Jonathan Z. Shik

Works (8)

Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:45

2014 article

Aphid honeydew provides a nutritionally balanced resource for incipient Argentine ant mutualists

Shik, J. Z., Kay, A. D., & Silverman, J. (2014, July 17). Animal Behaviour.

By: J. Shik n, A. Kay * & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Argentine ant; invasive species; life history; Linepithema humile; mutualism; nutritional ecology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: It is suggested that carbohydrate access generally constrains Argentine ant life history and clarifies the links between the nutritional composition of food rewards and the stability of ecologically important mutualisms. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Diet specialization in an extreme omnivore: nutritional regulation in glucose-averse German cockroaches

Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 27(10), 2096–2105.

By: J. Shik n, C. Schal n  & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Blattella germanica; geometric framework; nutritional ecology
MeSH headings : Adaptation, Biological / genetics; Animals; Chimera; Cockroaches / genetics; Cockroaches / physiology; Diet / veterinary; Glucose; Models, Statistical; Nutritional Requirements
topics (OpenAlex): Insects and Parasite Interactions; Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
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2013 article

Prey handling performance facilitates competitive dominance of an invasive over native keystone ant

Bednar, D. M., Shik, J. Z., & Silverman, J. (2013, August 22). Behavioral Ecology.

By: D. Bednar n, J. Shik n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Aphaenogaster rudis; Asian needle ant; discoverydominance trade-off; invasive species; Pachycondyla chinensis; Subterranean termite
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Animal Behavior and Reproduction
TL;DR: The experimental approach using live prey to study interspecific competition can integrate evolutionary dynamics into studies of proximate behavioral factors governing species coexistence. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2013 review

The life history continuum hypothesis links traits of male ants with life outside the nest

[Review of ]. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 149(2), 99–109.

By: J. Shik, D. Donoso & M. Kaspari

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

2012 article

Effect of Scattered and Discrete Hydramethylnon Bait Placement on the Asian Needle Ant

Rice, E. S., Shik, J. Z., & Silverman, J. (2012, October 1). Journal of Economic Entomology.

By: E. Rice n, J. Shik* & J. Silverman*

author keywords: Asian needle ant; Pachycondyla chinensis; hydramethylnon; granular bait; control
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / drug effects; Insect Control / methods; Insecticides / pharmacology; North Carolina; Pheromones / pharmacology; Pyrimidinones / pharmacology; Species Specificity; Time Factors
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Insect and Pesticide Research; Plant and animal studies
TL;DR: It is suggested that Maxforce Complete Granular Insect Bait can be effective in an Asian needle ant treatment program and no overall difference in ant reductions is found from the edge out to 5 m beyond the treatment zone. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2012 journal article

Towards a general life-history model of the superorganism: predicting the survival, growth and reproduction of ant societies

Biology Letters, 8(6), 1059–1062.

By: J. Shik, C. Hou, A. Kay, M. Kaspari & J. Gillooly

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

2012 article

Towards a nutritional ecology of invasive establishment: aphid mutualists provide better fuel for incipient Argentine ant colonies than insect prey

Shik, J. Z., & Silverman, J. (2012, September 6). Biological Invasions.

By: J. Shik n & J. Silverman n

author keywords: Dietary plasticity; Colony demography; Linepithema humile; Invasive species; Nutritional ecology
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research
TL;DR: Lab experiments show that resources from aphid mutualists had greater benefits for Argentine ant propagule survival, maintenance, growth, and worker activity rates than did prey items, and when colonies were otherwise starved, supporting a hypothesis that the dietary shift from prey to honeydew is driven more by increased access to hemipterans after establishment. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2011 journal article

Preliminary assessment of metabolic costs of the nematode myrmeconema neotropicum on its host, the tropical ant cephalotes atratus

Journal of Parasitology, 97(5), 958–959.

By: J. Shik, M. Kaspari & S. Yanoviak

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

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