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Luke Leckie

University of BristolORCID 0009-0001-5693-6081Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

Biology Disciplines

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 1 Ecology· 1

Signature Assays, Organisms & Methods

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:multiple species· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1

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Nathalie StroeymeytiD· 2 shared Adam Al-Hashemi· 1 shared Daniel SchläppiiD· 1 shared Florent MassoniD· 1 shared Katherine Bruce· 1 shared Mischa Sinha Andon· 1 shared Vaneeza Wasif· 1 shared

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2025-2025 · peak 2/yr

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EcologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedOct 21, 2025

Synergistic effects of the next generation insecticide flupyradifurone with a fungalpathogen

Daniel Schläppi, Adam Al-Hashemi, Vaneeza Wasif…·Nathalie Stroeymeyt

This study shows that flupyradifurone increases ant mortality and susceptibility to fungal infection, highlighting a synergistic effect with pathogens.

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non-human primateexperimental assay

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Animal Behavior & CognitionSciencePeer-reviewedOct 16, 2025

Architectural immunity: ants alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics

Luke Leckie, Mischa Sinha Andon, Katherine Bruce, Nathalie Stroeymeyt

This study shows that ants modify their nest structure in response to pathogens, leading to changes that reduce disease spread.

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multiple speciesexperimental assay

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