Social Vaccination in Ant Colonies: from Individual Mechanisms to Society Effects
Project Period: 2010-11-01 – 2015-03-31
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European Research Council
Acronym
SocialVaccines
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243071
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European Research Council
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FP7-ERC-StG
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12 Publications
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 413 | 
Ants avoid superinfections by performing risk-adjusted sanitary care
M. Konrad, C. Pull, S. Metzler, K. Seif, E. Naderlinger, A.V. Grasse, S. Cremer, PNAS 115 (2018) 2782–2787.
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M. Konrad, C. Pull, S. Metzler, K. Seif, E. Naderlinger, A.V. Grasse, S. Cremer, PNAS 115 (2018) 2782–2787.
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 616 |
Destructive disinfection of infected brood prevents systemic disease spread in ant colonies
C. Pull, L.V. Ugelvig, F. Wiesenhofer, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, T. Schmitt, M. Brown, S. Cremer, ELife 7 (2018).
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C. Pull, L.V. Ugelvig, F. Wiesenhofer, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, T. Schmitt, M. Brown, S. Cremer, ELife 7 (2018).
2018 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 7 |
Social network plasticity decreases disease transmission in a eusocial insect
N. Stroeymeyt, A.V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, L. Keller, Science 362 (2018) 941–945.
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N. Stroeymeyt, A.V. Grasse, A. Crespi, D. Mersch, S. Cremer, L. Keller, Science 362 (2018) 941–945.
2017 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 732 |
Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing prophylactic undertaking behaviour
Pull, Christopher, Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing prophylactic undertaking behaviour. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17 (1). 2017
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Pull, Christopher, Co-founding ant queens prevent disease by performing prophylactic undertaking behaviour. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17 (1). 2017
2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1993 |
Anti-pathogen protection versus survival costs mediated by an ectosymbiont in an ant host
M. Konrad, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, S. Cremer, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 282 (2015).
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M. Konrad, A.V. Grasse, S. Tragust, S. Cremer, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B Biological Sciences 282 (2015).
2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1850 |
Fungal disease dynamics in insect societies: Optimal killing rates and the ambivalent effect of high social interaction rates
S. Novak, S. Cremer, Journal of Theoretical Biology 372 (2015) 54–64.
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S. Novak, S. Cremer, Journal of Theoretical Biology 372 (2015) 54–64.
2015 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1830 |
Opposing effects of allogrooming on disease transmission in ant societies
F. Theis, L.V. Ugelvig, C. Marr, S. Cremer, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 370 (2015).
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F. Theis, L.V. Ugelvig, C. Marr, S. Cremer, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences 370 (2015).
2014 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2161
Increased grooming after repeated brood care provides sanitary benefits in a clonal ant
C. Westhus, L.V. Ugelvig, E. Tourdot, J. Heinze, C. Doums, S. Cremer, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68 (2014) 1701–1710.
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C. Westhus, L.V. Ugelvig, E. Tourdot, J. Heinze, C. Doums, S. Cremer, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68 (2014) 1701–1710.
2014 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 1999
Organisational immunity in social insects
N. Stroeymeyt, B.E. Casillas Perez, S. Cremer, Current Opinion in Insect Science 5 (2014) 1–15.
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N. Stroeymeyt, B.E. Casillas Perez, S. Cremer, Current Opinion in Insect Science 5 (2014) 1–15.
2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2284 |
Pupal cocoons affect sanitary brood care and limit fungal infections in ant colonies
S. Tragust, L.V. Ugelvig, M. Chapuisat, J. Heinze, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 (2013).
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S. Tragust, L.V. Ugelvig, M. Chapuisat, J. Heinze, S. Cremer, BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 (2013).
2013 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 2926
Ants disinfect fungus-exposed brood by oral uptake and spread of their poison
S. Tragust, B. Mitteregger, V. Barone, M. Konrad, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, Current Biology 23 (2013) 76–82.
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S. Tragust, B. Mitteregger, V. Barone, M. Konrad, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, Current Biology 23 (2013) 76–82.
2012 | Published | Journal Article | IST-REx-ID: 3242 |
Social transfer of pathogenic fungus promotes active immunisation in ant colonies
M. Konrad, M. Vyleta, F. Theis, M. Stock, S. Tragust, M. Klatt, V. Drescher, C. Marr, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, PLoS Biology 10 (2012).
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M. Konrad, M. Vyleta, F. Theis, M. Stock, S. Tragust, M. Klatt, V. Drescher, C. Marr, L.V. Ugelvig, S. Cremer, PLoS Biology 10 (2012).