Terrence P. McGlynn, Ph.D.

Title: Assistant Professor of Biology

Department: Biology

Office: NSM A-139
Phone Extension: x1077
Email Username: tmcglynn

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Publications

McGlynn, T.P., T. Dunn, E. Wayman, and A. Romero. 2010. A thermophile in the shade: light-directed nest relocation in the Costa Rican ant Ectatomma ruidum. Journal of Tropical Ecology, in press.
McGlynn, T.P. 2010. Serial monodomy in the gypsy ant Aphaenogaster araneoides: does nest odor reduction influence colony relocation? Journal of Insect Science 10:195
Wood, W.F., T. Hoang, T. P. McGlynn. 2011. Volatile components from the mandibular glands of the turtle ants, Cephalotes alfaroi and Cephalotes cristatus. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology (in press). doi:10.1016/j.bse.2011.01.013
Weiser, M.D., N.J. Sanders, D. Agosti, A.N. Andersen, X. Arnan, C.A. Bruhl, X. Cerda, A.M. Ellison, B.L. Fisher, M.C. Fitzpatrick, H. Gibb, N.J. Gotelli, A.D. Gove, B. Guenard, M. Janda, M. Kaspari, E.J. Laurent, J-P. Lessard, J.T. Longino, J.D. Majer, S.M. Menke, T.P. McGlynn, C.L. Parr, S.M. Philpott, M. Pfeiffer, J. Retana, A. Suarez, H. Vasconcelos, S.P. Yanoviak, R.R. Dunn. Canopy and litter ant assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships. Biology Letters, in press.
McGlynn, T.P. 2010. Effects of Biogeography on Community Diversity. Nature Education Knowledge 1:32.
McGlynn, T.P. 2010. How Does Social Behavior Evolve? Nature Education Knowledge 1:33.
McGlynn, T.P. M.D. Weiser and R.R. Dunn. 2010. More individuals but fewer species: testing the 'more individuals hypothesis' in a diverse tropical fauna. Biology Letters 6: 490-493.
Foucaud, J., J. Orivel, A. Loiseau, J. H. C. Delabie, H. Jourdan, D. Konghouleux, M. Vonshak, M. Tindo, J.-L. Mercier, D. Fresneau, J.-B. Mikissa, T.P. McGlynn, A. S. Mikheyev, J. Oettler and A. Estoup. 2010. Worldwide invasion by the little fire ant: routes of introduction and eco- evolutionary pathways. Evolutionary Applications 3: 363-374.
McGlynn, T.P. 2010. Polygyny in thief ants responds to competition and nest limitation but not food resources. Insectes Sociaux 57: 23-28.
Suarez, A.V., T.P. McGlynn, and N.D. Tsutsui. 2010. Biogeographic and taxonomic patterns of introduced ants. in: Ant Ecology, L. Lach, K. Abbott, and K. Parr, eds., Oxford University Press, pp. 233-244.
McGlynn, T.P., H.K. Choi, S.T. Mattingly, A. Upshaw, E.K. Poirson and J. Betzelberger. 2009. Spurious and functional correlates of the isotopic composition of a generalist across a tropical rainforest landscape. BMC Ecology 9:23.
McGlynn, T.P., R.M. Fawcett, and D.A. Clark. 2009. Litter biomass and nutrient determinants of ant density, nest size and growth in a Costa Rican tropical wet forest. Biotropica 41: 234-240.
Dunn, R.R., D. Agosti, A.N. Andersen, C.A. Bruhl, X. Cerda, A.M. Ellison, B.L. Fisher, M.C. Fitzpatrick, H. Gibb, N.J. Gotelli, A.D. Gove, B. Guenard, M. Janda, M.E. Kaspari, E.J. Laurent, J-P. Lessard, J.T. Longino, J.D. Majer, S.B. Menke, T.P. McGlynn, C.L. Parr, S.M. Philpott, M. Pfeiffer, J. Retana, A.V. Suarez, H.L. Vasconcelos, M.D. Weiser, and N.J. Sanders. 2009. Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness. Ecology Letters 12: 324-333.
