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D. Freitak

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:multiple species· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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H. Helanterä· 2 shared J. Rissanen· 2 shared B. Dofka· 1 shared E. Schultner· 1 shared J. Bruelhart· 1 shared J. Heinze· 1 shared J. Oettler· 1 shared T. Pokorny· 1 shared

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2021-2022 · peak 2/yr

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H. Helanterä

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Lack of self-medication by fungus infected Lasius platythorax ants in a multitrophic experiment

J. Rissanen, H. Helanterä, T. Will, D. Freitak

This study investigates whether ants self-medicate by altering foraging behavior in response to fungal infection in a multitrophic system, finding no significant changes in foraging or ROS content in nectar.

bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2022 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Pathogen prevalence modulates medication behavior in ant Formica fusca

J. Rissanen, H. Helanterä, D. Freitak

This study investigates how pathogen prevalence in Formica fusca ant colonies influences self-medication behavior, finding that workers respond to low-dose infections and that colony prevalence affects the strength of their medicinal response.

bioRxiv · Feb 9, 2022Animal Behavior & Cognition

Maternal control over caste allocation in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior

E. Schultner, T. Wallner, B. Dofka, J. Bruelhart, J. Heinze, D. Freitak, T. Pokorny, J. Oettler

The paper shows that queens control caste allocation in Cardiocondyla obscurior, with caste fate determined irreversibly in the egg stage and no caste-specific traits in late development.

bioRxiv · Aug 13, 2021Evolutionary Biology