Jonathan Z. Shik

Jonathan Z. Shik

Associate Professor


  1. 2018
  2. Published

    Reconstructing the functions of endosymbiotic Mollicutes in fungus-growing ants

    Sapountzis, P., Zhukova, M., Shik, Jonathan Z., Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2018, In: eLife. 7, p. 1-31 e39209.

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  3. 2016
  4. Published

    Extreme polygyny in the previously unstudied subtropical ant Temnothorax tuscaloosae with implications for the biogeographic study of the evolution of polygyny

    Guénard, B., Shik, Jonathan Z., Booher, D., Lubertazzi, D. & Alpert, G., 2016, In: Insectes Sociaux. 63, 4, p. 543-551 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Liquid foraging behaviour in leafcutting ants: the lunchbox hypothesis

    Rytter, W. & Shik, Jonathan Z., 2016, In: Animal Behaviour. 117, p. 179-186 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Nutrition mediates the expression of cultivar-farmer conflict in a fungus-growing ant

    Shik, Jonathan Z., Gomez, E. B., Kooij, P. W., Santos, J. C., Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, Jacobus J., 2016, In: National Academy of Sciences. Proceedings. 113, 36, p. 10121-10126 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. 2014
  8. Published

    Aphid honeydew provides a nutritionally balanced resource for incipient Argentine ant mutualists

    Shik, Jonathan Z., Kay, A. D. & Silverman, J., 2014, In: Animal Behaviour. 95, p. 33-39 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Diet specialization in an extreme omnivore: nutritional regulation in glucose-averse German cockroaches

    Shik, Jonathan Z., Schal, C. & Silverman, J., 2014, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27, 10, p. 2096-2105 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Metabolism and the rise of fungus cultivation by ants

    Shik, Jonathan Z., Santos, J. C., Seal, J. N., Kay, A., Mueller, U. G. & Kaspari, M., 2014, In: American Naturalist. 184, 3, p. 364-373 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. 2013
  12. Prey handling performance facilitates competitive dominance of an invasive over a native keystone ant

    Bednar, D., Shik, Jonathan Z. & Silverman, J., 2013, In: Behavioral Ecology. 24, 6, p. 1312-1319

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. The life history continuum hypothesis links traits of male ants with life outside the nest.

    Shik, Jonathan Z., Donoso, D. A. & Kaspari, M., 2013, In: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 149, 2, p. 99-109

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  14. Towards a nutritional ecology of invasive establishment: aphid mutualists provide better fuel for incipient Argentine ant colonies than insect prey

    Shik, Jonathan Z. & Silverman, J., 2013, In: Biological Invasions. 15, 4, p. 829-836

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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