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F. Roces

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:multiple species· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Strong positive allometry of bite force in leaf-cutter ants increases the range of cuttable plant tissues

F. Pueffel, F. Roces, D. Labonte

This study measures bite forces in leaf-cutter ants and finds strong positive allometry, enabling them to cut a wider range of plant tissues.

bioRxiv · Sep 28, 2022Biophysics

Morphological determinants of bite force capacity in insects: a biomechanical analysis of polymorphous leaf-cutter ants

F. Pueffel, A. Pouget, X. Liu, M. Zuber, T. van de Kamp, F. Roces, D. Labonte

The paper quantitatively links morphology and bite force capacity in leaf-cutter ants, showing that larger workers have disproportionately higher bite force due to increased muscle volume.

bioRxiv · Aug 6, 2021Evolutionary Biology

Landscape genomics of an obligate mutualism: discordant population structures between a leafcutter-ant and its fungal cultivars

C. C. Smith, J. N. Weber, A. S. Mikheyev, F. Roces, M. Bollazzi, K. Kellner, J. Seal, U. G. Mueller

This study examines landscape genomics of a leafcutter ant and its fungal cultivars, finding discordant population structures between the host and symbiont due to differences in genetic drift and gene flow.

bioRxiv · Nov 1, 2018Evolutionary Biology