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2023 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 13984
Franschitz, A. (2023). Individual and social immunity against viral infections in ants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/at:ista:13984
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2022 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 12133
Cremer, S., & Sixt, M. K. (2022). Principles of disease defence in organisms, superorganisms and societies. Nature Reviews Immunology. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41577-022-00797-y
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2022 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10284 | 
Casillas Perez, B. E., Pull, C., Naiser, F., Naderlinger, E., Matas, J., & Cremer, S. (2022). Early queen infection shapes developmental dynamics and induces long-term disease protection in incipient ant colonies. Ecology Letters. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13907
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2022 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 10727 |
Metzler, S. (2022). Pathogen-mediated sexual selection and immunization in ant colonies. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:10727
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 9101 |
Reber, S. A., Oh, J., Janisch, J., Stevenson, C., Foggett, S., & Wilkinson, A. (2021). Early life differences in behavioral predispositions in two Alligatoridae species. Animal Cognition. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-020-01461-5
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2021 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 13061 |
Casillas Perez, B. E., Pull, C., Naiser, F., Naderlinger, E., Matas, J., & Cremer, S. (2021). Early queen infection shapes developmental dynamics and induces long-term disease protection in incipient ant colonies. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.7PVMCVDTJ
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10568 |
Goehlich, H., Sartoris, L., Wagner, K.-S., Wendling, C. C., & Roth, O. (2021). Pipefish locally adapted to low salinity in the Baltic Sea retain phenotypic plasticity to cope with ancestral salinity levels. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. Frontiers Media. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.626442
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2021 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 10569 |
Szabo, B., Mangione, R., Rath, M., Pašukonis, A., Reber, S., Oh, J., … Ringler, E. (2021). Naïve poison frog tadpoles use bi-modal cues to avoid insect predators but not heterospecific predatory tadpoles. Journal of Experimental Biology. The Company of Biologists. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243647
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2020 | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 9096
Schmid-Hempel, P., & Cremer, S. (2020). Parasites and Pathogens. In C. Starr (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_94-1
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7490 |
Narasimhan, M., Johnson, A. J., Prizak, R., Kaufmann, W., Tan, S., Casillas Perez, B. E., & Friml, J. (2020). Evolutionarily unique mechanistic framework of clathrin-mediated endocytosis in plants. ELife. eLife Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.52067
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2020 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7343 |
Milutinovic, B., Stock, M., Grasse, A. V., Naderlinger, E., Hilbe, C., & Cremer, S. (2020). Social immunity modulates competition between coinfecting pathogens. Ecology Letters. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13458
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2020 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 13060 |
Milutinovic, B., Stock, M., Grasse, A. V., Naderlinger, E., Hilbe, C., & Cremer, S. (2020). Social immunity modulates competition between coinfecting pathogens. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/DRYAD.CRJDFN318
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6105 |
Kutzer, M., Kurtz, J., & Armitage, S. A. O. (2019). A multi-faceted approach testing the effects of previous bacterial exposure on resistance and tolerance. Journal of Animal Ecology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12953
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2019 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9806 |
Kutzer, M., Kurtz, J., & Armitage, S. A. O. (2019). Data from: A multi-faceted approach testing the effects of previous bacterial exposure on resistance and tolerance. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9kj41f0
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6415
Cremer, S. (2019). Pathogens and disease defense of invasive ants. Current Opinion in Insect Science. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2019.03.011
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2019 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 6552 |
Cremer, S. (2019). Social immunity in insects. Current Biology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.03.035
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2019 | Book Chapter | IST-REx-ID: 7513
Cremer, S., & Kutzer, M. (2019). Social immunity. In J. Choe (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior (2nd ed., pp. 747–755). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.90721-0
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2019 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 6435 |
Casillas Perez, B. E. (2019). Collective defenses of garden ants against a fungal pathogen. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:6435
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 413 |
Konrad, M., Pull, C., Metzler, S., Seif, K., Naderlinger, E., Grasse, A. V., & Cremer, S. (2018). Ants avoid superinfections by performing risk-adjusted sanitary care. PNAS. National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1713501115
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 616 |
Pull, C., Ugelvig, L. V., Wiesenhofer, F., Grasse, A. V., Tragust, S., Schmitt, T., … Cremer, S. (2018). Destructive disinfection of infected brood prevents systemic disease spread in ant colonies. ELife. eLife Sciences Publications. https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.32073
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 617 |
Kutzer, M., Kurtz, J., & Armitage, S. (2018). Genotype and diet affect resistance, survival, and fecundity but not fecundity tolerance. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13211
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 426
Metzler, S., Schrempf, A., & Heinze, J. (2018). Individual- and ejaculate-specific sperm traits in ant males. Journal of Insect Physiology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinsphys.2017.12.003
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 194 |
Liutkeviciute, Z., Gil Mansilla, E., Eder, T., Casillas Perez, B. E., Giulia Di Giglio, M., Muratspahić, E., … Gruber, C. (2018). Oxytocin-like signaling in ants influences metabolic gene expression and locomotor activity. The FASEB Journal. FASEB. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201800443
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 55 |
Pull, C., Metzler, S., Naderlinger, E., & Cremer, S. (2018). Protection against the lethal side effects of social immunity in ants. Current Biology. Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.08.063
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 29 |
Viljakainen, L., Jurvansuu, J., Holmberg, I., Pamminger, T., Erler, S., & Cremer, S. (2018). Social environment affects the transcriptomic response to bacteria in ant queens. Ecology and Evolution. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4573
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 806
Cremer, S., Pull, C., & Fürst, M. (2018). Social immunity: Emergence and evolution of colony-level disease protection. Annual Review of Entomology. Annual Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-ento-020117-043110
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2018 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7 |
