Clint A. Penick

This paper examines the mechanical advantages of three sequential macrostructural features in the Venus Flower Basket sponge, showing each provides unique functional benefits during different developmental stages.

The paper tests the bioark hypothesis in Atlanta by analyzing ant communities, finding that invasive species, not habitat structure, drive native diversity loss in urban areas.

This study investigates how ants use chemically diverse and pathogen-specific antimicrobial compounds to combat disease in social settings, finding that five out of six tested species inhibit the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris.

The paper sequenced six Aphaenogaster ant genomes across a latitudinal climate gradient and found genome size correlates with minimum temperature, suggesting temperature extremes may influence genome evolution.

This study uses CRISPR to knock out the Orco gene in ants, showing its role in olfaction, social behavior, and neural plasticity.