Works (33)

Updated: April 20th, 2024 05:01

2024 journal article

As prey and pollinators, insects increase reproduction and allow for outcrossing in the carnivorous plant <i>Dionaea muscipula

American Journal of Botany.

By: L. Hamon n, E. Youngsteadt n, R. Irwin n & C. Sorenson n

author keywords: carnivorous plants; Dionaea muscipula; Droseraceae; plant-insect interactions; pollination; pollination ecology; reproductive biology; resource limitation
TL;DR: This study reinforces the reliance of D. muscipula on adequate prey capture for flower, fruit, and seed production and a mobile pollen vector for reproduction, indicating the importance of considering insects as part of an effective conservation management plan for this species. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: February 12, 2024

2023 journal article

Bee species richness through time in an urbanizing landscape of the southeastern <scp>United States

Global Change Biology, 30(1).

By: S. Ruzi n, E. Youngsteadt n, A. Cherveny, J. Kettenbach n, H. Levenson n, D. Carley n, J. Collazo n, R. Irwin n

author keywords: extrapolation; museum collections; occupancy models; pollinators; rarefaction; urbanization; Wake County; North Carolina
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: January 7, 2024

2023 journal article

COLONY STRUCTURE AND REDESCRIPTION OF MALES IN THE RARELY COLLECTED ARBOREAL ANT, <i>APHAENOGASTER</i> <i>MARIAE</i> FOREL (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, 125(1), 77–88.

By: M. Kirchner n, M. Bertone n, B. Blaimer* & E. Youngsteadt n

author keywords: temperate canopy ants; colony demography; temporary social parasitism
TL;DR: The first formal documentation of a whole colony collection of a rarely encountered North American arboreal ant is provided, finding a mature colony with more than 1000 individuals, including workers, alate reproductives, immatures, and intercastes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 2, 2024

2023 article

Can behaviour and physiology mitigate effects of warming on ectotherms? A test in urban ants

Youngsteadt, E., Prado, S. G., Keleher, K. J., & Kirchner, M. (2023, January 15). JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, S. Prado n, K. Keleher n & M. Kirchner n

author keywords: behavioural thermoregulation; CTmax; Formicidae; heat tolerance; thermal limits; thermal preference
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Hot Temperature; Temperature; Insecta; Climate Change
TL;DR: The results suggest that adaptation and behaviour may not protect common temperate forest ants from a warming climate, and highlight the need to evaluate effects of chronic, sublethal warming on small ectotherms. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 13, 2023

2023 journal article

Larger pollen loads increase risk of heat stress in foraging bumblebees

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 19(5).

By: M. Naumchik n & E. Youngsteadt n

author keywords: Bombus; critical thermal maximum; heat stress; foraging behaviour; thoracic temperature; climate change
MeSH headings : Bees; Animals; Pollen; Feeding Behavior; Temperature; Body Size; Heat-Shock Response
TL;DR: Bumblebees likely adopt behavioural or physiological strategies to counteract the thermal stress induced by pollen transport, and these may limit their foraging opportunities as environmental temperatures continue to increase. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 30, 2023

2023 review

Urban Pollination Ecology

[Review of ]. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS, 54, 21–42.

By: E. Youngsteadt n & M. Keighron n

author keywords: cities; pollinators; mutualism; dispersal; connectivity; network
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: November 27, 2023

2022 review

Estimating bee abundance: can mark-recapture methods validate common sampling protocols?

[Review of ]. APIDOLOGIE, 53(1).

By: E. Briggs n, C. Baranski*, O. Munzer Schaetz*, G. Garrison*, J. Collazo n & E. Youngsteadt n

author keywords: apoidea; mark-recapture; abundance estimation; bee monitoring; pan traps
TL;DR: Existing mark-recapture studies of wild bees are reviewed and a new case study is presented comparing mark-Recapture population estimates to pan trap and net capture for four taxa in a wild bee community, finding net capture was correlated with abundance estimates across sites and taxa. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 28, 2022

2020 chapter book

The Evolutionary Ecology of Mutualisms in Urban Landscapes

By: R. Irwin*, E. Youngsteadt*, P. Warren & J. Bronstein

TL;DR: This chapter develops a comprehensive set of predictions for adaptive evolutionary changes in morphology, physiology, and life-history traits driven by urban heat islands and evaluates these predictions with regard to the burgeoning literature on urban evolution of thermally sensitive traits. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: October 19, 2020

