Laboratory of Molecular Ecology & Biodiversity Hormigas MX

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2024

Phylogenetic structure of moth communities (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) along a complete rainforest elevational gradient in Papua New Guinea
Phylogenetic structure of moth communities (Geometridae, Lepidoptera) along a complete rainforest elevational gradient in Papua New Guinea
Sentiko Ibalim, Pagi S. Toko, Simon T. Segar, Katayo Sagata, Bonny Koane, Scott E. Miller, Vojtech Novotny, Milan Janda
PLOS ONE  ·  12 Aug 2024  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0308698
Colony life history of the tropical arboreal ant, Cephalotes goniodontus De Andrade, 1999
Colony life history of the tropical arboreal ant, Cephalotes goniodontus De Andrade, 1999
I. A. E. Butler, T. Butterfield, M. Janda, D. M. Gordon
Insectes Sociaux  ·  27 Jun 2024  ·  doi:10.1007/s00040-024-00974-3
Leaf litter weevil richness increases with elevation in a tropical–temperate transitional forest in El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, northeastern Mexico
Leaf litter weevil richness increases with elevation in a tropical–temperate transitional forest in El Cielo Biosphere Reserve, northeastern Mexico
Damián Villaseñor‐Amador, Milan Janda, Madai Rosas‐Mejía, Fatima Magdalena Sandoval‐Becerra, Juan J. Morrone
Biotropica  ·  07 Jan 2024  ·  doi:10.1111/btp.13295

2022

Becoming urban: How city life shapes the social structure and genetics of ants
Becoming urban: How city life shapes the social structure and genetics of ants
Milan Janda
Molecular Ecology  ·  25 Aug 2022  ·  doi:10.1111/mec.16657

2021

New distributional records for ants and the evaluation of ant species richness and endemism patterns in Mexico
New distributional records for ants and the evaluation of ant species richness and endemism patterns in Mexico
Mario J. Aguilar-Méndez, Madai Rosas-Mejía, Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños, Gloria Angélica González-Hernández, Milan Janda
Biodiversity Data Journal  ·  10 May 2021  ·  doi:10.3897/bdj.9.e60630
Functional innovation promotes diversification of form in the evolution of an ultrafast trap-jaw mechanism in ants
Functional innovation promotes diversification of form in the evolution of an ultrafast trap-jaw mechanism in ants
Douglas B. Booher, Joshua C. Gibson, Cong Liu, John T. Longino, Brian L. Fisher, …, Nitish Narula, Evropi Toulkeridou, Alexander S. Mikheyev, Andrew V. Suarez, Evan P. Economo
PLOS Biology  ·  02 Mar 2021  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3001031
Alien ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Mexico: the first database of records
Alien ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Mexico: the first database of records
Madai Rosas-Mejía, Benoit Guénard, Mario Josué Aguilar-Méndez, Adrian Ghilardi, Miguel Vásquez-Bolaños, Evan P. Economo, Milan Janda
Biological Invasions  ·  02 Jan 2021  ·  doi:10.1007/s10530-020-02423-1

2020

Environmental drivers of ant dominance in a tropical rainforest canopy at different spatial scales
Environmental drivers of ant dominance in a tropical rainforest canopy at different spatial scales
Reuber Antoniazzi, Roger Guevara, José García‐Franco, Milan Janda, Maurice Leponce, Wesley Dáttilo
Ecological Entomology  ·  29 Nov 2020  ·  doi:10.1111/een.12988
Diurnal foraging ant–tree co‐occurrence networks are similar between canopy and understorey in a Neotropical rain forest
Diurnal foraging ant–tree co‐occurrence networks are similar between canopy and understorey in a Neotropical rain forest
Reuber Antoniazzi, Jose García‐Franco, Milan Janda, Maurice Leponce, Wesley Dáttilo
Biotropica  ·  05 Mar 2020  ·  doi:10.1111/btp.12773
Mexico ants: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic–Neotropical interface
Mexico ants: incidence and abundance along the Nearctic–Neotropical interface
Wesley Dáttilo, Miguel Vásquez‐Bolaños, Diana A. Ahuatzin, Reuber Antoniazzi, Edgar Chávez‐González, …, Tatianne Marques, Veronica Zamora‐Gutierrez, Viviana Martínez Mandujano, Zachary Hajian‐Forooshani, Ian MacGregor‐Fors
Ecology  ·  03 Mar 2020  ·  doi:10.1002/ecy.2944

