@article{MTMT:33894124,
	title = {The Effect of the Introduced Red Wood Ant Formica paralugubris on the Frequency of Ant Nests and First Plesiobiotic Association between Myrmica ruginodis (Nylander, 1846) and Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33894124},
	author = {Balzani, Paride and Frizzi, Filippo and Masonu, Alberto and Santini, Giacomo},
	doi = {10.13102/sociobiology.v69i4.7901},
	journal-iso = {SOCIOBIOLOGY},
	journal = {SOCIOBIOLOGY},
	volume = {69},
	unique-id = {33894124},
	issn = {0361-6525},
	abstract = {Red wood ants are ecologically dominant species that affect the composition of the invertebrate community. In the past century, one of these species, Formica paralugubris (Seifert 1996), was introduced outside its native area (the Alps) in the Apennines (Italy). Here we investigated the effect of an introduced population of F. paralugubris on the frequency of nests of other ant species in Abetone, Central Apennines. Ant nests were found only in the area unoccupied by F. paralugubris. In this area, we also found one pleometrotic association between queens of Lasius flavus (Fabricius, 1782) and two plesiobiotic associations, one between Formica fusca (Linnaeus, 1758) and L. flavus and the other one between Myrmica ruginodis (Nylander, 1846) and L. flavus. This latter is the first plesiobiotic relationship reported between these two species, the second reported for M. ruginodis, and the 10th for L. flavus. Additionally, this is one of the few plesiobiotic associations reported for the Mediterranean region and Southern Europe.},
	keywords = {compound colonies; Competition plesiobiosis mixtobiosis; commensalism mixed colonies},
	year = {2022},
	orcid-numbers = {Balzani, Paride/0000-0003-1549-7139; Frizzi, Filippo/0000-0002-1419-0445}
}

@article{MTMT:33384763,
	title = {Higher soil temperatures cause faster running and more efficient homing in the temperate thermophilous ant Formica cinerea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33384763},
	author = {Slipinski, Piotr and Cerda, Xim},
	doi = {10.25849/myrmecol.news_032:149},
	journal-iso = {MYRMECOL NEWS},
	journal = {MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS},
	volume = {32},
	unique-id = {33384763},
	issn = {1994-4136},
	abstract = {Thermophilous ants, which live in many places at very different latitudes, can on occasion face similar thermal conditions. The temperature of the sand in a Euro-Siberian forest clearing can reach 61 degrees C, a temperature that is above the thermal maximum of most foraging ants. Therefore, we expect that temperature may have a similar effect on the foraging strategy of species living there, for example, Formica cinerea, as it has on the foraging strategy of typical thermal specialists. We experimentally tested in the field whether workers with higher mean speed are more efficient than slower individuals by comparing their path shapes as they return to the nest. More specifically, we asked whether workers' time taken to return to the nest and the straightness of their paths from the feeder to the nest are affected by workers' speed and surface temperature. As temperature increases, workers walk faster and take less time to return to the nest. The speed of workers influences the straightness of their path from the feeder to the nest - the workers with the higher mean speed take a less sinuous return path to the nest. We conclude that workers with higher mean speed are more efficient than slower individuals.},
	keywords = {RISK; SPEED; Thermal stress; Foraging; Straightness},
	year = {2022},
	eissn = {1997-3500},
	pages = {149-158}
}

