Climate mediates the effects of disturbance on ant assemblage structure H Gibb, NJ Sanders, RR Dunn, S Watson, M Photakis, S Abril, ... Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 282 (1808), 20150418, 2015 | 97 | 2015 |
The ant fauna of Castelporziano Presidential Reserve (Rome, Italy) as a model for the analysis of ant community structure in relation to environmental variation in … C Castracani, DA Grasso, A Fanfani, A Mori Journal of Insect Conservation 14 (6), 585-594, 2010 | 57 | 2010 |
Predatory ability of the ant Crematogaster scutellaris on the brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys C Castracani, G Bulgarini, D Giannetti, FA Spotti, L Maistrello, A Mori, ... Journal of Pest Science 90 (4), 1181-1190, 2017 | 53 | 2017 |
Ecologists, educators, and writers collaborate with the public to assess backyard diversity in The School of Ants Project A Lucky, AM Savage, LM Nichols, C Castracani, L Shell, DA Grasso, ... Ecosphere 5 (7), art78, 2014 | 53 | 2014 |
Biochar–macrofauna interplay: Searching for new bioindicators C Castracani, A Maienza, DA Grasso, L Genesio, A Malcevschi, ... Science of the Total Environment 536, 449-456, 2015 | 51 | 2015 |
A global database of ant species abundances H Gibb, RR Dunn, NJ Sanders, BF Grossman, M Photakis, S Abril, ... Ecology 98 (3), 883-884, 2017 | 50 | 2017 |
Dominance–diversity relationships in ant communities differ with invasion X Arnan, AN Andersen, H Gibb, CL Parr, NJ Sanders, RR Dunn, E Angulo, ... Global change biology 24 (10), 4614-4625, 2018 | 46 | 2018 |
Mandible associated glands in queens of the slave-making antPolyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) DA Grasso, R Romani, C Castracani, R Visicchio, A Mori, N Isidoro, ... Insectes sociaux 51 (1), 74-80, 2004 | 38 | 2004 |
Interaction between ants and the Mediterranean fruit fly: New insights for biological control O Campolo, V Palmeri, A Malacrinò, F Laudani, C Castracani, A Mori, ... Biological Control 90, 120-127, 2015 | 36 | 2015 |
Response of a predatory ant to volatiles emitted by aphid-and caterpillar-infested cucumber and potato plants M Schettino, DA Grasso, BT Weldegergis, C Castracani, A Mori, M Dicke, ... Journal of chemical ecology 43 (10), 1007-1022, 2017 | 35 | 2017 |
Glandular sources of recruitment, trail, and propaganda semiochemicals in the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens R Visicchio, A Mori, DA Grasso, C Castracani, F Le Moli Ethology Ecology & Evolution 13 (4), 361-372, 2001 | 35 | 2001 |
Daily activity patterns and food preferences in an alpine ant community FA Spotti, C Castracani, DA Grasso, A Mori Ethology Ecology & Evolution 27 (3), 306-324, 2015 | 24 | 2015 |
The role of permanent grasslands on ant community structure: Ants (hymenoptera: Formicidae) as ecological indicators in the agro-ecosystems of the taro river regional park (italy) C Castracani, A Mori Myrmecologische Nachrichten 9, 47-54, 2006 | 22 | 2006 |
Chemical communication in mating behaviour of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae): 3-ethyl-4-methylpentanol as a critical component of the queen … C Castracani, V Tamarri, DA Grasso, F Le Moli, G Palla, JG Millar, ... Insectes Sociaux 55 (2), 137-143, 2008 | 18 | 2008 |
Investigation by solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry of trail pheromones in ants AD Tullio, FD Angelis, S Reale, DA Grasso, R Visicchio, C Castracani, ... Rapid communications in mass spectrometry 17 (18), 2071-2074, 2003 | 15 | 2003 |
The mandibular glands as a source of sexual pheromones in virgin queens of Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) DA Grasso, R Visicchio, C Castracani, A Mori, F Le Moli Italian Journal of Zoology 70 (3), 229-232, 2003 | 15 | 2003 |
Behavioral bioassays testing the methyl 6-methylsalicylate as a component of the female sex pheromone in the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) C Castracani, R Visicchio, DA Grasso, A Mori, F Le Moli, A Di Tullio, ... Journal of insect behavior 18 (5), 685-692, 2005 | 12 | 2005 |
Determination of the mandibular gland secretion of Polyergus rufescens queens by solid‐phase microextraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry C Castracani, A Di Tullio, DA Grasso, R Visicchio, A Mori, F Le Moli, ... Journal of mass spectrometry 38 (12), 1288-1289, 2003 | 11 | 2003 |
A new exception to the dominance-discovery trade-off rule in ant communities C Castracani, FA Spotti, DA Grasso, A Fanfani Redia 97, 171-175, 2014 | 9 | 2014 |
The defensive behaviour of two Formica slave‐ant species: coevolutive implications with their parasite Polyergus rufescens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)† V Tamarri, C Castracani, DA Grasso, R Visicchio, F Le Moli, A Mori Italian Journal of Zoology 76 (2), 229-238, 2009 | 8 | 2009 |