2019 article

Ecology in the Sixth Mass Extinction: Detecting and Understanding Rare Biotic Interactions

Youngsteadt, E., Lopez-Uribe, M. M., & Sorenson, C. E. (2019, May). ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, Vol. 112, pp. 119–121.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, M. Lopez-Uribe* & C. Sorenson n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
14. Life Below Water (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 19, 2019

2019 journal article

The Impact of Prescribed Burning on Native Bee Communities (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) in Longleaf Pine Savannas in the North Carolina Sandhills

ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 49(1), 211–219.

By: H. Moylett n, E. Youngsteadt n & C. Sorenson n

author keywords: native bees; fire; diversity; Pinus palustris; sandhills
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees; Ecosystem; Fires; Grassland; Hymenoptera; North Carolina; Pinus
TL;DR: It is indicated that prescribed burning is a silvicultural practice consistent with pollinator conservation in longleaf pine ecosystems of the North Carolina sandhills, and bees nesting aboveground were unaffected by fire, contrary to the expectation that fire would destroy the wood and stems in which these species nest. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: March 10, 2020

2019 book

The bees of North Carolina : an identification guide

Raleigh, North Carolina: NC State Extension.

By: H. Levenson & E. Youngsteadt

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: February 5, 2022

2018 personal communication

Accurate near surface air temperature measurements are necessary to gauge large-scale ecological responses to global climate change

Terando, A., Youngsteadt, E., Meineke, E., & Prado, S. (2018, June).

By: A. Terando*, E. Youngsteadt n, E. Meineke* & S. Prado n

TL;DR: This research presents a novel probabilistic approach to estimating the response of the immune system to laser-spot assisted, 3D image analysis of central nervous system injury. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Construction of a Compact Low-Cost Radiation Shield for Air-Temperature Sensors in Ecological Field Studies

JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, (141).

By: A. Terando*, S. Prado* & E. Youngsteadt n

author keywords: Environmental Sciences; Issue 141; Air temperature; climate change; data logger; thermochron; radiation shield; field studies
MeSH headings : Ecosystem; Humans; Radiation Protection / methods; Temperature
TL;DR: A detailed methodology for constructing a compact version of a previously described custom fabricated radiation shield, which is more accurate than other published shielding methods that attempt to minimize shield size or construction costs is provided. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: Web Of Science
Added: February 11, 2019

2018 journal article

Failure of Pollen Transport Despite High Bee Visitation in an Endangered Dioecious Shrub

ANNALS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA, 112(3), 169–179.

By: E. Youngsteadt n & C. Sorenson n

author keywords: Rhus michauxii; dioecy; plant-pollinator interaction; endangered species; time-lapse video
TL;DR: Despite overall high rates of bee visitation, pollen movement from male to female plants was uncommon, and restoration of sexual reproduction in this species may require hand pollination or translocation of suitable mates to single-sex sites. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 19, 2019

2018 journal article

Pollination Ecology and Morphology of Venus Flytrap in Sites of Varying Time Since Last Fire

Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 112(3), 141–149.

By: L. Hamon n, E. Youngsteadt n, R. Irwin n & C. Sorenson n

author keywords: Venus flytrap; Dionaea; pollination ecology; fire ecology; rare plant
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 19, 2019

2018 journal article

Venus Flytrap Rarely Traps Its Pollinators

The American Naturalist, 191(4), 539–546.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, R. Irwin n, A. Fowler n, M. Bertone n, S. Giacomini n, M. Kunz, D. Suiter*, C. Sorenson n

author keywords: Venus flytrap; Dionaea muscipula; pollination ecology; pollinator-prey conflict; niche overlap
MeSH headings : Animals; Arachnida / physiology; Droseraceae / physiology; Insecta / physiology; Pollination
TL;DR: Analysis of the Venus flytrap finds that certain bee and beetle species appear to be the most important pollinators, on the basis of their abundance, pollen load size, and pollen fidelity, within this diverse, generalized community. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2018 journal article

Wild bee abundance declines with urban warming, regardless of floral density

Urban Ecosystems, 21(3), 419–428.

