Atta Leafcutter Ants are Fine-Scale Bioindicators of Geographic and Seasonal Climate Changes Across the Americas
Ulrich G. Mueller, Daniela Mera‐Rodríguez, Tristan D. Kubik, Tobias G. Mueller, Fabian C. Salgado‐Roa, Shreya Rajhans, Ritika V. Bhalla, Madison N. Babb, Rachael Easler, Keiran Irwin-Leventhal, Alejandro G. Di Giacomo, Miguel Vásquez‐Bolaños, James Montoya‐Lerma, Rainer Wirth, Julián Alberto Sabattini, , Flavio Roces
This study uses Atta leafcutter ants as bioindicators to track geographic and seasonal climate changes across the Americas using mating-flight phenology data.
bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2026 · PreprintEcology