Comparative phylogeography of the ants Myrmica ruginodis and Myrmica rubra

2012 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 479-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenni Leppänen ◽  
Kari Vepsäläinen ◽  
Hannele Anthoni ◽  
Riitta Savolainen
Keyword(s):  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Comparative Phylogeography ◽  
Myrmica Ruginodis

Comparative outlook over physiological and ecological characteristics of three closely-related Myrmica species

Biologia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Claire Cammaerts ◽  
David Cammaerts
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cues ◽  
Uv Light ◽  
Recruitment Strategy ◽  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Environmental Preferences ◽  
Learning Abilities ◽  
Visual Elements ◽  
Myrmica Ruginodis ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Dimension Number

AbstractThis paper summarizes our findings on the eye morphology, visual perception, learning abilities, navigation system and recruitment strategy of three Myrmica species, pointing out the agreement between each species’ morphological, physiological and behavioral characters as well as the accordance between these characters and each species’ environmental preferences. We also draw biological generalities and report other similar studies. Myrmica sabuleti workers have small eyes, perceive the dimension, number of basic elements and orientation of a visual cue but do not distinguish shapes from one another. They see the colors, perceive UV light and the perspective, and adapt their vision to the light intensity. They learn odors better than visual cues and essentially use odors to navigate. Myrmica ruginodis workers have large eyes, distinguish shapes, small see-through forms as well as patterns of luminous points located above them. They have no olfactory memory but a very long lasting visual one. They exclusively use visual cues located above them while travelling, relying on odors only when they no longer see. Myrmica rubra workers have eyes of middle size and distinguish filled shapes but not hollow forms. Their olfactory and visual conditioning lead to equivalent learning in the course of time and they use all available olfactory and visual elements for navigating.

Comparative phylogeography to test for predictions of marine larval dispersal in three amphidromous shrimps

2016 ◽  
Vol 560 ◽  
pp. 105-120 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Fujita ◽  
K Zenimoto ◽  
A Iguchi ◽  
Y Kai ◽  
M Ueno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Larval Dispersal ◽  
Comparative Phylogeography

scholarly journals Comparative Phylogeography Reveals Cryptic Diversity and Repeated Patterns of Cladogenesis for Amphibians and Reptiles in Northwestern Ecuador

PLoS ONE ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. e0151746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alejandro Arteaga ◽  
R. Alexander Pyron ◽  
Nicolás Peñafiel ◽  
Paulina Romero-Barreto ◽  
Jaime Culebras ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cryptic Diversity ◽  
Comparative Phylogeography

scholarly journals Bacterial transfer from Pristionchus entomophagus nematodes to the invasive ant Myrmica rubra and the potential for colony mortality in coastal Maine

iScience ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 102663
Author(s):  
Suzanne L. Ishaq ◽  
Alice Hotopp ◽  
Samantha Silverbrand ◽  
Jonathan E. Dumont ◽  
Amy Michaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myrmica Rubra ◽  
Invasive Ant

scholarly journals Comparative phylogeography clarifies the complexity and problems of continental distribution that drove A. R. Wallace to favor islands

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (29) ◽  
pp. 7970-7977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett R. Riddle
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Dna ◽  
Working Relationships ◽  
Distribution Models ◽  
Comparative Phylogeography ◽  
Organelle Dna ◽  
Geographic Structure ◽  
Catching Up ◽  
Geographic Context ◽  
Distributional Dynamics ◽  
Landmark Study

Deciphering the geographic context of diversification and distributional dynamics in continental biotas has long been an interest of biogeographers, ecologists, and evolutionary biologists. Thirty years ago, the approach now known as comparative phylogeography was introduced in a landmark study of a continental biota. Here, I use a set of 455 studies to explore the current scope of continental comparative phylogeography, including geographic, conceptual, temporal, ecological, and genomic attributes. Geographically, studies are more frequent in the northern hemisphere, but the south is catching up. Most studies focus on a Quaternary timeframe, but the Neogene is well represented. As such, explanations for geographic structure and history include geological and climatic events in Earth history, and responses include vicariance, dispersal, and range contraction-expansion into and out of refugia. Focal taxa are biased toward terrestrial or semiterrestrial vertebrates, although plants and invertebrates are well represented in some regions. The use of various kinds of nuclear DNA markers is increasing, as are multiple locus studies, but use of organelle DNA is not decreasing. Species distribution models are not yet widely incorporated into studies. In the future, continental comparative phylogeographers will continue to contribute to erosion of the simple vicariance vs. dispersal paradigm, including exposure of the widespread nature of temporal pseudocongruence and its implications for models of diversification; provide new templates for addressing a variety of ecological and evolutionary traits; and develop closer working relationships with earth scientists and biologists in a variety of disciplines.

scholarly journals Comparative phylogeography of African fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) provide new insights into the outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa, 2014–2016

2016 ◽  
Vol 339 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 517-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Hassanin ◽  
Nicolas Nesi ◽  
Julie Marin ◽  
Blaise Kadjo ◽  
Xavier Pourrut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Ebola Virus ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Ebola Virus Disease ◽  
Fruit Bats ◽  
Comparative Phylogeography
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