By: A. Hamblin, E. Youngsteadt n & S. Frank n

TL;DR: Bee abundance declined by about 41% per °C urban warming, and temperature was among the best predictors of bee abundance and community composition, and local impervious surface and floral density were also important predictors, although only large bees appeared to benefit from high floral density. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: NC State University Libraries, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Higher immunocompetence is associated with higher genetic diversity in feral honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)

CONSERVATION GENETICS, 18(3), 659–666.

By: M. Lopez-Uribe n, R. Appler n, E. Youngsteadt n, R. Dunn n, S. Frank n & D. Tarpy n

Contributors: M. López-Uribe n, R. Appler n, E. Youngsteadt n, R. Dunn n, S. Frank n & D. Tarpy n

author keywords: Microsatellites; Antimicrobial peptides; Defensin; Hymenoptaecin; Management
TL;DR: It is hypothesized that high genetic variability provides the raw material upon which natural selection acts and generates adaptive genotypes in unmanaged populations and that feral populations could be useful sources of genetic variation to use in breeding programs that aim to improve honey bee health. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Homogenizing an urban habitat mosaic: arthropod diversity declines in New York City parks after Super Storm Sandy

ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 28(1), 225–236.

By: A. Savage*, E. Youngsteadt n, A. Ernst*, S. Powers*, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

Contributors: A. Savage*, E. Youngsteadt n, A. Ernst*, S. Powers*, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

author keywords: biotic homogenization; disturbance adapted; diversity; extreme weather; hurricane; New York City; Super Storm Sandy; tipping point; urban ecology
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Biodiversity; Cyclonic Storms; New York City; Parks, Recreational; Stress, Physiological; Urbanization
TL;DR: The results suggest that the species that survive in high stress environments are likely to be the ones that thrive in response to acute disturbance, which may lead to diversity loss in cities, potentially leading entire urban landscapes to mirror the reduced diversity of street medians. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Physiological thermal limits predict differential responses of bees to urban heat-island effects

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 13(6).

By: A. Hamblin n, E. Youngsteadt n, M. Lopez-Uribe* & S. Frank n

author keywords: urban warming; climate change; bee; pollinator; critical thermal maximum; heat tolerance
MeSH headings : Animals; Bees; Climate Change; Global Warming; Hot Temperature; Islands; Phylogeny
TL;DR: Test the ability of critical thermal maxima (CTmax, a measure of heat tolerance) to predict community responses to urban heat-island effects in Raleigh, NC, USA and suggests solitary species and cavity-nesting species may be most sensitive to climate change. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Responses of arthropod populations to warming depend on latitude: evidence from urban heat islands

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 23(4), 1436–1447.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, A. Ernst n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

Contributors: E. Youngsteadt n, A. Ernst n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

author keywords: arthropods; climate change; ectotherms; global warming; latitude; thermal tolerance; urban heat island; urbanization
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods; Cities; Climate Change; Hot Temperature; Islands; New York City; Population Dynamics; Temperature
TL;DR: Patterns of family responses to warming were consistent with predictions based on known latitudinal patterns in arthropod physiology relative to regional climate, and heterogeneous responses in midlatitudes may be ecologically disruptive if interacting taxa respond oppositely to warming. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Urban warming reduces aboveground carbon storage

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 283(1840), 20161574.

By: E. Meineke n, E. Youngsteadt n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

Contributors: E. Meineke n, E. Youngsteadt n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

author keywords: climate change; urban ecology; carbon storage; urban heat island effect; ecosystem services; herbivory
MeSH headings : Animals; Carbon; Carbon Sequestration; Cities; Ecosystem; Herbivory; Insecta; Temperature; Trees / physiology
TL;DR: The results suggest that urban trees will sequester even less carbon in the future and ecosystem service assessments that do not consider urban conditions may overestimate urban tree carbon storage. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Urban stress is associated with variation in microbial species composition-but not richness-in Manhattan

ISME JOURNAL, 10(3), 751–760.