@article{MTMT:33636370,
	title = {Mobilization Strategies in Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33636370},
	author = {Stukalyuk, Stanislav and Akhmedov, Ascar},
	doi = {10.13133/2284-4880/1282},
	journal-iso = {FRAGM ENTOMOL},
	journal = {FRAGMENTA ENTOMOLOGICA},
	volume = {54},
	unique-id = {33636370},
	issn = {0429-288X},
	abstract = {The mobilization strategies of ants have been studied quite well, but the questions of how far foragers of different species are able to move away from the nest remain unclear. The study of changes in foraging strategies depending on the type of habitat remains relevant. The aim of the work is to study mobilization strategies in 31 ant species. The study was conducted in 2019-2021 on the territory of 2 countries - Ukraine (Kyiv region and Kyiv) and Uzbekistan (Tashkent region, Tashkent). Pairs of baits (one carbohydrate and one with tuna) were laid out at a distance of 3 m from each other, in the form of transects. In total, 16 transects (417 pairs) were laid out in Ukraine in 9 types of habitats, in Uzbekistan - 5 transects (70 pairs of baits) in one type of habitats. The number of ants on each type of bait was recorded every 10 minutes, for 0-90 minutes. The distance to the nest from where the mobilization took place was also determined. It has been established that all ant species can be divided into 4 clusters according to the average distance to the nest from which foragers mobilize on the bait. Cluster 1 included 3 species of dominants, which were able to move away from the nest at a distance of up to 50 m, cluster 2 included 4 species of dominants, whose foragers could move up to a distance of 20 m. Cluster 3 included 23 species that moved away from nest at a distance of 0.2-2.0 m, cluster 4 - 1 species, foragers of it moved to a distance of up to 7 m. Preferences of bait types were noted in 15 ant species. The distance to the nest (F=9.02, p<0.001) had the greatest influence on the number of ants on baits among the considered factors, followed by species of ants (F=6.75, p<0.001) and habitat type (F=4.17, p<0.001). In habitats where an ant species mobilizes a smaller number of foragers, they have to travel, on average, long distances to a food source. Consequently, the abundance of food resources in the habitat of ants is determined by the average distance of mobilization from the nest - the smaller it is, the more resources.},
	keywords = {BEHAVIOR; TEMPERATURE; DISTANCE; FOOD; Entomology; Foragers; colony size; foraging strategies; Baits; mobilization strategies},
	year = {2022},
	pages = {321-336}
}

@article{MTMT:31865910,
	title = {Unexpected distribution of subordinates around nests of the wood ants},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31865910},
	author = {Maák, István Elek and Sondej, I. and Juhász, Orsolya and Trigos-Peral, G. and Tenyér, A. and Camera, J. and Czechowski, W.},
	doi = {10.1016/j.actao.2021.103709},
	journal-iso = {ACTA OECOL},
	journal = {ACTA OECOLOGICA: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY},
	volume = {110},
	unique-id = {31865910},
	issn = {1146-609X},
	year = {2021},
	eissn = {1873-6238},
	orcid-numbers = {Maák, István Elek/0000-0002-0999-4916; Sondej, I./0000-0001-8548-9738; Juhász, Orsolya/0000-0002-0456-444X; Trigos-Peral, G./0000-0002-8713-5703; Czechowski, W./0000-0001-9422-2453}
}

@article{MTMT:31306156,
	title = {Competitive pressure by territorials promotes the utilization of unusual food source by subordinate ants in temperate European woodlands},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31306156},
	author = {Erős, Katalin and Maák, István Elek and Markó, Bálint and Babik, Hanna and Ślipiński, Piotr and Nicoară, Roxana and Czechowski, Wojciech},
	doi = {10.1080/03949370.2020.1753116},
	journal-iso = {ETHOL ECOL EVOL},
	journal = {ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION},
	volume = {32},
	unique-id = {31306156},
	issn = {0394-9370},
	year = {2020},
	eissn = {1828-7131},
	pages = {457-465},
	orcid-numbers = {Maák, István Elek/0000-0002-0999-4916}
}

@article{MTMT:31380401,
	title = {Living on the Edge: Changes in the Foraging Strategy of a Territorial Ant Species Occurring with a Rival Supercolony – a Case Study},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/31380401},
	author = {Maák, István Elek and Czekes, Zsolt and Erős, Katalin and Pálfi, Zsófia and Markó, Bálint},
	doi = {10.1007/s10905-020-09745-x},
	journal-iso = {J INSECT BEHAV},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR},
	volume = {33},
	unique-id = {31380401},
	issn = {0892-7553},
	abstract = {Territorial strategy in animals is characterized by the monopoly of resources inside a protected area, the territory. The presence of territorial species considerably alters the behavior of co-occurring submissives, as it is known in several submissive ant species living on the territories of red wood ants in temperate regions. On the other hand, as a rule, territorial species cannot share the same territory and usually exclude each other. However, this 'rule' is inferred from the almost complete lack of data on the coexistence of rival territorials, and not from observations regarding the effective exclusion or behavioral inhibition of one territorial species by other. In the frame of this study, we investigated the foraging strategy of the territorial red wood antFormica pratensisthat occurred inside a large polydomous system of another territorial ant species,F. exsecta.Formica pratensiscolonies outside the supercolony served as control. Within theF. exsectasupercolony,F. pratensisshowed the characteristics of a subordinate species characterized by low discovery and exploitation success of artificial food sources. On the contrary, control colonies outside the polydomous system clearly behaved like typical territorials as they successfully monopolized the majority of the baits. In addition, submissive species were more successful around theF. pratensisnests within the supercolony, than outside of it. As suggested by our results, territorial species could co-occur with other territorials given certain plasticity in their behavior and small colony size. Nevertheless, exclusion also happens as proven by our field observations.},
	year = {2020},
	eissn = {1572-8889},
	pages = {59-68},
	orcid-numbers = {Maák, István Elek/0000-0002-0999-4916}
}

