@article{boggs_moorman_hazel_greenberg_sorger_sorenson_2020, title={Ground-Dwelling Invertebrate Abundance Positively Related to Volume of Logging Residues in the Southern Appalachians, USA}, volume={11}, ISSN={["1999-4907"]}, DOI={10.3390/f11111149}, abstractNote={Invertebrates, especially those dependent on woody debris for a portion of their life cycle, may be greatly impacted by the amount of downed wood retained following timber harvests. To document relationships between invertebrates and logging residues, we sampled invertebrates with pitfall traps placed near or far from woody debris in 10 recently (2013–2015) harvested sites in western North Carolina with varying levels of woody debris retention. We measured the groundcover and microclimate at each trap and estimated site-level woody debris volume. We modeled predictors (e.g., site-level woody debris volume, percent woody debris cover at the trap site, site type) of captures of spiders (Araneae), harvestmen (Opiliones), centipedes/millipedes (Chilopoda/Diplopoda), ground beetles (Carabidae), rove beetles (Staphylinidae), other beetles, ants (Formicidae), grasshoppers (Acrididae/Tetrigidae), crickets (Gryllidae), and cave crickets (Rhaphidophoridae). In addition, we modeled ant occurrence at a finer taxonomic resolution, including red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta Buren) and 13 other genera/species. Forest type, whether hardwood or white pine (Pinus strobus L.) overstory preharvest, was a predictor of invertebrate response for 21 of 24 taxonomic analyses. Invertebrate captures or the occurrence probability of ants increased with increasing site-level woody debris volume for 13 of the 24 taxa examined and increased with increasing coarse woody debris (CWD; diameter ≥ 10 cm) cover at the trap level for seven of 24 taxa examined. Our results indicate that woody debris in harvested sites is important for the conservation of a majority of the taxa we studied, which is likely because of the unique microclimate offered near/under woody debris. Stand-scale factors typically were more important predictors of invertebrate response than trap-level cover of woody debris. We recommend implementing sustainability strategies (e.g., Biomass Harvesting Guidelines) to retain woody debris scattered across harvested sites to aid in the conservation of invertebrates.}, number={11}, journal={FORESTS}, author={Boggs, April D. and Moorman, Christopher E. and Hazel, Dennis W. and Greenberg, Cathryn H. and Sorger, D. Magdalena and Sorenson, Clyde E.}, year={2020}, month={Nov} }
 @article{matos-maravi_matzke_larabee_clouse_wheeler_sorger_suarez_janda_2018, title={Taxon cycle predictions supported by model-based inference in Indo-Pacific trap-jaw ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Odontomachus)}, volume={27}, ISSN={["1365-294X"]}, DOI={10.1111/mec.14835}, abstractNote={Nonequilibrium dynamics and non-neutral processes, such as trait-dependent dispersal, are often missing from quantitative island biogeography models despite their potential explanatory value. One of the most influential nonequilibrium models is the taxon cycle, but it has been difficult to test its validity as a general biogeographical framework. Here, we test predictions of the taxon cycle model using six expected phylogenetic patterns and a time-calibrated phylogeny of Indo-Pacific Odontomachus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae), one of the ant genera that E.O. Wilson used when first proposing the hypothesis. We used model-based inference and a newly developed trait-dependent dispersal model to jointly estimate ancestral biogeography, ecology (habitat preferences for forest interiors, vs. “marginal” habitats, such as savannahs, shorelines, disturbed areas) and the linkage between ecology and dispersal rates. We found strong evidence that habitat shifts from forest interior to open and disturbed habitats increased macroevolutionary dispersal rate. In addition, lineages occupying open and disturbed habitats can give rise to both island endemics re-occupying only forest interiors and taxa that re-expand geographical ranges. The phylogenetic predictions outlined in this study can be used in future work to evaluate the relative weights of neutral (e.g., geographical distance and area) and non-neutral (e.g., trait-dependent dispersal) processes in historical biogeography and community ecology.}, number={20}, journal={MOLECULAR ECOLOGY}, author={Matos-Maravi, Pavel and Matzke, Nicholas J. and Larabee, Fredrick J. and Clouse, Ronald M. and Wheeler, Ward C. and Sorger, Daniela Magdalena and Suarez, Andrew V. and Janda, Milan}, year={2018}, month={Oct}, pages={4090–4107} }
 @article{madden_epps_fukami_irwin_sheppard_sorger_dunn_2018, title={The ecology of insect–yeast relationships and its relevance to human industry}, volume={285}, ISSN={0962-8452 1471-2954}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.2733}, DOI={10.1098/rspb.2017.2733}, abstractNote={Many species of yeast are integral to human society. They produce many of our foods, beverages and industrial chemicals, challenge us as pathogens, and provide models for the study of our own biology. However, few species are regularly studied and much of their ecology remains unclear, hindering the development of knowledge that is needed to improve the relationships between humans and yeasts. There is increasing evidence that insects are an essential component of ascomycetous yeast ecology. We propose a ‘dispersal–encounter hypothesis' whereby yeasts are dispersed by insects between ephemeral, spatially disparate sugar resources, and insects, in turn, obtain the benefits of an honest signal from yeasts for the sugar resources. We review the relationship between yeasts and insects through three main examples: social wasps, social bees and beetles, with some additional examples from fruit flies. Ultimately, we suggest that over the next decades, consideration of these ecological and evolutionary relationships between insects and yeasts will allow prediction of where new yeast diversity is most likely to be discovered, particularly yeasts with traits of interest to human industry.}, number={1875}, journal={Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences}, publisher={The Royal Society}, author={Madden, Anne A. and Epps, Mary Jane and Fukami, Tadashi and Irwin, Rebecca E. and Sheppard, John and Sorger, D. Magdalena and Dunn, Robert R.}, year={2018}, month={Mar}, pages={20172733} }
