​Kwapich Lab at the University of Central Florida
Publications Google Scholar
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Kwapich CL, Ross L, Zayaz I, Johnston MA (2024). A kleptoparasitic beetle larva (Hymenorus dorsalis) exploits vertical division of labor in nests of the Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius. Special Issue: The overlooked diversity of ant associates, Insectes Sociaux.1-15. PDF https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-024-01014-w
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Hölldobler B, Kwapich CL (2023). Die Gäste der Ameisen: Wie Myrmecophile mit ihren Wirten interagieren (German Edition). Springer, Berlin/Heidelberg, Germany. 487 pages. LINK ISBN 978-3-662-66526-8
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Hölldobler B, Kwapich CL (2022). The Guests of Ants: How Myrmecophiles Interact With Their Hosts. Belknap Press, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. 576 pages. LINK ISBN 9780674265516
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Martyn TE, Kwapich CL, Kline A, Gornish E (2022). Granivorous ants prefer small and unprotected seeds: Implications for restoration in arid ecosystems. Restoration Ecology. e13759. PDF https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13759
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Kwapich CL (2022). Do parasitic ant crickets (Myrmecophilidae) mimic ant gasters? Metaleptea. 42(1) 27. LINK
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Lundgren EJ, Moeller K, Clyne M, Middleton O, Mahoney S, Kwapich CL (2022). Cicada nymphs dominate American black bear diet in a desert riparian area. Ecology and Evolution. E8577. PDF https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.8577
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Kwapich CL (2021). Green anole (Anolis carolinensis) eggs associated with nest chambers of the trap-jaw ant Odontomachus brunneus, Southeastern Naturalist, 20(4):119-124. PDF https://doi.org/10.1656/058.020.0409
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Kwapich CL, Hölldobler B, (2019). Destruction of spiderwebs and rescue of ensnared nestmates by the granivorous desert ant Veromessor pergandei. The American Naturalist. PDF https://doi.org/10.1086/704338
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Hölldobler B, Kwapich CL (2019) Behavior and exocrine glands in the myrmecophilous beetle Dinarda dentata (Gravenhorst, 1806) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). PLoS ONE 14(1): e0210524. PDF https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210524
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Hölldobler B, Kwapich CL, Haight K (2018). Behavior and exocrine glands of the myrmecophilous beetle Lomechusoides strumosus (Fabricius, 1775) (Formerly Lomechusa strumosa) (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleochorinae). PLoS ONE.13(7): e0200309. LINK https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0200309
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Kwapich CL, Valentini G, Hölldobler, B (2018). Non-additive effects of body-size on nest architecture in a polymorphic ant species. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B. 373:1753. PDF doi:10.1098/rstb.2017.0235
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Gibson AH, Kwapich CL, Lang M. (2018) Chapter 1: Concepts of Biological Individuality in the Early Twentieth Century. Multilevel Selection and the Theory of Evolution: Historical and Conceptual Issues. Book Chapter, edited by Jeler, Ciprian, Palgrave Pivot Publishing, XI:1-151, ISBN 978-3-319-78676-6
Hölldobler, B., Kwapich, C.L (2017). Amphotis marginata (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) a highwayman of the ant Lasius fuliginosus. PLoS ONE 12(8): e0180847. PDF https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180847
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Kwapich, C.L., Gadau, J., Hölldobler, B. (2017). Ecological and genetic basis of annual worker production in a desert seed harvesting ant (Veromessor pergandei). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 71: 110. PDF https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-017-2333-1
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Tschinkel W.R., Kwapich, C.L. (2016). The Florida harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius, relies on germination to consume large seeds. PLoS ONE. PDF https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0166907
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Kwapich, C.L., Tschinkel, W.R. (2016). Limited flexibility and unusual longevity shape forager allocation in the Florida harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex badius), Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Special Issue: Integrative Analysis of Division of Labor 10.1007/s00265-015-2039-1 PDF
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Tschinkel, W.R., Rink, W.J., Kwapich, C.L. (2015). Sequential Subterranean Transport of Excavated Sand and Foraged Seeds in Nests of the Harvester Ant, Pogonomyrmex badius. PLoS ONE 10(10): e0139922. PDF doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0139922
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Mason, K., Kwapich, C. L., Tschinkel W.R. (2015). Respiration, Worker Body Size, Tempo and Activity in Whole Colonies of Ants. Physiological Entomology DOI: 10.1111/phen.12099. PDF
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Kwapich, C.L. (2014). The influence of demography, development and death on labor allocation in the Florida harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex badius). Doctoral Dissertation. Retrieved from Florida State University digital repository, http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-9203
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Gibson, A. H., Kwapich, C.L., Lang, M. (2013). The Roots of Multilevel Selection Theory: Concepts of Biological Individuality in the Early Twentieth Century. History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences. 35:4. PDF
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Rink, W.J., Dunbar, J.S., Tschinkel, W.R., Kwapich, C.L., Repp, A., Stanon, W., Thulman, D.K. (2013). Subterranean transport and deposition of quartz by ants in sandy sites relevant to age overestimation in optical luminescence dating. Journal of Archaeological Science. 40:4, 2217-2226. PDF
Kwapich, C.L., Tschinkel, W.R. (2013). Demography, demand, death and the seasonal allocation of labor in the Florida harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex badius). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 67, 2011–2027. PDF https://doi.org/10.1007/s00265-013-1611-9
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Tschinkel, W.R., Murdock, T, King, J.R, Kwapich, C.L. (2012). Ant distribution in relation to ground water in north Florida pine flatwoods. Journal of Insect Science, 12:114. PDF
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