David P. Hughes

This study models how ex-nido transmitting parasites affect ant colony dynamics, finding they rarely cause collapse unless birth rates drop significantly.

This paper synthesizes parasite biodiversity and epidemiological traits in ants by reviewing 1,415 records of parasitic organisms, highlighting their life cycle patterns and transmission dynamics.

The paper describes multiple new species of Ophiocordyceps fungi associated with ants in different regions, using ascospore morphology for classification.

The paper examines how an ant parasite affects social interactions by analyzing trophallaxis and spatial segregation, finding no change in food sharing but significant spatial segregation on day 3.

The paper examines social, spatial, and temporal segregation in ant societies to understand how these factors influence disease transmission dynamics.

The paper examines how complex behavioral manipulation by parasites leads to a mismatch between host and parasite diversity in an ant-Ophiocordyceps system.