Michelle Kirchner

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

Works (5)

Updated: September 22nd, 2025 13:03

2025 journal article

Too cold to handle: Climatic constraints on arboreal ants in temperate forests

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY, 94(6), 1272–1284.

By: M. Kirchner n, C. Sorenson n & E. Youngsteadt n 

Contributors: M. Kirchner n, C. Sorenson n & E. Youngsteadt n 

author keywords: acclimation; climate change; CTmax; CTmin; Formicidae; thermal adaptation; thermal plasticity; thermal tolerance
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Forest Management and Policy; Forest Insect Ecology and Management; Animal Behavior and Reproduction; Plant and animal studies
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 19, 2025

2025 article

Urbanization strengthens vertical stratification of ant nutrient preferences in a temperate forest ecosystem

Kirchner, M., Ciccone, L., Sorenson, C., & Youngsteadt, E. (2025, March 28). PLoS ONE, Vol. 20.

By: M. Kirchner n, L. Ciccone n, C. Sorenson n & E. Youngsteadt n 

MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Forests; Urbanization; North Carolina; Ecosystem; Nutrients / analysis; Feeding Behavior / physiology; Food Preferences / physiology; Trees
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Animal Behavior and Reproduction
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Added: April 28, 2025

2024 journal article

Reaching new heights: Arboreal ant diversity in a North American temperate forest ecosystem

Insect Conservation and Diversity, 11.

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

author keywords: arthropod; biodiversity; <italic>Brachyponera chinensis</italic>; canopy; Formicidae; sampling method; vertical stratification
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Insect and Pesticide Research
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15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: November 25, 2024

2023 journal article

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

Journal of Animal Ecology, 92(3), 568–579.

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
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Animal Behavior and Reproduction; Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
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)
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Added: February 13, 2023

2023 journal article

Colony Structure and Redescription of Males in the Rarely Collected Arboreal Ant, Aphaenogaster mariae 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
topics (OpenAlex): Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior; Plant and animal studies; Animal Behavior and Reproduction
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)
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Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, ORCID, Crossref
Added: January 2, 2024

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