2019

Evolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in the hyperdiverse ant genus <i>Pheidole</i>
Evolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole
Evan P. Economo, Jen‐Pan Huang, Georg Fischer, Eli M. Sarnat, Nitish Narula, Milan Janda, Benoit Guénard, John T. Longino, L. Lacey Knowles
Global Ecology and Biogeography  ·  13 Jan 2019  ·  doi:10.1111/geb.12867
Animal Diversity and Biogeography of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin
Animal Diversity and Biogeography of the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin
Cuatro Ciénegas Basin: An Endangered Hyperdiverse Oasis  ·  01 Jan 2019  ·  doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11262-2

2018

There is no evidence that Podoctidae carry eggs of their own species: Reply to Machado and Wolff (2017)
There is no evidence that Podoctidae carry eggs of their own species: Reply to Machado and Wolff (2017)
Prashant P. Sharma, Jill T. Oberski, Marc A. Santiago, Ricardo Kriebel, Savana M. Lipps, …, Arvin C. Diesmos, Milan Janda, Sarah L. Boyer, Ronald M. Clouse, Ward C. Wheeler
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  ·  01 Dec 2018  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.03.026
Positive effects of the catastrophic Hurricane Patricia on insect communities
Positive effects of the catastrophic Hurricane Patricia on insect communities
Samuel Novais, Luiz Eduardo Macedo-Reis, E. Jacob Cristobal-Peréz, Gumersindo Sánchez-Montoya, Milan Janda, Frederico Neves, Mauricio Quesada
Scientific Reports  ·  09 Oct 2018  ·  doi:10.1038/s41598-018-33210-7
Taxon cycle predictions supported by model‐based inference in Indo‐Pacific trap‐jaw ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: <i>Odontomachus</i>)
Taxon cycle predictions supported by model‐based inference in Indo‐Pacific trap‐jaw ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Odontomachus)
Pável Matos‐Maraví, Nicholas J. Matzke, Fredrick J. Larabee, Ronald M. Clouse, Ward C. Wheeler, Daniela Magdalena Sorger, Andrew V. Suarez, Milan Janda
Molecular Ecology  ·  22 Sep 2018  ·  doi:10.1111/mec.14835
Dominance–diversity relationships in ant communities differ with invasion
Dominance–diversity relationships in ant communities differ with invasion
Xavier Arnan, Alan N. Andersen, Heloise Gibb, Catherine L. Parr, Nathan J. Sanders, …, Stacy M. Philpott, Jorge L.P. Souza, Melanie Tista, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Javier Retana
Global Change Biology  ·  21 Jun 2018  ·  doi:10.1111/gcb.14331
An ant genus-group (Prenolepis) illuminates the biogeography and drivers of insect diversification in the Indo-Pacific
An ant genus-group (Prenolepis) illuminates the biogeography and drivers of insect diversification in the Indo-Pacific
Pável Matos-Maraví, Ronald M. Clouse, Eli M. Sarnat, Evan P. Economo, John S. LaPolla, …, Christian Rabeling, Jesse Czekanski-Moir, Fransina Latumahina, Edward O. Wilson, Milan Janda
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  ·  01 Jun 2018  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.02.007