By: A. Reese*, A. Savage*, E. Youngsteadt n, K. McGuire*, A. Koling*, O. Watkins*, S. Frank n, R. Dunn n

Contributors: A. Reese*, A. Savage*, E. Youngsteadt n, K. Mcguire*, A. Koling*, O. Watkins*, S. Frank n, R. Dunn n

MeSH headings : Bacteria / classification; Bacteria / genetics; Bacteria / isolation & purification; Biodiversity; Ecosystem; Environmental Microbiology; Fungi / classification; Fungi / genetics; Fungi / isolation & purification; Humans; Molecular Sequence Data; New York City; Parks, Recreational; Phylogeny; Stress, Physiological; Urban Health
TL;DR: The diversity and composition of microbes appears less sensitive to habitat patchiness or urban stress than those of macroorganisms, and may be more resilient to the negative effects of urbanization than has been previously appreciated. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Urbanization Increases Pathogen Pressure on Feral and Managed Honey Bees

PLOS ONE, 10(11).

By: E. Youngsteadt n, R. Appler n, M. Lopez-Uribe n, D. Tarpy n & S. Frank n

MeSH headings : Animals; Bacteremia / microbiology; Bacteremia / mortality; Bees / microbiology; Bees / parasitology; Bees / physiology; Bees / virology; Biomarkers / analysis; Immune System / immunology; Immune System / metabolism; Immune System / pathology; Parasitemia / mortality; Parasitemia / parasitology; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Survival Rate; Urbanization; Virus Diseases / mortality; Virus Diseases / virology
TL;DR: It is found that pathogen pressure on honey bees increased with urbanization and management, and the probability of worker survival declined 3-fold along the authors' urbanization gradient, suggesting that urban areas may favor problematic diseases of pollinators. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Do cities simulate climate change? A comparison of herbivore response to urban and global warming

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 21(1), 97–105.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, A. Dale n, A. Terando n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

Contributors: E. Youngsteadt n, A. Dale n, A. Terando n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

author keywords: Acer rubrum; climate change; global warming; herbivory; historical comparison; Melanaspis tenebricosa; urban ecosystem; urban warming
MeSH headings : Acer / parasitology; Animals; Cities; Climate Change / history; Hemiptera / physiology; Herbivory / physiology; History, 19th Century; History, 20th Century; Population Density; Southeastern United States; Temperature; Trees / parasitology; Urbanization
TL;DR: Scale insects reached their highest densities in the city, but abundance peaked at similar temperatures in urban and historical datasets and tracked temperature on a decadal scale, suggesting cities may be an appropriate but underused system for developing and testing hypotheses about biological effects of climate change. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
11. Sustainable Cities and Communities (OpenAlex)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Habitat and species identity, not diversity, predict the extent of refuse consumption by urban arthropods

GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY, 21(3), 1103–1115.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, R. Henderson n, A. Savage n, A. Ernst n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

Contributors: E. Youngsteadt n, R. Henderson n, A. Savage n, A. Ernst n, R. Dunn n & S. Frank n

author keywords: ants; arthropods; biodiversity; ecosystem service; hurricane; urban food waste; urbanization
MeSH headings : Animals; Arthropods / physiology; Biodiversity; Cities; Ecosystem; Feeding Behavior; Food Chain; New York City; Solid Waste / analysis; Species Specificity; Vertebrates / physiology
TL;DR: The results suggest that species identity and habitat may be more relevant than diversity for predicting urban ecosystem services, even small green spaces such as street medians that may complement those of larger habitat patches across the urban landscape. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Divergent Chemical Cues Elicit Seed Collecting by Ants in an Obligate Multi-Species Mutualism in Lowland Amazonia

PLoS ONE, 5(12), e15822.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, P. Guerra Bustios* & C. Schal n

Ed(s): W. Leal

MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Behavior, Animal; Chromatography / methods; Ecosystem; Fructose / chemistry; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Glucose / chemistry; Peru; Plants / metabolism; Seeds / metabolism; Species Specificity; Subcellular Fractions / chemistry; Sucrose / chemistry; Symbiosis
TL;DR: It is suggested that the various AG seed species must elicit seed-carrying with different chemical cues, indicating that shared compounds alone did not explain seed- Carrying behavior. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Species-specific seed dispersal in an obligate ant-plant mutualism

PLoS One, 4(2).

By: E. Youngsteadt, J. Baca, J. Osborne & C. Schal

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

2008 journal article

Characterization of 8 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the neotropical ant-garden ant, Camponotus femoratus (Fabricius)

CONSERVATION GENETICS, 10(5), 1401–1403.