@article{MTMT:30539700,
	title = {Consistent differences in foraging behavior in 2 sympatric harvester ant species may facilitate coexistence},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30539700},
	author = {Saar, Maya and Subach, Aziz and Reato, Illan and Liber, Tal and Pruitt, Jonathan N. and Scharf, Inon},
	doi = {10.1093/cz/zox054},
	journal-iso = {CURR ZOOL},
	journal = {CURRENT ZOOLOGY},
	volume = {64},
	unique-id = {30539700},
	issn = {1674-5507},
	abstract = {The co-occurrence of 2 similar species depends on their ability to occupy different ecological niches. Here, we compared the consistency of different aspects of foraging behavior in 2 co-occurring harvester ant species (Messor ebeninus and Messor arenarius), under field conditions. The 2 species are active concomitantly and display a similar diet, but M. arenarius features smaller colonies, larger workers on average, and a broader range of foraging strategies than M. ebeninus. We characterized the flora in the 2 species' natural habitat, and detected a nesting preference by M. arenarius for more open, vegetation-free microhabitats than those preferred by M. ebeninus. Next, we tested the food preference of foraging colonies by presenting 3 non-native seed types. Messor arenarius was more selective in its food choice. Colonies were then offered 1 type of seeds over 3 days in different spatial arrangements from the nest entrance (e.g., a seed plate close to the nest entrance, a seed plate blocked by an obstacle, or 3 plates placed at increasing distances from the nest entrance). While both species were consistent in their foraging behavior, expressed as seed collection, under different treatments over time, M. ebeninus was more consistent than M. arenarius. These differences between the species may be explained by their different colony size, worker size, and range of foraging strategies, among other factors. We suggest that the differences in foraging, such as in food preference and behavioral consistency while foraging, could contribute to the co-occurrence of these 2 species in a similar habitat.},
	keywords = {Foraging; behavioral consistency; Harvester ants; coexistence mechanisms; plant-ant interactions},
	year = {2018},
	eissn = {2396-9814},
	pages = {653-661}
}

@article{MTMT:27317457,
	title = {The foraging strategy of Formica sanguinea (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a facultative slave-maker},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/27317457},
	author = {Slipinski, Piotr and Marko, Balint and Wlodarczyk, Tomasz and Czechowski, Wojciech},
	journal-iso = {MYRMECOL NEWS},
	journal = {MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS},
	volume = {26},
	unique-id = {27317457},
	issn = {1994-4136},
	year = {2018},
	eissn = {1997-3500},
	pages = {55-64}
}

