Publications by authors named "Kadri Kıran"
The ant genus Temnothorax is one of the most diverse in the Palearctic region, comprising several species with different life histories and uncertain taxonomic backgrounds. Socially parasitic Temnothorax ant species were typically described decades ago, primarily based on traditional morphological traits. In some aspects, these species have come back into the spotlight in recent years, necessitating a comprehensive taxonomic revision of the species of the genus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiological diversity often arises as organisms adapt to new ecological conditions (i.e., ecological opportunities) or colonize suitable areas (i.
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- A new ant-pathogenic organism, identified as Mattesia cf. geminata, is described in the ants Temnothorax affinis and T. parvulus, based on their unique morphological features.
- The pathogen primarily infects the hypodermis of the ants, exhibiting synchronous infection wherein gametocysts and oocysts appear simultaneously, revealing the formation of oocysts with a distinct structure.
- This study marks the first observation of these neogregarine characteristics in ants from the Old World, providing new insights into their similarities and highlighting T. affinis and T. parvulus as novel hosts for this pathogen.
In this paper, we provide numeric morphology-based evidence that the dark-colored Poneracoarctatavar.lucida Emery, 1898, formerly considered a synonym of (Latreille, 1802), is conspecific with the lighter-colored Emery, 1895. Species hypotheses are developed via NC-PART clustering, combined with Partitioning Algorithm based on Recursive Thresholding (PART), and via PCA combined with gap statistics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEvolutionary history of inquiline social parasitism in Plagiolepis ants.
Mol Phylogenet Evol
February 2021
Social parasitism, i.e. the parasitic dependence of a social species on another free-living social species, is one of the most intriguing phenomena in social insects.
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- The group has been redefined based on new data, with members from the Aegean region diagnosed.
- Tohmé, 1969 is considered a junior synonym of André, 1881, while Emery, 1920 is now a junior synonym of Roger, 1859.
- A key for identifying worker species in this group is presented, and niche modeling analyses are employed to assess species habitat suitability in the Aegean.
It is unclear why some species become successful invaders whilst others fail, and whether invasive success depends on pre-adaptations already present in the native range or on characters evolving de-novo after introduction. Ants are among the worst invasive pests, with Lasius neglectus and its rapid spread through Europe and Asia as the most recent example of a pest ant that may become a global problem. Here, we present the first integrated study on behavior, morphology, population genetics, chemical recognition and parasite load of L.
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