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L. Khadempour

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Ecology· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1 Microbiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Assay:metagenomics· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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C. R. Currie· 2 shared K. Keefover-Ring· 2 shared A. A. Pinto-Tomas· 1 shared A. J. Book· 1 shared A. Lucky· 1 shared C. B. Francoeur· 1 shared C. Carlos· 1 shared C. Sosiak· 1 shared

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The first fossil replete ant worker establishes living food storage in the Eocene

I. Sawh, E. Bae, L. Camilo, M. Lanan, A. Lucky, H. M. Menezes, G. Fiorentino, C. Sosiak, L. Khadempour, P. Barden

The paper describes the first fossil replete ant worker, suggesting Leptomyrmex acquired replete workers in the Eocene, making it the earliest known 'honeypot' ant.

bioRxiv · Dec 15, 2022 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Prey identity affects fitness of a generalist consumer in a brown food web

L. Khadempour, L. Rivas Quijano, C. terHorst

The study shows that different bacterial strains affect protozoan fitness differently, highlighting the importance of prey composition in predator-prey interactions.

bioRxiv · Sep 2, 2021Ecology

Bacteria contribute to plant secondary compound degradation in a generalist herbivore system

C. B. Francoeur, L. Khadempour, R. D. Moreira-Soto, K. Gotting, A. J. Book, A. A. Pinto-Tomas, K. Keefover-Ring, C. R. Currie

This study identifies bacterial species in leaf-cutter ant fungus gardens capable of degrading plant secondary compounds, highlighting their role in detoxification and supporting ant foraging.

mBio · Oct 27, 2020Peer-reviewedEcology

Metagenomics reveals diet-specific specialization of bacterial communities in fungus gardens of grass- and dicot-cutter ants

L. Khadempour, H. Fan, K. Keefover-Ring, C. Carlos, N. S. Nagamoto, M. A. Dam, M. T. Pupo, C. R. Currie

The paper examines bacterial community differences in fungus gardens of grass- and dicot-cutter ants, finding distinct compositions and functional profiles linked to substrate type.

bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2019Microbiology