 @article{gibb_dunn_sanders_grossman_photakis_abril_agosti_andersen_angulo_armbrecht_et al._2017, title={A global database of ant species abundances}, volume={98}, ISSN={["1939-9170"]}, DOI={10.1002/ecy.1682}, abstractNote={What forces structure ecological assemblages? A key limitation to general insights about assemblage structure is the availability of data that are collected at a small spatial grain (local assemblages) and a large spatial extent (global coverage). Here, we present published and unpublished data from 51 ,388 ant abundance and occurrence records of more than 2,693 species and 7,953 morphospecies from local assemblages collected at 4,212 locations around the world. Ants were selected because they are diverse and abundant globally, comprise a large fraction of animal biomass in most terrestrial communities, and are key contributors to a range of ecosystem functions. Data were collected between 1949 and 2014, and include, for each geo-referenced sampling site, both the identity of the ants collected and details of sampling design, habitat type, and degree of disturbance. The aim of compiling this data set was to provide comprehensive species abundance data in order to test relationships between assemblage structure and environmental and biogeographic factors. Data were collected using a variety of standardized methods, such as pitfall and Winkler traps, and will be valuable for studies investigating large-scale forces structuring local assemblages. Understanding such relationships is particularly critical under current rates of global change. We encourage authors holding additional data on systematically collected ant assemblages, especially those in dry and cold, and remote areas, to contact us and contribute their data to this growing data set.}, number={3}, journal={ECOLOGY}, author={Gibb, Heloise and Dunn, Rob R. and Sanders, Nathan J. and Grossman, Blair F. and Photakis, Manoli and Abril, Silvia and Agosti, Donat and Andersen, Alan N. and Angulo, Elena and Armbrecht, Inge and et al.}, year={2017}, month={Mar}, pages={883–884} }
 @article{sorger_booth_eshete_lowman_moffett_2017, title={Outnumbered: a new dominant ant species with genetically diverse supercolonies in Ethiopia}, volume={64}, ISSN={["1420-9098"]}, DOI={10.1007/s00040-016-0524-9}, number={1}, journal={INSECTES SOCIAUX}, author={Sorger, D. M. and Booth, W. and Eshete, A. Wassie and Lowman, M. and Moffett, M. W.}, year={2017}, month={Feb}, pages={141–147} }
 @article{sorger_2015, title={Snap! Trap-jaw ants in Borneo also jump using their legs}, volume={13}, ISSN={["1540-9309"]}, DOI={10.1890/1540-9295-13.10.574}, number={10}, journal={FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT}, author={Sorger, D. Magdalena}, year={2015}, month={Dec}, pages={574–575} }
 @misc{macgown_boudinot_deyrup_sorger_2014, title={A review of the Nearctic Odontomachus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) with a treatment of the males}, volume={3802}, ISSN={["1175-5334"]}, DOI={10.11646/zootaxa.3802.4.6}, abstractNote={This paper discusses the systematics of the aeolid genus Baeolidia Bergh, 1888. To date, this monophyletic genus is the most diverse within Aeolidiidae with sixteen valid species. Excluding Baeolidia cryoporos Bouchet, 1977, the genus is restricted to the Indo-Pacific and Eastern Pacific. Species of Baeolidia show a huge intrageneric variability in several morphological characters. Only oral glands, if present, may distinguish Baeolidia from other aeolidiids genera. Aeolidiella occidentalis Bergh, 1875, Aeolidiella faustina Bergh, 1900 and Spurilla orientalis Bergh, 1905 are transferred to Baeolidia but they are considered nomina dubia. Five new species, Baeolidia rieae sp. nov., Baeolidia variabilis sp. nov., Baeolidia lunaris sp. nov., Baeolidia gracilis sp. nov. and Baeolidia scottjohnsoni sp. nov. are described.}, number={4}, journal={ZOOTAXA}, author={Macgown, Joe A. and Boudinot, Brendon and Deyrup, Mark and Sorger, D. Magdalena}, year={2014}, month={May}, pages={515–552} }
 @article{sorger_2011, title={A new ant species from Borneo closely resembling Tetramorium flagellatum Bolton, 1977 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)}, volume={4}, journal={Asian Myrmecology}, author={Sorger, D. M.}, year={2011}, pages={1–7} }
 @article{zettel_sorger_2011, title={New myrmoteras ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the Southeastern Philippines}, volume={59}, number={1}, journal={Raffles Bulletin of Zoology}, author={Zettel, H. and Sorger, D. M.}, year={2011}, pages={61–67} }
 @article{sorger_zettel_2011, title={On the ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Philippine Islands: V. The genus Odontomachus LATREILLE, 1804}, volume={14}, journal={Myrmecological News}, author={Sorger, D. M. and Zettel, H.}, year={2011}, pages={141–163} }
 @article{sorger_2011, title={Redescription and history of Vombisidris jacobsoni (Forel, 1915) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)}, volume={118}, number={1}, journal={Revue Suisse de Zoologie}, author={Sorger, D. M.}, year={2011}, pages={149–155} }