@article{MTMT:30539699,
	title = {Temporal variation in social structure and worker reproduction in the temporary social parasite Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30539699},
	author = {van Elst, Tobias and Gadau, Juergen},
	journal-iso = {MYRMECOL NEWS},
	journal = {MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS},
	volume = {27},
	unique-id = {30539699},
	issn = {1994-4136},
	abstract = {Ant societies exhibit striking diversity in their social systems, including variation in the number of queens and mating partners. Knowledge on the number of breeders in a colony is crucial for a better understanding of the evolution of social insect life history traits such as reproductive skew or worker reproduction. Little is known about the breeding system of the formicine ant Lasius fuliginosus (LATREILLE, 1798), even though it is widely distributed in the Palearctic and able to compete ecologically with dominant genera like Formica. Moreover, L. fuliginosus has a particularly interesting life history in that it is a temporary social parasite of several Lasius species, which themselves are temporary social parasites. We determined the number of (reproductive) queens and mating partners of L. fuliginosus colonies and queens, respectively, from a population in Minster, Germany. Workers from 33 colonies and males from 12 of these colonies were genotyped for four polymorphic microsatellite markers. Our results show that 29 of these colonies were monogynous and monandrous and that two colonies were monogynous and polyandrous. Workers of the remaining two colonies were derived from multiple queens, possibly due to adoption of unrelated queens after the original queen's death. Furthermore, genotyping of male offspring provided evidence for worker reproduction in three colonies, potentially also in response to queen orphanage in two of these. We estimated the mutation rate at one microsatellite locus in L. fuliginosus to be 1.46 x 10(-3) mutations per generation, which is similar to what has been observed in Apis mellifera LINNAEUS, 1758 and Drosophila melanogaster MEIGEN, 1830. To our knowledge, this is the first study to provide molecular insights into the breeding system of L. fuliginosus, which appears to be characterized by facultative polyandry and monogyny. In addition, L. fuliginosus now represents the second species in the genus Lasius for which worker reproduction has been documented.},
	keywords = {MICROSATELLITES; genetic structure; ANTS; mutation rate; Lasius; worker reproduction; facultative polyandry; monogyny; queen adoption},
	year = {2018},
	eissn = {1997-3500},
	pages = {75-85}
}

@article{MTMT:30467861,
	title = {The influence of Crematogaster subdentata Mayr invasion on the structure of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Crimea},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/30467861},
	author = {Стукалюк, С. В. and Нецветов, М. В.},
	doi = {10.1134/S0044459618040061},
	journal-iso = {ZH OBSHCH BIOL},
	journal = {ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII},
	volume = {79},
	unique-id = {30467861},
	issn = {0044-4596},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {294-317}
}

@article{MTMT:26879244,
	title = {Do ants drive speciation in aphids? A possible case of ant-driven speciation in the aphid genus Stomaphis Walker (Aphidoidea, Lachninae)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879244},
	author = {Depa, Lukasz and Mroz, Ewa and Bugaj-Nawrocka, Agnieszka and Orczewska, Anna},
	doi = {10.1111/zoj.12437},
	journal-iso = {ZOOL J LINN SOC-LOND},
	journal = {ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY},
	volume = {179},
	unique-id = {26879244},
	issn = {0024-4082},
	year = {2017},
	eissn = {1096-3642},
	pages = {41-61}
}

@article{MTMT:26879243,
	title = {Changes in the speed of ants as a result of aggressive interactions},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879243},
	author = {Slipinski, Piotr and Zmihorski, Michal},
	doi = {10.1111/1744-7917.12354},
	journal-iso = {INSECT SCI},
	journal = {INSECT SCIENCE},
	volume = {24},
	unique-id = {26879243},
	issn = {1672-9609},
	year = {2017},
	eissn = {1744-7917},
	pages = {842-852}
}

@article{MTMT:27257933,
	title = {A supercolony of Dolichoderus quadripunctatus Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/27257933},
	author = {Stukalyuk, S V},
	journal-iso = {ZH OBSHCH BIOL},
	journal = {ZHURNAL OBSHCHEI BIOLOGII},
	volume = {78},
	unique-id = {27257933},
	issn = {0044-4596},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {49-65}
}

@article{MTMT:26879245,
	title = {Territoriality in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a review},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879245},
	author = {Adams, Eldridge S},
	journal-iso = {MYRMECOL NEWS},
	journal = {MYRMECOLOGICAL NEWS},
	volume = {23},
	unique-id = {26879245},
	issn = {1994-4136},
	year = {2016},
	eissn = {1997-3500},
	pages = {101-118}
}

@article{MTMT:3112276,
	title = {Differential impact of two dominant Formica ant species (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on subordinates in temperate Europe},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/3112276},
	author = {Gema, Trigos Peral and Bálint, Marko and Hania, Babik and Ionut, Tăuşan and Maák, István Elek and Zsófia, Pálfi and Piotr, Ślipiński and Czekes, Zsolt and Wojciech, Czechowski},
	doi = {10.3897/JHR.50.8301},
	journal-iso = {J HYMENOPT RES},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF HYMENOPTERA RESEARCH},
	volume = {50},
	unique-id = {3112276},
	issn = {1070-9428},
	year = {2016},
	eissn = {1314-2607},
	pages = {97-116},
	orcid-numbers = {Maák, István Elek/0000-0002-0999-4916; Czekes, Zsolt/0000-0002-5615-5883}
}

