Ecology and the evolution of worker morphological diversity : a comparative analysis with Eciton army ants

By Scott Powell, Nigel R. Franks. 2006

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Genetics

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Shaking a leg and hot to trot: the effects of body size and temperature on running speed in ants (2008, background): “…A. colombica (a decelerating leg length allometry; Feener et al. , 1988 , A. H. Hurlbert, unpubl. data), while for other species the leg length allometry is generally constant (A. H. Hurlbert and F. Ballantyne, unpubl. data; S. Powell, unpub.data) or slightly accelerating ( Powell & Franks, 2006 ).”
Morphological patterns and community organization in leaf-litter ant assemblages (2010, background): “…ants can strengthen inferences about the relationship between morphology and ecology for highly diverse terrestrial invertebrate communities (Kaspari and Weiser 1999, Nipperess and Beattie 2004, Ferster et al. 2006, Powell and Franks 2006, Weiser and Kaspari 2006, Pie and Traniello 2007).”
Behavioral evolution in the major worker subcaste of twig-nesting Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): does morphological specialization influence task plasticity? (2009, unknown): “…such as Atta (Weber 1972; Wilson 1980), Messor (Davidson 1978), Formica (Brandão 1978; Kay and Rissing 2005), Solenopsis (Wilson 1978; Tschinkel 2006), Camponotus (Busher et al. 1985), Dorlyus (Gotwald 1978; Braendle et al. 2003), and Eciton (Schneirla 1971; Topoff 1971; Powell and Franks 2006).”
Spatial organization and division of labour in the bumblebee Bombus impatiens (2009, background): “In other groups, however, task allocation may be based on worker size: the larger ‘soldiers’ defend the colony while the smaller workers perform the remaining tasks (e.g. army ants: Powell & Franks 2006; termites: Roux & Korb 2004).”
Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective (2010, background): “33 ≈ length) (Hódar, 1996; Benke et al., 1999; Mercer et al., 2001; Powell & Franks, 2006), this need not always be so.”