2017

The assembly of ant-farmed gardens: mutualism specialization following host broadening
The assembly of ant-farmed gardens: mutualism specialization following host broadening
Guillaume Chomicki, Milan Janda, Susanne S. Renner
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences  ·  15 Mar 2017  ·  doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.1759
A global database of ant species abundances
A global database of ant species abundances
Heloise Gibb, Rob R. Dunn, Nathan J. Sanders, Blair F. Grossman, Manoli Photakis, …, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Merav Vonshak, Michael D. Weiser, Michelle Yates, Catherine L. Parr
Ecology  ·  01 Mar 2017  ·  doi:10.1002/ecy.1682
Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, 1977) in Mexico and Guatemala: a threat to native cycads
Cycad Aulacaspis Scale (Aulacaspis yasumatsui Takagi, 1977) in Mexico and Guatemala: a threat to native cycads
Benjamin Normark, Roxanna Normark, Andrew Vovides, Lislie Solís-Montero, Rebeca González-Gómez, …, Marcos Escobar-Castellanos, Marco Dominguez, Miguel Perez-Farrera, Milan Janda, Angelica Cibrian-Jaramillo
BioInvasions Records  ·  01 Jan 2017  ·  doi:10.3391/bir.2017.6.3.02
A multilocus phylogeny of Podoctidae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores) and parametric shape analysis reveal the disutility of subfamilial nomenclature in armored harvestman systematics
A multilocus phylogeny of Podoctidae (Arachnida, Opiliones, Laniatores) and parametric shape analysis reveal the disutility of subfamilial nomenclature in armored harvestman systematics
Prashant P. Sharma, Marc A. Santiago, Ricardo Kriebel, Savana M. Lipps, Perry A.C. Buenavente, Arvin C. Diesmos, Milan Janda, Sarah L. Boyer, Ronald M. Clouse, Ward C. Wheeler
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  ·  01 Jan 2017  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.09.019

2016

Assembling a species–area curve through colonization, speciation and human‐mediated introduction
Assembling a species–area curve through colonization, speciation and human‐mediated introduction
Evan P. Economo, Milan Janda, Benoit Guénard, Eli Sarnat
Journal of Biogeography  ·  14 Oct 2016  ·  doi:10.1111/jbi.12884
Molecular phylogenetics and diversification of trap-jaw ants in the genera Anochetus and Odontomachus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Molecular phylogenetics and diversification of trap-jaw ants in the genera Anochetus and Odontomachus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Fredrick J. Larabee, Brian L. Fisher, Chris A. Schmidt, Pável Matos-Maraví, Milan Janda, Andrew V. Suarez
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  ·  01 Oct 2016  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.07.024
Identification of microsatellite markers for a worldwide distributed, highly invasive ant species Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Identification of microsatellite markers for a worldwide distributed, highly invasive ant species Tapinoma melanocephalum (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Jan ZIMA, Ophelie LEBRASSEUR, Michaela BOROVANSKA, Milan JANDA
European Journal of Entomology  ·  03 Jun 2016  ·  doi:10.14411/eje.2016.053
Phylogeny and population genetic structure of the ant genus Acropyga (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in Papua New Guinea
Phylogeny and population genetic structure of the ant genus Acropyga (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in Papua New Guinea
Milan Janda, Pável Matos-Maraví, Michaela Borovanska, Jan Zima, Eric Youngerman, Naomi E. Pierce
Invertebrate Systematics  ·  01 Jan 2016  ·  doi:10.1071/is14050

2015

Breaking out of biogeographical modules: range expansion and taxon cycles in the hyperdiverse ant genus <i>Pheidole</i>
Breaking out of biogeographical modules: range expansion and taxon cycles in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole
Evan P. Economo, Eli M. Sarnat, Milan Janda, Ronald Clouse, Pavel B. Klimov, …, Benoit Guénard, Andrea Lucky, Christian Rabeling, Edward O. Wilson, L. Lacey Knowles
Journal of Biogeography  ·  01 Sep 2015  ·  doi:10.1111/jbi.12592
Ants of Ambon Island – diversity survey and checklist
Ants of Ambon Island – diversity survey and checklist
Milan Janda, Fransina Latumahina, Michaela Borovanska, Musyafa, Sumardi, Nugroho Susetya Putra
ZooKeys  ·  19 Jan 2015  ·  doi:10.3897/zookeys.472.8441

2014

Molecular phylogeny of<scp>I</scp>ndo‐<scp>P</scp>acific carpenter ants (<scp>H</scp>ymenoptera:<scp>F</scp>ormicidae,<i><scp>C</scp>amponotus</i>) reveals waves of dispersal and colonization from diverse source areas
Molecular phylogeny ofIndo‐Pacific carpenter ants (Hymenoptera:Formicidae,Camponotus) reveals waves of dispersal and colonization from diverse source areas
Ronald M. Clouse, Milan Janda, Benjamin Blanchard, Prashant Sharma, Benjamin D. Hoffmann, …, Evan P. Economo, Eli M. Sarnat, David M. General, Gary D. Alpert, Ward C. Wheeler
Cladistics  ·  07 Nov 2014  ·  doi:10.1111/cla.12099

