellites; genetic structure
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Animal Behavior and Reproduction
TL;DR: It is found that there is no significant differentiation between the sympatric social forms of F. podzolica, nor did differentiation among populations appear to be affected by colony social organization, and unexpected patterns of genetic structure may have resulted from differences either in the spatial distribution of the social forms or in their social flexibility. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2002 article

A comparison of the colony-founding potential of queens from single- and multiple-queen colonies of the fire antSolenopsis invicta

DeHeer, C. J. (2002, October 1). Animal Behaviour.

By: C. DeHeer n

topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Animal Behavior and Reproduction; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: Results are concordant with the growing body of work that implicates a simply inherited genetic polymorphism for the control of a complex social trait in this ant, and they indicate that the modes of reproduction in polygyne fire ants may show considerable diversity. (via Semantic Scholar)
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