Ulrich G. Mueller

This study uses Atta leafcutter ants as bioindicators to track geographic and seasonal climate changes across the Americas using mating-flight phenology data.

This study estimates that some Atta texana leafcutter-ant colonies can live over 100 years due to unique ecological and social factors.

This study breeds microbiomes that confer salt tolerance to plants by selecting for beneficial microbial communities, showing increased seed weight and reduced sodium concentration in treated plants.

This study identifies a novel developmental pattern in myrmicine ants combining features of short and long germ-band modes, with prolonged embryogenesis compared to other insects.