2012

Why are there more arboreal ant species in primary than in secondary tropical forests?
Why are there more arboreal ant species in primary than in secondary tropical forests?
Petr Klimes, Cliffson Idigel, Maling Rimandai, Tom M. Fayle, Milan Janda, George D. Weiblen, Vojtech Novotny
Journal of Animal Ecology  ·  29 May 2012  ·  doi:10.1111/j.1365-2656.2012.02002.x
Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems
Wolbachia and DNA Barcoding Insects: Patterns, Potential, and Problems
M. Alex Smith, Claudia Bertrand, Kate Crosby, Eldon S. Eveleigh, Jose Fernandez-Triana, …, Julie K. Stahlhut, Dirk Steinke, James Whitfield, Monty Wood, Xin Zhou
PLoS ONE  ·  02 May 2012  ·  doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036514

2010

Experimental suppression of ants foraging on rainforest vegetation in New Guinea: testing methods for a whole-forest manipulation of insect communities
Experimental suppression of ants foraging on rainforest vegetation in New Guinea: testing methods for a whole-forest manipulation of insect communities
PETR KLIMES, MILAN JANDA, SENTIKO IBALIM, JOSEPH KUA, VOJTECH NOVOTNY
Ecological Entomology  ·  22 Dec 2010  ·  doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.2010.01250.x
Canopy assemblages of ants in a New Guinea rain forest
Canopy assemblages of ants in a New Guinea rain forest
Milan Janda, Martina Konečná
Journal of Tropical Ecology  ·  17 Dec 2010  ·  doi:10.1017/s0266467410000623
Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate–species density relationships
Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate–species density relationships
Michael D. Weiser, Nathan J. Sanders, Donat Agosti, Alan N. Andersen, Aaron M. Ellison, …, Javier Retana, Andrew V. Suarez, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Stephen P. Yanoviak, Robert R. Dunn
Biology Letters  ·  12 May 2010  ·  doi:10.1098/rsbl.2010.0151

2009

Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness
Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness
Robert R. Dunn, Donat Agosti, Alan N. Andersen, Xavier Arnan, Carsten A. Bruhl, …, Javier Retana, Andrew V. Suarez, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Michael D. Weiser, Nathan J. Sanders
Ecology Letters  ·  10 Mar 2009  ·  doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2009.01291.x

2007

Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests
Low beta diversity of herbivorous insects in tropical forests
Vojtech Novotny, Scott E. Miller, Jiri Hulcr, Richard A. I. Drew, Yves Basset, …, Kenneth Molem, Markus Manumbor, Elvis Tamtiai, Martin Mogia, George D. Weiblen
Nature  ·  01 Aug 2007  ·  doi:10.1038/nature06021
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Vojtech Novotny, Pavel Drozd, Scott E. Miller, Miroslav Kulfan, Milan Janda, Yves Basset, George D. Weiblen
Science  ·  23 Mar 2007  ·  doi:10.1126/science.1139702

2006

Why Are There So Many Species of Herbivorous Insects in Tropical Rainforests?
Why Are There So Many Species of Herbivorous Insects in Tropical Rainforests?
Vojtech Novotny, Pavel Drozd, Scott E. Miller, Miroslav Kulfan, Milan Janda, Yves Basset, George D. Weiblen
Science  ·  25 Aug 2006  ·  doi:10.1126/science.1129237

2004

Phylogeny of Lasius ants based on mitochondrial DNA and morphology, and the evolution of social parasitism in the Lasiini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Phylogeny of Lasius ants based on mitochondrial DNA and morphology, and the evolution of social parasitism in the Lasiini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Milan Janda, Dagmar Folková, Jan Zrzavý
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution  ·  01 Dec 2004  ·  doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2004.07.012
No tree an island: the plant–caterpillar food web of a secondary rain forest in New Guinea
No tree an island: the plant–caterpillar food web of a secondary rain forest in New Guinea
Vojtech Novotny, Scott E. Miller, Jan Leps, Yves Basset, Darren Bito, Milan Janda, Jiri Hulcr, Kipiro Damas, George D. Weiblen
Ecology Letters  ·  22 Sep 2004  ·  doi:10.1111/j.1461-0248.2004.00666.x