David Richard Nash

2019

Changes in host ant communities of Alcon Blue butterflies in abandoned mountain hay meadows

Tartally, A., Nash, D. R., Varga, Z. & Lengyel, S., 1 Nov 2019, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 12, 6, p. 492-500 9 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

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Patterns of host use by brood parasitic Maculinea butterflies across Europe

Tartally, A., Thomas, J. A., Anton, C., Balletto, E., Barbero, F., Bonelli, S., Bräu, M., Casacci, L. P., Csósz, S., Czekes, Z., Dolek, M., Dziekanska, I., Elmes, G., Fürst, M. A., Glinka, U., Hochberg, M. E., Höttinger, H., Hula, V., Maes, D., Munguira, M. L., & 19 othersMusche, M., Nowicki, P., Oliveira, P. S., Peregovits, L., Ritter, S., Schlick-Steiner, B. C., Settele, J., Sielezniew, M., Simcox, D. J., Stankiewicz, A. M., Steiner, F. M., Švitra, G., Ugelvig, L. V., Van Dyck, H., Varga, Z., Witek, M., Woyciechowski, M., Wynhoff, I. & Nash, D. R., 2019, In: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 374, 1769, p. 1-17 20180202.

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18 Citations (Scopus)

Phylogeography and cryptic speciation in the Myrmica scabrinodis NYLANDER, 1846 species complex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), and their conservation implications

Ebsen, J. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Nash, D. R., 1 Nov 2019, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 12, 6, p. 467-480 14 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

The evolution of abdominal microbiomes in fungus-growing ants

Sapountzis, P., Nash, D. R., Schiøtt, M. & Boomsma, J. J., 2019, In: Molecular Ecology. 28, 4, p. 879-899 21 p.

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13 Citations (Scopus)

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2018

Ecological specialization is associated with genetic structure in the ant-associated butterfly family Lycaenidae

Schär, S., Eastwood, R., Arnaldi, K. G., Talavera, G., Kaliszewska, Z. A., Boyle, J. H., Espeland, M., Nash, D. R., Vila, R. & Pierce, N. E., 12 Sept 2018, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 285, 1886, p. 1-7 20181158.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Sex allocation and maintenance of androdioecy in the pedunculated barnacle Scalpellum scalpellum (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Thoracica)

Dreyer, N., Sørensen, S., Yusa, Y., Sawada, K., Nash, D. R., Svennevig, N. & Høeg, J. T., 1 Aug 2018, In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 124, 4, p. 776-788 13 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

2017

Gene flow and effective population sizes of the butterfly Maculinea alcon in a highly fragmented, anthropogenic landscape

Vanden Broeck, A., Maes, D., Kelager, A., Wynhoff, I., Wallisdevries, M. F., Nash, D. R., Oostermeijer, J. G. B., van Dyck, H. & Mergeay, J., 1 May 2017, In: Biological Conservation. 209, p. 89-97 9 p.

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14 Citations (Scopus)

Molecular substitution rate increases with latitude in butterflies: evidence for a trans-glacial latitudinal layering of populations?

Schär, S., Vila, R., Petrović, A., Tomanović, Ž., Pierce, N. E. & Nash, D. R., Aug 2017, In: Ecography. 40, 8, p. 930-935 6 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

Status og forvaltning af Ensianblåfugl i Nationalpark Thy

Kelager, A., Bruun, H. H., Nash, D. R. & Tøttrup, A. P., 21 Feb 2017, København: Center for Makroøkologi, Evolution og Klima, Københavns Universitet. 79 p.

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Status og forvaltning af Ensianblåfugl i Nationalpark Vadehavet

Kelager, A., Bruun, H. H., Nash, D. R. & Tøttrup, A. P., 2017, 82 p.

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2016

Eavesdropping on cooperative communication within an ant-butterfly mutualism

Elgar, M. A., Nash, D. R. & Pierce, N. E., Oct 2016, In: Naturwissenschaften. 103, 8 p., 84.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

Host plant use drives genetic differentiation in syntopic populations of Maculinea alcon

Tartally, A., Kelager, A., Fürst, M. A. & Nash, D. R., 2016, In: PeerJ. 4, 21 p., e1865.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

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Reciprocal genomic evolution in the ant-fungus agricultural symbiosis

Nygaard, S., Hu, H., Li, C., Schiøtt, M., Chen, Z., Yang, Z., Xie, Q., Ma, C., Deng, Y., Dikow, R. B., Rabeling, C., Nash, D. R., Wcislo, W. T., Brady, S. G., Schultz, T. R., Zhang, G. & Boomsma, J. J., 20 Jul 2016, In: Nature Communications. 7, 9 p., 12233.

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61 Citations (Scopus)

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2015

Functional role of phenylacetic acid from metapleural gland secretions in controlling fungal pathogens in evolutionarily derived leaf-cutting ants

Fernández-Marín, H., Nash, D. R., Higginbotham, S., Estrada, C., van Zweden, J. S., D'Ettorre, P., Wcislo, W. T. & Boomsma, J. J., 22 May 2015, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 282, 1807, 9 p.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

Interaction specificity between leaf-cutting ants and vertically transmitted Pseudonocardia bacteria

Andersen, S. B., Yek, S. H., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 2015, In: BMC Evolutionary Biology. 15, 13 p., 27.