By: W. Booth n, E. Youngsteadt n, C. Schal n & E. Vargo n

Contributors: W. Booth n, E. Youngsteadt n, C. Schal n & E. Vargo n

author keywords: Camponotus; Formicidae; Di-nucleotide microsatellite; Tri-nucleotide microsatellite; Tetra-nucleotide microsatellite
TL;DR: This work isolated eight polymorphic microsatellite loci for C. femoratus from a genomic library enriched for di-, tri-, and tetra-nucleotide repeats and detected 2 to 17 alleles per locus, with levels of observed heterozygosity ranging from 0.286 to 0.714. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Polymorphic microsatellite loci for the ant-garden ant, Crematogaster levior (Forel)

CONSERVATION GENETICS, 10(3), 639–641.

By: W. Booth n, E. Youngsteadt n, C. Schal n & E. Vargo n

Contributors: W. Booth n, E. Youngsteadt n, C. Schal n & E. Vargo n

author keywords: Crematogaster; Formicidae; Di-nucleotide microsatellite; Tri-nucleotide microsatellite; Tetra-nucleotide microsatellite
TL;DR: Throughout Amazonia, the ant Crematogaster levior is known for its participation in a complex ant-garden mutualism with the ant Camponotus femoratus and several species of epiphytic plants for which it plays an important role in seed viability. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 journal article

Seed odor mediates an obligate ant-plant mutualism in Amazonian rainforests

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 105(12), 4571–4575.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, S. Nojima n, C. Haberlein*, S. Schulz* & C. Schal n

MeSH headings : Animal Structures / drug effects; Animals; Ants / drug effects; Ants / physiology; Behavior, Animal / drug effects; Chromatography, Gas; Odorants; Peru; Plant Extracts / chemistry; Plant Extracts / pharmacology; Plants / drug effects; Plants / parasitology; Rain; Seeds / chemistry; Seeds / drug effects; Smell / drug effects; Symbiosis / drug effects; Tropical Climate
TL;DR: It is shown that workers of theAG ant Camponotus femoratus are attracted to odorants emanating from seeds of the AG plant Peperomia macrostachya, and that chemical cues also elicit seed-carrying behavior, and the chemical basis of this important and enigmatic interaction is illuminated. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

Cuticular hydrocarbon synthesis and its maternal provisioning to embryos in the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata

JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, 51(7), 803–809.

By: E. Youngsteadt n, Y. Fan n, B. Stay* & C. Schal n

Contributors: E. Youngsteadt n, Y. Fan n, B. Stay* & C. Schal n

author keywords: Diploptera punctata; hydrocarbons; viviparity; maternal investment; feeding
MeSH headings : Age Factors; Animals; Cockroaches / embryology; Cockroaches / metabolism; Embryo, Nonmammalian / metabolism; Female; Flame Ionization; Hydrocarbons / metabolism; Integumentary System / physiology; Reproduction / physiology
TL;DR: Embryos of the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata accumulate large amounts of hydrocarbon (HC) of either maternal or embryonic origin, and female abdominal integument was the only tissue that synthesized appreciable amounts of HC in vitro, and did so at an increasing rate from the time of mating to mid-pregnancy, when rates of synthesis declined. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2005 journal article

The effects of ants on the entomophagous butterfly caterpillar Feniseca tarquinius, and the putative role of chemical camouflage in the Feniseca-Ant interaction

JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY, 31(9), 2091–2109.

By: E. Youngsteadt* & P. Devries

author keywords: Lycaenidae; Miletinae; Feniseca tarquinius; chemical camouflage; cuticular hydrocarbons; lycaenid-ant interactions; carnivorous caterpillars; Camponotus pennsylvanicus; Eriosomatidae; Prociphilus tesselatus
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Aphids / metabolism; Aphids / physiology; Butterflies / metabolism; Butterflies / physiology; Larva / metabolism; Larva / physiology; Lipids / analysis; Lipids / chemistry; Predatory Behavior
TL;DR: Chemical analysis and behavioral assays suggest that chemical camouflage, not physical concealment, is responsible for the ants’ failure to detect and remove F. tarquinius caterpillars from aphid colonies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

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