"Ants" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Insects of the family Formicidae, very common and widespread, probably the most successful of all the insect groups. All ants are social insects, and most colonies contain three castes, queens, males, and workers. Their habits are often very elaborate and a great many studies have been made of ant behavior. Ants produce a number of secretions that function in offense, defense, and communication. (From Borror, et al., An Introduction to the Study of Insects, 4th ed, p676)
MeSH Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.479.205
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Ants" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Ants" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Ants" by people in Profiles.
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The Alarm Pheromone and Alarm Response of the Clonal Raider Ant. J Chem Ecol. 2023 Feb; 49(1-2):1-10.
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Burkholderia from Fungus Gardens of Fungus-Growing Ants Produces Antifungals That Inhibit the Specialized Parasite Escovopsis. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2021 06 25; 87(14):e0017821.
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Carpenter ants use diverse antennae sampling strategies to track odor trails. J Exp Biol. 2018 11 19; 221(Pt 22).
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Convergent evolution of complex structures for ant-bacterial defensive symbiosis in fungus-farming ants. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 10 16; 115(42):10720-10725.
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Pyrazines from bacteria and ants: convergent chemistry within an ecological niche. Sci Rep. 2018 02 07; 8(1):2595.
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Keystone mutualism strengthens top-down effects by recruiting large-bodied ants. Oecologia. 2018 03; 186(3):601-610.
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Imported fire ant envenomation: A clinicopathologic study of a recognizable form of arthropod assault reaction. J Cutan Pathol. 2017 Dec; 44(12):1012-1017.
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Predatory birds and ants partition caterpillar prey by body size and diet breadth. J Anim Ecol. 2017 10; 86(6):1363-1371.
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Major changes in microbial diversity and community composition across gut sections of a juvenile Panchlora cockroach. PLoS One. 2017; 12(5):e0177189.
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Heavy metal accumulation and ecosystem engineering by two common mine site-nesting ant species: implications for pollution-level assessment and bioremediation of coal mine soil. Environ Monit Assess. 2017 Apr; 189(4):195.