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19 Citations (Scopus)

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Maculinea-sommerfugle og stikmyrer på danske heder: coevolution i tid og rum

Translated title of the contribution: Maculinea butterflies and Myrmica ants on Danish heathlands - coevolution in time and spaceNash, D. R. & Andersen, A., 2015, In: Flora og Fauna. 121, 3/4, p. 137-145 9 p.

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Reduced entomopathogen abundance in Myrmica ant nests-testing a possible immunological benefit of myrmecophily using Galleria mellonella as a model

Schär, S., Larsen, L. L. M., Meyling, N. V. & Nash, D. R., Oct 2015, In: Royal Society Open Science. 2, 8 p., 150474.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

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2014

Assessing reintroduction schemes by comparing genetic diversity of reintroduced and source populations: A case study of the globally threatened large blue butterfly (Maculinea anion)

Andersen, A., Simcox, D. J., Thomas, J. A. & Nash, D. R., Jul 2014, In: Biological Conservation. 175, p. 34-41 8 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

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Differences in oviposition strategies between two ecotypes of the endangered myrmecophilous butterfly Maculinea alcon ( Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) under unique syntopic conditions

Czekes, Z., Marko, B., Nash, D. R., Ferencz, M., Lazar, B. & Rakosy, L., Mar 2014, In: Insect Conservation and Diversity. 7, 2, p. 122-131 10 p.

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18 Citations (Scopus)

Evidence that microgynes of Myrmica rubra ants are social parasites that attack old host colonies

Schär, S. & Nash, D. R., 1 Oct 2014, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 27, 11, p. 2396-2407 12 p.

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11 Citations (Scopus)

Evolution: sympatric speciation the eusocial way

Boomsma, J. J. & Nash, D. R., 8 Sept 2014, In: Current biology : CB. 24, 17, p. R798-R800 3 p.

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12 Citations (Scopus)

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Sperm mixing in the polyandrous leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex echinatior

Stürup, M., Nash, D. R., Hughes, W. O. H. & Boomsma, J. J., Sept 2014, In: Ecology and Evolution. 4, 18, p. 3571-3582 12 p.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

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2013

Chemically armed mercenary ants protect fungus-farming societies

Adams, R. M. M., Liberti, J., Illum, A. A., Jones, T. H., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 24 Sept 2013, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 110, 39, p. 15752-15757 6 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

Dynamic disease management in trachymyrmex fungus-growing ants (Attini: Formicidae)

Fernández-Marín, H., Bruner, G., Gomez, E. B., Nash, D. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Wcislo, W. T., Apr 2013, In: American Naturalist. 181, 4, p. 571-582 12 p.

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24 Citations (Scopus)

When every sperm counts: factors affecting male fertility in the honeybee Apis mellifera

Stürup, M., Baer-Imhoof, B., Nash, D. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Baer, B., Sept 2013, In: Behavioral Ecology. 24, 5, p. 1192-1198 7 p.

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59 Citations (Scopus)

2012

A comparative study of exocrine gland chemistry in Trachymyrmex and Sericomyrmex fungus-growing ants

Adams, R. M. M., Jones, T. H., Jeter, A. W., de Fine Licht, H. H., Schultz, T. R. & Nash, D. R., Feb 2012, In: Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 40, p. 91-97 7 p.

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12 Citations (Scopus)

Dispersal and gene flow in the rare, parasitic Large Blue butterfly Maculinea arion

Ugelvig, L. V., Andersen, A., Boomsma, J. J. & Nash, D. R., Jul 2012, In: Molecular Ecology. 21, 13, p. 3224-3236 13 p.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

Dynamic Wolbachia prevalence in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants: potential for a nutritional symbiosis

Andersen, S. B., Boye, M., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., Jul 2012, In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25, 7, p. 1340-1350 11 p.

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41 Citations (Scopus)

Regulation and specificity of antifungal metapleural gland secretion in leaf-cutting ants

Yek, S. H., Nash, D. R., Jensen, A. B. & Boomsma, J. J., Oct 2012, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279, 1745, p. 4215-4222 8 p.

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20 Citations (Scopus)

Testing the adjustable threshold model for intruder recognition on Myrmica ants in the context of a social parasite

Fürst, M. A., Durey, M. & Nash, D. R., 2012, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 279, 1728, p. 516-522 7 p.

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38 Citations (Scopus)

2011

A phylogenetic revision of the Glaucopsyche section (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with special focus on the Phengaris-Maculinea clade.

Ugelvig, L. V., Vila, R., Pierce, N. E. & Nash, D. R., 1 Oct 2011, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 61, 1, p. 237-243 6 p.

