Immune priming and pathogen resistance in ant queens

Queen life-span and total reproductive success are positively associated in the ant Cardiocondyla cf. kagutsuchi

(2013) Jürgen Heinze et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Evolution of the temporal persistence of immune protection

(2013) R. Garnier et al.   Biology Letters

Immune-priming in ant larvae: social immunity does not undermine individual immunity

(2013) R. B. Rosengaus et al.   Biology Letters

Ecdysone triggered PGRP-LC expression controls Drosophila innate immunity

(2013) Florentina Rus et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Are all eggs created equal? Food availability and the fitness trade-off between reproduction and immunity

(2013) Zachary R. Stahlschmidt et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Exposure to Bacterial Signals Does Not Alter Pea Aphids’ Survival upon a Second Challenge or Investment in Production of Winged Offspring

(2013) Bas ter Braak et al.   PLoS One

Recurrent Evolution of Dependent Colony Foundation Across Eusocial Insects

(2012) Adam L. Cronin et al.   Annual Review of Entomology

BIDIRECTIONAL SHIFTS IN COLONY QUEEN NUMBER IN A SOCIALLY POLYMORPHIC ANT POPULATION

(2012) Jessica Purcell et al.   EVOLUTION

The evolutionary dynamics of within-generation immune priming in invertebrate hosts

(2012) A. Best et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

No Evidence for Immune Priming in Ants Exposed to a Fungal Pathogen

(2012) Anabelle Reber et al.   PLoS One

Relationship between maternal transfer of immunity and mother fecundity in an insect

(2012) C. Zanchi et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Social Transfer of Pathogenic Fungus Promotes Active Immunisation in Ant Colonies

(2012) Matthias Konrad et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Diversity, prevalence and virulence of fungal entomopathogens in colonies of the ant Formica selysi

(2011) A. Reber et al.   INSECTES SOCIAUX

Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in Taiwan

(2011) Lekhnath Kafle et al.   PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE

Stress Resistance and Longevity Are Not Directly Linked to Levels of Enzymatic Antioxidants in the Ponerine Ant Harpegnathos saltator

(2011) Sebastian A. Schneider et al.   PLoS One

Trophallaxis and prophylaxis: social immunity in the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus

(2010) C. Hamilton et al.   Biology Letters

Longevity and aging in insects: Is reproduction costly; cheap; beneficial or irrelevant? A critical evaluation of the “trade-off” concept

(2010) Arnold De Loof   JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY

Copulation enhances resistance against an entomopathogenic fungus in the mealworm beetle Tenebrio molitor

(2010) TERHI M. VALTONEN et al.   PARASITOLOGY

Territorial damselflies do not show immunological priming in the wild

(2010) DANIEL M. GONZÁLEZ-TOKMAN et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Within and transgenerational immune priming in an insect to a DNA virus

(2010) H. J. Tidbury et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Hemocyte Differentiation Mediates Innate Immune Memory in Anopheles gambiae Mosquitoes

(2010) Janneth Rodrigues et al.   SCIENCE

Flexible colony-founding strategies in a socially polymorphic ant

(2009) Anabelle Reber et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Paternally derived immune priming for offspring in the red flour beetle,Tribolium castaneum

(2009) Olivia Roth et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Mating triggers dynamic immune regulations in wood ant queens

(2008) G. CASTELLA et al.   JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Immune defence, parasite evasion strategies and their relevance for 'macroscopic phenomena' such as virulence

(2008) P. Schmid-Hempel   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES