Articles
Somjee, U., P. Marting, S. Anzaldo, L. Simmons, C. Painting. (2024) Extreme range in adult body size reveals hidden trade-offs among sexually selected traits. Evolution. 10.1093/evolut/qpae084. [PDF].
Bailey, C., P. Marting, M. Smith. (2023) Honey bees perform fine‑scale detailing that continuously reduces comb area after nest expansion. Insectes Sociaux. doi.org/10.1007/s00040-023-00933-4. [PDF].
Marting, P., B. Koger, M. Smith. (2023) Manipulating nest architecture reveals three-dimensional building strategies and colony resilience in honeybees. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 290: 20222565. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2565. [PDF].
Lucas, J., A. Madden, C. Penick, M. Epps, P. Marting, J. Stevens, D. Fergus, R. Dunn, E. Meineke. (2019) Azteca ants maintain unique microbiomes across functionally distinct nest chambers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B. 286. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2019.1026. [PDF]
Marting, P., N. Kallman,W. Wisclo, S. Pratt. (2018) Ant-plant sociometry in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism. Scientific Reports. 8:17968. doi:10.1038/s41598-018-36399-9. [PDF].
Marting, P., W. Wcislo, S. Pratt. (2018) Colony personality and plant health in the Azteca-Cecropia mutualism. Behavioral Ecology. 29:264-271. doi:10.1093/beheco/arx165. [PDF]
Legendre, F., P. Marting, R. Cocroft. (2012) Competitive masking of vibrational signals during mate searching in a treehopper. Animal Behaviour. 83: 2. doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.11.003. [PDF]
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