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24 Citations (Scopus)

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Immune defense in leaf-cutting ants: a cross-fostering approach

Armitage, S. A. O., Broch, J. F., Marín, H. F., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., Jun 2011, In: Evolution. 65, 6, p. 1791-9 9 p.

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14 Citations (Scopus)

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Reconstructing eight decades of genetic variation in an isolated Danish population of the large blue butterfly Maculinea arion

Ugelvig, L. V., Nielsen, P. S., Boomsma, J. J. & Nash, D. R., 2011, In: B M C Evolutionary Biology. 11, p. 201 10 p.

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31 Citations (Scopus)

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Survival and growth of parasitic Maculinea alcon caterpillars (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae) in laboratory nests of three Myrmica ant species

Nash, D. R., Als, T. D. & Boomsma, J. J., Aug 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 3, p. 391-401 11 p.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

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Variation in male body size and reproductive allocation in the leafcutter ant Atta colombica: estimating variance components and possible trade-offs

Stürup, M., den Boer, S. P. A., Nash, D. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Baer, B., Feb 2011, In: Insectes Sociaux. 58, 1, p. 47-55 9 p.

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21 Citations (Scopus)

542 Downloads (Pure)

2010

Host ant independent oviposition in the parasitic butterfly Maculinea alcon

Fürst, M. A. & Nash, D. R., 23 Apr 2010, In: Biology Letters. 6, 2, p. 174-6 3 p.

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33 Citations (Scopus)

2009

Caste-specific symbiont policing by workers of Acromyrmex fungus-growing ants

Ivens, A. B. F., Nash, D. R., Poulsen, M. & Boomsma, J. J., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 2, p. 378-384 7 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)

Fungus gardens of the leafcutter ant Atta colombica function as egg nurseries for the snake Leptodeira annulata.

Baer, B., Den Boer, S. P. A., Kronauer, D., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 2009, In: Insectes Sociaux. 56, 3, p. 289-291 3 p.

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7 Citations (Scopus)

751 Downloads (Pure)

Prudent sperm use by leaf-cutter ant queens

Den Boer, S. P. A., Baer, B., Dreier, S. A. J., Aron, S., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 2009, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 276, 1675, p. 3945-3953 8 p.

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51 Citations (Scopus)

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Reduced biological control and enhanced chemical pest management in the evolution of fungus farming in ants

Fernández-Marín, H., Zimmerman, J. K., Nash, D. R., Boomsma, J. J. & Wcislo, W. T., 2009, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences. 276, 1665, p. 2263-9 6 p.

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96 Citations (Scopus)

Sperm length evolution in the fungus-growing ants

Baer, B., Dijkstra, M. B., Mueller, U. G., Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 2009, In: Behavioral Ecology. 20, 1, p. 38-45

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18 Citations (Scopus)

2008

A mosaic of chemical coevolution in a large blue butterfly.

Nash, D. R., Als, T. D., Maile, R., Jones, G. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 2008, In: Science. 319, 5859, p. 88-90 2 p.

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149 Citations (Scopus)

Communication between hosts and social parasites

Nash, D. R. & Boomsma, J. J., 2008, Sociobiology of communication: an interdisciplinary perspective. d'Ettorre, P. & Hughes, D. P. (eds.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, p. 55-79

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71 Citations (Scopus)

Loss of genetic diversity in Maculinea populations over 10 years

Nash, D. R. & Lomborg, A. E., 2008.

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Oviposition behaviour in Maculinea alcon

Fürst, M. A. & Nash, D. R., 2008.

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Patterns of host ant use by sympatric populations of Maculinea alcon and M. 'rebeli' in the Carpathian Basin

Tartally, A., Nash, D. R., Lengyel, S. & Varga, Z., 2008, In: Insectes Sociaux. 55, 4, p. 370-381 12 p.

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41 Citations (Scopus)

Process rather than pattern: finding pine needles in the coevolutionary haystack.

Nash, D. R., 2008, In: Journal of Biology. 7, 5, 14 p.

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4 Citations (Scopus)

The evolution of invasiveness in garden ants

Cremer, S., Ugelvig, L. V., Drijfhout, F. P., Schlick-Steiner, B. C., Steiner, F. M., Seifert, B., Hughes, D. P., Schulz, A., Petersen, K. S., Konrad, H., Stauffer, C., Kiran, K., Espadaler, X., d'Ettorre, P., Aktaç, N., Eilenberg, J., Jones, G. R., Nash, D. R., Pedersen, J. S. & Boomsma, J. J., 2008, In: PLoS ONE. 3, 12, 9 p.

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77 Citations (Scopus)

What can social parasites tell us about cooperation and conflict in insect societies?

Nash, D. R., 2008.

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2007

The origin of the chemical profiles of fungal symbionts and their significance for nestmate recognition in Acromyrmex leaf-cutting ants

Richard, F-J., Poulsen, M., Hefetz, A., Errard, C., Nash, D. & Boomsma, J., 2007, In: Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61, 11, p. 1637-1649 13 p.

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37 Citations (Scopus)

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David Richard Nash

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