Michael D. Weiser

Works (17)

Updated: July 22nd, 2023 21:14

2013 journal article

Clinal variation in colony breeding structure and level of inbreeding in the subterranean termites Reticulitermes flavipes and R.grassei

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, 22(5), 1447–1462.

By: E. Vargo n, L. Leniaud*, L. Swoboda*, S. Diamond n, M. Weiser n, D. Miller*, A. Bagneres *

author keywords: Isoptera; microsatellites; neotenics; population genetics; Rhinotermitidae; social organization
MeSH headings : Animals; Climate Change; Environment; Europe; Female; Genetic Loci; Genetic Variation; Genetics, Population; Genotype; Inbreeding; Isoptera / genetics; Isoptera / physiology; Male; Microsatellite Repeats; Reproduction / genetics; United States
TL;DR: These results are the first showing that termite breeding structure is shaped by local environmental factors and that species can vary in their responses to these factors. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Conservation implications of divergent global patterns of ant and vertebrate diversity

DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 19(8), 1084–1092.

By: C. Jenkins n, B. Guenard n, S. Diamond n, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

Contributors: C. Jenkins n, B. Guénard n, S. Diamond n, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

author keywords: Ants; biodiversity patterns; conservation planning; genera; species richness; vertebrates
TL;DR: It is assessed how well patterns of diversity for an influential group of invertebrates, the ants, correspond with those of three vertebrate groups (birds, mammals and amphibians). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Functional beta-diversity patterns reveal deterministic community assembly processes in eastern North American trees

Global Ecology and Biogeography, 22(6), 682–691.

By: A. Siefert, C. Ravenscroft, M. Weiser & N. Swenson

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

2013 journal article

Tracing the Rise of Ants - Out of the Ground

PLOS ONE, 8(12).

By: A. Lucky n, M. Trautwein n, B. Guenard n, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

Contributors: A. Lucky n, M. Trautwein n, B. Guenard n, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Ants; Ecosystem; Evolution, Molecular; Hot Temperature; Phylogeny; Plant Leaves; Soil; Statistics as Topic
TL;DR: This work reconstructs the habitat transitions of crown-group ants through time, focusing on where they nest and forage (in the canopy, litter, or soil), and shows that in contrast to the current consensus based on verbal arguments that ants evolved in tropical leaf litter, the soil is supported as the ancestral stratum of all ants. (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

2012 journal article

Energy, taxonomic aggregation, and the geography of ant abundance

Ecography, 35(1), 65–72.

By: M. Kaspari & M. Weiser

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

2012 journal article

Global models of ant diversity suggest regions where new discoveries are most likely are under disproportionate deforestation threat

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 109(19), 7368–7373.

By: B. Guenard n, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

Contributors: B. Gueńard n, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

author keywords: biogeography; Formicidae
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / classification; Ants / growth & development; Biodiversity; Conservation of Natural Resources / methods; Ecosystem; Environmental Monitoring / methods; Geography; Models, Biological
TL;DR: A database representing about 13,000 records for ant generic distribution from over 350 regions that cover much of the globe is assembled, finding that the hotspots of discovery are also the regions in which biodiversity is the most threatened by habitat destruction. (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

2012 journal article

The biogeography and filtering of woody plant functional diversity in North and South America

Global Ecology and Biogeography, 21(8), 798–808.

By: N. Swenson, B. Enquist, J. Pither, A. Kerkhoff, B. Boyle, M. Weiser, J. Elser, W. Fagan ...

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

2011 journal article

Forecasting the future of biodiversity: a test of single- and multi-species models for ants in North America

ECOGRAPHY, 34(5), 836–847.

By: M. Fitzpatrick *, N. Sanders *, S. Ferrier *, J. Longino *, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

Contributors: M. Fitzpatrick *, N. Sanders *, S. Ferrier *, J. Longino *, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

TL;DR: It is suggested that warm rather than cold regions potentially could experience the greatest changes in ant fauna under climate change and that multi-species models may represent an important complement to SDMs, particularly in analyses involving large numbers of rare or poorly-sampled species. (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

2011 journal article

Global diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants

DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, 17(4), 652–662.

By: C. Jenkins *, N. Sanders *, A. Andersen *, X. Arnan *, C. Bruehl, X. Cerda *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher * ...