@article{MTMT:26879246,
	title = {Long-term impact of agriculture on the survival of wood ants of the Formica rufa group (Formicidae)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879246},
	author = {Mabelis, Abraham A and Korczynska, Julita},
	doi = {10.1007/s10841-016-9893-7},
	journal-iso = {J INSECT CONSERV},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF INSECT CONSERVATION},
	volume = {20},
	unique-id = {26879246},
	issn = {1366-638X},
	year = {2016},
	eissn = {1572-9753},
	pages = {621-628}
}

@article{MTMT:26879247,
	title = {The importance of diurnal and nocturnal activity and interspecific interactions for space use by ants in clear-cuts},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879247},
	author = {Zmihorski, Michal and Slipinski, Piotr},
	doi = {10.1111/een.12297},
	journal-iso = {ECOL ENTOMOL},
	journal = {ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY},
	volume = {41},
	unique-id = {26879247},
	issn = {0307-6946},
	year = {2016},
	eissn = {1365-2311},
	pages = {276-283},
	orcid-numbers = {Zmihorski, Michal/0000-0001-5137-1635}
}

@article{MTMT:2857442,
	title = {Lasius fuliginosus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) shapes local ant assemblages},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2857442},
	author = {Slipinski, Piotr and Markó, Bálint and Rzeszowski, Krzysztof and Babik, Hanna and Czechowski, Wojciech},
	journal-iso = {NORTH-WEST J ZOOL},
	journal = {NORTH-WESTERN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY},
	volume = {10},
	unique-id = {2857442},
	issn = {1584-9074},
	year = {2014},
	eissn = {1843-5629},
	pages = {404-412}
}

@article{MTMT:26879251,
	title = {Against the odds of the ant competition hierarchy: submissive Myrmica rugulosa block access of the dominant Lasius fuliginosus to its aphids},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879251},
	author = {Vepsalainen, K and Czechowski, W},
	doi = {10.1007/s00040-013-0332-4},
	journal-iso = {INSECT SOC},
	journal = {INSECTES SOCIAUX},
	volume = {61},
	unique-id = {26879251},
	issn = {0020-1812},
	year = {2014},
	eissn = {1420-9098},
	pages = {89-93}
}

@article{MTMT:26879250,
	title = {Brain GABA and glutamate levels in workers of two ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Interspecific differences and effects of queen presence/absence},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879250},
	author = {Wnuk, Andrzej and Kostowski, Wojciech and Korczynska, Julita and Szczuka, Anna and Symonowicz, Beata and Bienkowski, Przemyslaw and Mierzejewski, Pawel and Godzinska, Ewa Joanna},
	doi = {10.1111/1744-7917.12076},
	journal-iso = {INSECT SCI},
	journal = {INSECT SCIENCE},
	volume = {21},
	unique-id = {26879250},
	issn = {1672-9609},
	year = {2014},
	eissn = {1744-7917},
	pages = {647-658}
}

@article{MTMT:2857447,
	title = {Combining competition with predation: drastic effect of Lasius fuliginosus (Latr.) on subordinate ant species at the northern limit of its distribution},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/2857447},
	author = {Markó, Bálint and Czechowski, Wojciech and Radchenko, Alexander},
	doi = {10.3161/000345413X666156},
	journal-iso = {ANN ZOOL},
	journal = {ANNALES ZOOLOGICI},
	volume = {63},
	unique-id = {2857447},
	issn = {0003-4541},
	year = {2013},
	eissn = {1734-1833},
	pages = {107-111}
}

@article{MTMT:26879252,
	title = {The effects of serotonin, dopamine, octopamine and tyramine on behavior of workers of the ant Formica polyctena during dyadic aggression tests},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/26879252},
	author = {Szczuka, Anna and Korczynska, Julita and Wnuk, Andrzej and Symonowicz, Beata and Szwacka, Anna Gonzalez and Mazurkiewicz, Pawel and Kostowski, Wojciech and Godzinska, Ewa Joanna},
	journal-iso = {ACTA NEUROBIOL EXP},
	journal = {ACTA NEUROBIOLOGIAE EXPERIMENTALIS},
	volume = {73},
	unique-id = {26879252},
	issn = {0065-1400},
	year = {2013},
	eissn = {1689-0035},
	pages = {495-520}
}