ArticleProceedings. Biological sciences2022
Unexpected costs of extended phenotypes: nest features determine the effect of fires on leaf cutter ant's demography.
Article in Proceedings. Biological sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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- The Mechanisms Through Which Fire Drives Population Change in Terrestrial Biota.Global change biology · 2025Review
- Unexpected costs of extended phenotypes: nest features determine the effect of fires on leaf cutter ant's demography.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
A key principle of the extended phenotype concept is that the benefit of the structures that an animal builds exceeds its cost. However, some contexts may enhance the costs of structures that often represent a benefit, reversing their adaptive nature. In leaf-cutting ant nests, thatched mounds are extended phenotypes that offer a stable microclimate for the growth of the fungus culture. We hypothesized that fires will affect the species that build external, easily flammable thatch mounds (
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