Comoe Research Station

Publications 2010 onwards

Alumni

Erik T. Frank, K. E. Linsenmair (2014). "Foraging behaviour in the termite hunting ant species Pachycondyla analis". M.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Jonas Stiegler, E.T. Frank, K. E. Linsenmair (2014). "Mechanisms inducing helping behaviour in the termitophagous ant species Megaponera analis". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Elenora Neugebauer, E.T. Frank, K. E. Linsenmair (2014). "Raiding composition and position fidelity in Megaponera analis". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Bakary Soro, N'Golo Abdoulaye Kone (2014). "Champignons comestibles du Parc National de la Comoé". M.Sc. Thesis, Côte d'Ivoire: Université Nanguie Abrogoua

Kolotchéléman Simon, Silue, N'Golo Abdoulaye Kone (2015). Diversité et abondance des termites le long d'un gradient de type d'habitat. M.Sc. Thesis, Côte d'Ivoire: Université Nangui Abrogoua

Philip O. Hönle, E.T. Frank, K.E. Linsenmair (2015). "Optimal trail choice and learning in the termite raiding ant Megaponera analis (Fab.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Charlotte Wenz, E.T. Frank, K.E. Linsenmair (2015). "Central place foraging theory applied to the termite hunting ant Megaponera analis". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Aymeleine Eveno, J. Lapuente, K.E. Linsenmair (2016). "Étude de la création et utilisation d'outils récolteurs de fluides chez les chimpanzés sauvages (pan troglodytes verus). M. Sc. Thesis, France: Universidad de Rennes 1

Marten Wehrhahn, E.T. Frank, K.E. Linsenmair (2016). "Treatment and mortality causes of Megaponera analis". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Erlangen

Anna Hilbert, J. Lapuente, K.E. Linsenmair (2016). "Tool use in the omoé savannah chimpanzee Pan troglodytes verus". M.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Florens Fischer, E.T. Frank, K.E. Linsenmair (2017). "Emigration behaviour and mechanisms in Megaponera analis". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Vera Mayer, E.T. Frank, K.E. Linsenmair (2017). "Orientation mechanisms of Megaponera analis during raids". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Nils Schumacher, E.T. Frank, K.E. Linsenmair (2017). "Ant diversity and population dynamics in the Comoé National Park". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Florian Loidolt, E.T. Frank, K.E. Linsenmair (2017). "Food site selection mechanisms in Megaponera analis". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Würzburg

Marius Pohl, E.T. Frank, J. Gadau (2017). "Population- and sociogenetic investigation in Megaponera analis". B.Sc. Thesis, Germany: University of Münster

Papers

Dorkas Kaiser, Tra-Bi Croulaud Sylvain, Kolo Yeo, Souleymane Konate, K. Eduard Linsenmair (2015). "Species richness of termites (Blattoidea: Termitoidae) and ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along disturbance gradients in semi-arid Burkina Faso (West Africa). Bonn zoological Bulletin 64(1):16-31

Juan Lapuente, Thurston C. Hicks, K. Eduard Linsenmair (2016). "Fluid dipping technology of chimpanzees in Comoé National Park, Ivory Coast". American Journal of Primatology; 9999:e22628 DOI:10.1002/ajp.22628

Frank ET, Linsenmair KE (2017). Saving the Injured: Evolution and Mechanisms. Communicative and Integrative Biology. OPEN ACCESS

Frank ET, Linsenmair KE (2017). Flexible task allocation and raid organization in the termite-hunting ant Megaponera analis. Insectes SociauxDOI:10.1007/s00040-017-0579-2

Frank ET, Linsenmair KE (2017). Individual versus collective decision making: optimal foraging in the group hunting termite specialist Megaponera analis. Animal Behaviour 130:27-35. WEBLINK

Frank ET, Schmitt T, Hovestadt T, Mitesser O, Stiegler J, Linsenmair KE (2017). Saving the injured: Rescue behavior in the termite-hunting ant Megaponera analis. Science Advances 3:e1602187. OPEN ACCESS

Frank ET, Wehrhahn M, Linsenmair KE (2018). Wound treatment and selective help in a termite-hunting ant. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 285: 2017245. WEBLINK

Frank ET, Hönle PO, Linsenmair KE (2018). Time optimized path-choice in the termite hunting ant Megaponera analis. Journal of Experimental Biology. doi:10.1242/jeb.174854. WEBLINK

Elsner D, Meusemann K, Korb J (2018). Longevity and transposon defense, the case of termite reproductives. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1804046115. WEBLINK