Contributors: C. Jenkins *, N. Sanders *, A. Andersen *, X. Arnan *, C. Brühl *, X. Cerda *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher * ...

author keywords: Aridity; biodiversity; biogeography; Formicidae; species richness; temperature
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Strong influence of regional species pools on continent-wide structuring of local communities

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 279(1727), 266–274.

By: J. Lessard*, M. Borregaard *, J. Fordyce *, C. Rahbek *, M. Weiser n, R. Dunn n , N. Sanders *

Contributors: J. Lessard*, M. Borregaard *, J. Fordyce *, C. Rahbek *, M. Weiser n, R. Dunn n , N. Sanders *

author keywords: regional species pool; community assembly; phylogenetics; tropical niche conservatism; diversity gradients; Formicidae
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Climate; North America; Phylogeny; Population Dynamics; Temperature
TL;DR: It is found that the average phylogenetic relatedness of species in ant communities decreases from tropical to temperate regions, but the strength of this relationship depends on the level of ecological realism in the definition of source pools. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 journal article

Variation in above-ground forest biomass across broad climatic gradients

Global Ecology and Biogeography, 20(5), 744–754.

By: J. Stegen, N. Swenson, B. Enquist, E. White, O. Phillips, P. Jorgensen, M. Weiser, A. Mendoza, P. Vargas

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

2010 journal article

Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 6(6), 769–772.

By: M. Weiser n, N. Sanders *, D. Agosti, A. Andersen *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher *, H. Gibb *, N. Gotelli * ...

Contributors: M. Weiser n, N. Sanders *, D. Agosti, A. Andersen *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher *, H. Gibb *, N. Gotelli * ...

author keywords: Formicidae; species richness; global diversity gradients
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Ecosystem; Linear Models; Models, Biological; Population Density; Species Specificity; Trees; Tropical Climate; Weather
TL;DR: It appears that canopy and litter ant assemblages share a common abundance–diversity relationship influenced by similar but not identical climatic drivers. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Global generic richness and distribution: new maps of the world of ants with examples of their use in the context of Asia

Asian Myrmecology, 3, 21–28.

By: B. Guenard, M. Weiser & R. Dunn 

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

2010 journal article

More individuals but fewer species: testing the 'more individuals hypothesis' in a diverse tropical fauna

BIOLOGY LETTERS, 6(4), 490–493.

By: T. McGlynn *, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

Contributors: T. McGlynn *, M. Weiser n & R. Dunn n 

author keywords: ants; competition; diversity; leaf litter
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Costa Rica; Ecosystem; Models, Theoretical; Population Density; Population Dynamics; Species Specificity; Tropical Climate
TL;DR: While large-scale correlations between ant diversity and net primary productivity or temperature are reconcilable with the MIH, key elements of the hypothesis are not supported. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
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

2010 journal article

Plant geography upon the basis of functional traits: An example from eastern North American trees

Ecology (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.), 91(8), 2234–2241.

By: N. Swenson & M. Weiser

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

2010 journal article

Urban areas may serve as habitat and corridors for dry-adapted, heat tolerant species; an example from ants

URBAN ECOSYSTEMS, 14(2), 135–163.

By: S. Menke n, B. Guenard n, J. Sexton *, M. Weiser n, R. Dunn n  & J. Silverman n

Contributors: S. Menke n, B. Guénard n, J. Sexton *, M. Weiser n, R. Dunn n  & J. Silverman n

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

2009 journal article

Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness

ECOLOGY LETTERS, 12(4), 324–333.

By: R. Dunn n , D. Agosti, A. Andersen *, X. Arnan *, C. Bruhl *, X. Cerda *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher * ...

Contributors: R. Dunn n , D. Agosti, A. Andersen *, X. Arnan *, C. Bruhl *, X. Cerdá *, A. Ellison *, B. Fisher * ...

author keywords: Biodiversity; climate change; Eocene; Formicidae; latitudinal gradient
MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / genetics; Ants / physiology; Biodiversity; Biological Evolution; Climate
TL;DR: Examining the latitudinal pattern of species richness across 1003 local ant assemblages finds latitudinal asymmetry, with southern hemisphere sites being more diverse than northern hemisphere sites, and the most parsimonious explanation is that greater climate change since the Eocene in the northern than in the southern hemisphere has led to more extinctions in the north with consequent effects on local ant species richness. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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