Adrian Alan Smith

Works (14)

2022 journal article

A novel power-amplified jumping behavior in larval beetles (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae)

PLOS ONE, 17(1).

By: M. Bertone, J. Gibson*, A. Seago*, T. Yoshida* & A. Smith

Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 10, 2022

2021 journal article

Testing how different narrative perspectives achieve communication objectives and goals in online natural science videos

PLOS ONE, 16(10).

By: S. Ruzi, N. Lee* & A. Smith

Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2022

2020 journal article

Bacterial exposure leads to variable mortality but not a measurable increase in surface antimicrobials across ant species

PEERJ, 8.

By: O. Halawani, R. Dunn, A. Grunden & A. Smith

author keywords: Entomopathogen; Metapleural gland; Social immunity; Bacterial exposure; Social insects; Sociobiology; Antimicrobial
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: January 11, 2021

2020 journal article

Broadcasting Ourselves: Opportunities for Researchers to Share Their Work Through Online Video

FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 8.

By: A. Smith

author keywords: science communication; video; YouTube; scholarship; digital media
Source: Web Of Science
Added: October 5, 2020

2019 article

BITES, CAMERA, ACTION ...

Smith, A. (2019, December 12). NATURE, Vol. 576, pp. 327–328.

By: A. Smith

Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 6, 2020

2019 journal article

Prey specialization and chemical mimicry between Formica archboldi and Odontomachus ants

INSECTES SOCIAUX, 66(2), 211–222.

By: A. Smith

author keywords: Cuticular hydrocarbons; Predator-prey interactions; Social insects; Chemical deception; Social parasitism
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 20, 2019

2018 journal article

External immunity in ant societies: sociality and colony size do not predict investment in antimicrobials

ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 5(2).

By: C. Penick*, O. Halawani, B. Pearson n, S. Mathews*, M. Lopez-Uribe, R. Dunn, A. Smith

author keywords: antimicrobial secretions; antibiotics; social immunity; social insects; ants; entomopathogens
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 article

Queen pheromones out of context: a comment on Holman

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY, Vol. 29, pp. 1212–1212.

By: A. Smith, A. Suarez* & J. Liebig*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 7, 2019

2018 journal article

Snap-jaw morphology is specialized for high-speed power amplification in the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae

ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE, 5(12).

By: F. Larabee*, A. Smith & A. Suarez*

author keywords: finite-element analysis; power amplification; ants; microCT; functional morphology
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 11, 2019

2018 article

Use video to cut through jargon

Smith, A. A. (2018, April 19). NATURE, Vol. 556, pp. 397–398.

By: A. Smith

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Larvae of trap jaw ants, Odontomachus LATREILLE, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): morphology and biological notes

Myrmecological News, 25, 17–28.

By: E. Fox, A. Smith, J. Gibson & D. Solis

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

The evolution of cuticular fertility signals in eusocial insects

CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE, 22, 79–84.

By: A. Smith & J. Liebig*

Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

A comparative analysis of rapid antennation behavior in four species of Odontomachus trap-jaw ants

INSECTES SOCIAUX, 63(2), 265–270.

By: . S. O'Fallon*, A. Suarez* & A. Smith

author keywords: Antennal dueling; Antennal boxing; Antennal drumming; Dominance; Aggression
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Comparative analysis of fertility signals and sex-specific cuticular chemical profiles of Odontomachus trap-jaw ants

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, 219(3), 419–430.

By: A. Smith, J. Millar* & A. Suarez*

author keywords: Lipid; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Division of labor; Pheromones; Sex pheromone; Social insects
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018