Stroeymeyt, N., Grasse, A. V., Crespi, A., Mersch, D., Cremer, S., & Keller, L. (2018). Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect. Science. AAAS. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aat4793
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2018 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 13055 |
Stroeymeyt, N., Grasse, A. V., Crespi, A., Mersch, D., Cremer, S., & Keller, L. (2018). Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/ZENODO.1322669
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2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1006 |
Greenwood, J., Milutinovic, B., Peuß, R., Behrens, S., Essar, D., Rosenstiel, P., … Kurtz, J. (2017). Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae. BMC Genomics. BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-017-3705-7
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2017 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9859 |
Greenwood, J., Milutinovic, B., Peuß, R., Behrens, S., Essar, D., Rosenstiel, P., … Kurtz, J. (2017). Additional file 1: Table S1. of Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3756974_d1.v1
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2017 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9860 |
Greenwood, J., Milutinovic, B., Peuß, R., Behrens, S., Essar, D., Rosenstiel, P., … Kurtz, J. (2017). Additional file 5: Table S3. of Oral immune priming with Bacillus thuringiensis induces a shift in the gene expression of Tribolium castaneum larvae. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3756974_d5.v1
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2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 914 |
Giehr, J., Grasse, A. V., Cremer, S., Heinze, J., & Schrempf, A. (2017). Ant queens increase their reproductive efforts after pathogen infection. Royal Society Open Science. Royal Society, The. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.170547
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2017 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9853 |
Giehr, J., Grasse, A. V., Cremer, S., Heinze, J., & Schrempf, A. (2017). Raw data from ant queens increase their reproductive efforts after pathogen infection. The Royal Society. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.5117788.v1
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2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 734 |
Kennedy, P., Baron, G., Qiu, B., Freitak, D., Helantera, H., Hunt, E., … Sumner, S. (2017). Deconstructing superorganisms and societies to address big questions in biology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2017.08.004
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2017 | Thesis | IST-REx-ID: 819 |
Pull, C. (2017). Disease defence in garden ants. Institute of Science and Technology Austria. https://doi.org/10.15479/AT:ISTA:th_861
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2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 732 |
Pull, C., & Cremer, S. (2017). Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing prophylactic undertaking behaviour. BMC Evolutionary Biology. BioMed Central. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-017-1062-4
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2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 459 |
Cremer, S. (2017). Invasive Ameisen in Europa: Wie sie sich ausbreiten und die heimische Fauna verändern. Rundgespräche Forum Ökologie. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil.
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2017 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 558
Futo, M., Sell, M., Kutzer, M., & Kurtz, J. (2017). Specificity of oral immune priming in the red flour beetle Tribolium castaneum. Biology Letters. The Royal Society. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2017.0632
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2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1184 |
Metzler, S., Heinze, J., & Schrempf, A. (2016). Mating and longevity in ant males. Ecology and Evolution. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2474
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2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1202 |
Milutinovic, B., Peuß, R., Ferro, K., & Kurtz, J. (2016). Immune priming in arthropods: an update focusing on the red flour beetle. Zoology . Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2016.03.006
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2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1255 |
Peuß, R., Wensing, K., Woestmann, L., Eggert, H., Milutinovic, B., Sroka, M., … Armitage, S. (2016). Down syndrome cell adhesion molecule 1: Testing for a role in insect immunity, behaviour and reproduction. Royal Society Open Science. Royal Society, The. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160138
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2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1268
Milutinovic, B., & Kurtz, J. (2016). Immune memory in invertebrates. Seminars in Immunology. Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smim.2016.05.004
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2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1431 |
Tartally, A., Kelager, A., Fürst, M., & Nash, D. (2016). Host plant use drives genetic differentiation in syntopic populations of Maculinea alcon. PeerJ. PeerJ. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1865
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2016 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9720 |
Mcmahon, D., Fürst, M., Caspar, J., Theodorou, P., Brown, M., & Paxton, R. (2016). Data from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild and managed bees. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b565
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2016 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1262 |
Mcmahon, D., Natsopoulou, M., Doublet, V., Fürst, M., Weging, S., Brown, M., … Paxton, R. (2016). Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences. Royal Society, The. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.0811
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2016 | Research Data Reference | IST-REx-ID: 9704 |
Mcmahon, D., Natsopoulou, M., Doublet, V., Fürst, M., Weging, S., Brown, M., … Paxton, R. (2016). Data from: Elevated virulence of an emerging viral genotype as a driver of honeybee loss. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cq7t1
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2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1551 |
El Masri, L., Branca, A., Sheppard, A., Papkou, A., Laehnemann, D., Guenther, P., … Schulenburg, H. (2015). Host–pathogen coevolution: The selective advantage of Bacillus thuringiensis virulence and its cry toxin genes. PLoS Biology. Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002169
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2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1548 |
Milutinovic, B., Höfling, C., Futo, M., Scharsack, J., & Kurtz, J. (2015). Infection of Tribolium castaneum with Bacillus thuringiensis: Quantification of bacterial replication within cadavers, transmission via cannibalism, and inhibition of spore germination. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. American Society for Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.02051-15
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2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1831 |
Kappeler, P., Cremer, S., & Nunn, C. (2015). Sociality and health: Impacts of sociality on disease susceptibility and transmission in animal and human societies. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. Royal Society. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2014.0116
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2015 | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1850 |
Novak, S., & Cremer, S. (2015). Fungal disease dynamics in insect societies: Optimal killing rates and the ambivalent effect of high social interaction rates. Journal of Theoretical Biology. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2015.02.018
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