scholarly journals Consistent signatures of urban adaptation in a native, urban invader ant Tapinoma sessile

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Blumenfeld ◽  
Pierre‐André Eyer ◽  
Anjel M. Helms ◽  
Grzegorz Buczkowski ◽  
Edward L. Vargo

2021 ◽  
Vol 67 ◽  
pp. 102755
Author(s):  
Hyuk Yang ◽  
Taedong Lee ◽  
Sirkku Juhola


2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Santini ◽  
Manuela González‐Suárez ◽  
Danilo Russo ◽  
Alejandro Gonzalez‐Voyer ◽  
Achaz Hardenberg ◽  
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Author(s):  
Sherifa Mostafa M. Sabra ◽  
Samar Ahamed

The search conducted on "The impact of global warming (GW) on the public health (PH) increasing the bacterial causing infectious diseases (IDs) performed by experiment: Vector-borne diseases (VBDs) insects, Taif, KSA", the experiment used ants (Taif Tapinoma sessile), prepared, arranged appropriate nests and adjusted the temperature at (20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45°C), for a week of each zone. It revealed the behaviour as (normal, semi-normal and ab-normal), the mean of mortality rates were between (0-53.3%). The bacterial contents measured by the turbidity indicated the presence of multiplication, were between (0.109-0.328). The bacterial growth degrees by sings were between (+ - +++++) and percent between (12-100%). Colony Forming Unit/ml (CFU/ml) confined between (1.8X102-15.0X102)/mL. Through this experiment it turned out the GW had a significant role on the PH, helped the proliferation of bacterial pathogens that caused IDS. The conclusion wiped from the experiment that the extent degrees of GW disadvantages on the PH. The PH workers must take the "Preventive Health Prophylaxis Measures" (PHPMs) to protect the individuals from IDs by eliminating the VBDs of various types, monitoring the immunological situation of individuals, provided the vaccinations of IDs and preparing for complete PHPMs against any changes in the PH.







2019 ◽  
Vol 97 (8) ◽  
pp. 696-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.C. Gibson ◽  
A.V. Suarez ◽  
D. Qazi ◽  
T.J. Benson ◽  
S.J. Chiavacci ◽  
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Many organisms build nests which create unique microhabitats that are exploited by other animals. In turn, these nest colonizers may positively or negatively influence nest owners. Bird nests are known to harbor communities that include both harmful and possibly beneficial species. We quantified the nest arthropod communities of 10 bird species in Illinois, USA, along a land-use gradient, focusing on ant prevalence. We found eight ant species in nests, and for three species, at least part of their colonies inhabited nests. The odorous house ant (Tapinoma sessile (Say, 1836)) was the most common species and maintained the largest colonies in nest material. Forest-cover percentage surrounding bird nests best predicted ant-colony presence. There was little evidence that ant presence influenced abundance or prevalence of other arthropods within nests with the exception of Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum (Linnaeus, 1758)) nests, where a negative association between T. sessile presence and abundance of fly larvae was found. Breeding success did not differ between nests with and without ant colonies for any bird species. Ant species that exhibit polydomy and nomadism may be more likely to occupy ephemeral resources like bird nests than other ants. How widespread this phenomenon is and the degree of commensalism that both parties experience is unclear and warrants further investigation.



2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luz Genoveva Diaz Reynoso ◽  
Hideki Kobayashi ◽  
Ryohei Morinaga ◽  
Jiyoung Jung ◽  
Tapio Tarvainen


2011 ◽  
pp. 479-485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliane Mathey ◽  
Stefanie Rößler ◽  
Iris Lehmann ◽  
Anne Bräuer


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