E. P. Economo

This paper develops a deep learning pipeline for automated segmentation of insect anatomy from micro-CT images, achieving high accuracy and efficiency compared to manual methods.

The paper shows that individual behavioral differences in clonal ant colonies influence infection risk by altering division of labour and spatial distribution, leading to increased parasite transmission.

This study identifies morphological adaptations in ant jumping by comparing muscle structures across jumping and non-jumping species, finding enlarged muscles and varied reliance on muscle contraction versus elastic recoil.

The paper analyzes global data on mutualistic traits and species ranges to show that generalized mutualisms enhance the spread of legumes and ants beyond their native ranges, while specialized mutualisms hinder it.

The paper examines how land-cover change affects seasonal ant activity patterns in subtropical forests, finding reduced seasonality and synchrony in more developed areas.

This study uses landscape-scale acoustic monitoring to reveal divergent ecological responses to typhoons, showing increased spatial variability in biological sound production and species detections.

This study shows that ignoring spatial sampling bias in permutation tests for niche models can lead to incorrect conclusions and presents a method to adjust for this bias.

This study examines how climate and ant richness influence the global distribution of three ant-plant mutualisms, revealing distinct biogeographic patterns and climate dependencies.

The paper examines diversification patterns in Antarctic fishes under periodic environmental disturbance, finding repeated trait space diversification and niche complementarity.

This study uses new distribution data and phylogenetic analysis to map biogeographic regions of western Palearctic ants, revealing patterns influenced by geographic barriers and climate history.

The paper maps global insect mitochondrial genetic diversity, finding a quadratic latitudinal gradient and correlations with temperature and climate stability.

This paper analyzes the global spread of alien ants, revealing non-random movement patterns and highlighting the ineffectiveness of customs interceptions in detecting many invasive species.

This study uses FEA to compare biomechanical performance of major and minor worker mandibles in Pheidole ants, finding that minor mandibles perform better in strike bites despite expectations.

The paper analyzes phenotypic integration patterns in ant worker castes across 246 species, finding mixed integration and rate heterogeneity in mesosoma and head shape evolution.

This study analyzes the latitudinal diversity gradient in the ant genus Pheidole, finding tropical conservatism explains the gradient rather than diversification rate variation.

The paper develops a geometric framework to derive macroecological patterns from individual distribution data, recovering known patterns and providing new insights into their relationships.