McGlynn, T.P. 2008. Natural history education for students heading into the century of biology. American Biology Teacher 70: 109-111.
McGlynn, T.P. 2007. Serial monodomy in ants: an antipredator strategy? Ecological Entomology 32: 621-626
McGlynn, T.P., D.J. Salinas , R.R. Dunn, T.E. Wood, D. Lawrence and D.A. Clark. 2007. Phosphorus limits tropical rain forest litter fauna. Biotropica 39(1): 50-53.
Dunn, R.R., Sanders, N.J., Fitzpatrick, M.C., Laurent, E., Lessard, J-P., Agosti, D., Andersen, A.N., Bruhl, C., Cerdá, X, Ellison, A., Fisher, B., Gibb, H. Gotelli, N., Gove, A., Guenard, B., Jandal, M., Kaspari, M., Longino, J.T., Majer J., McGlynn, T.P. , Menke, S., Parr, C., Philpott, S., Pfeiffer, M., Retana, J., Suarez, A., and Vasconcelos, H. 2007. Global Ant Biodiversity and Biogeography – A New Database and its possibilities. Myrmecological News 10: 77-83.
McGlynn, T.P. 2006. Ants on the move: Resource limitation of a litter-nesting ant community in Costa Rica. Biotropica 38(3): 419-427.
McGlynn, T.P., R. Carr, J. Carson, and J. Buma. 2004. Frequent nest relocation in the ant Aphaenogaster araneoides : resources, competition, and natural enemies. Oikos 106(3): 611-621.
Roberts, D., and T.P. McGlynn. 2004. Tetramorium insolens Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new record for Mauritius, Indian Ocean. African Entomology 12: 265-267.
McGlynn, T.P., M.D. Shotell, and M.S. Kelly. 2003. Responding to a variable environment: home range, foraging behavior, and nest relocation in the Costa Rican rainforest ant Aphaenogaster araneoides. Journal of Insect Behavior 16(5): 687-701.
McGlynn, T.P., and J.P. Owen. 2002. Food supplementation alters caste allocation in a natural population of Pheidole flavens, a dimorphic leaf-litter dwelling ant. Insectes Sociaux 49: 8-14.
McGlynn, T.P., J.R. Hoover, G.S. Jasper, M.S. Kelly, A.M. Polis, C.M. Spangler, and B.J. Watson. 2002. Environmental heterogeneity affects demography of the Central American ant Aphaenogaster araneoides. Journal of Tropical Ecology 18: 231-244.
McGlynn, T.P. 2000. Do Lanchester's laws of combat describe competition among ants? Behavioral Ecology 11(6): 686-690.
McGlynn, T.P., and S.E. Kirksey. 2000. The effect of food presentation and microhabitat upon resource monopoly in a ground-foraging ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community. Revista de Biologia Tropical 48: 629-642.
Schultz, T.R., and T.P. McGlynn. 2000. The Interaction of Ants with Other Organisms. Pp. 35-44, in: Agosti, D., Majer, J., Alonso, E. and Schultz, T., (eds.). Ants: Standard Methods for Measuring and Monitoring Biodiversity. Biological Diversity Handbook Series. Smithsonian Institution Press. Washington D.C.
McGlynn, T.P. 1999. Non-native ants are smaller than related native ants. American Naturalist 154: 690-699.
McGlynn, T.P. 1999. The worldwide transport of ants: geographic distribution and ecological invasions. Journal of Biogeography 26(3): 535-548.
Breed, M.D., T.P. McGlynn, E. Stocker, and A.N. Klein. 1999. Thief workers and variation in nestmate recognition behavior in a ponerine ant, Ectatomma ruidum. Insectes Sociaux 46:327-333.
McGlynn, T.P. 1999. Other ant invaders. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 14(12): 489.
Breed, M.D., T.P. McGlynn, M.D. Sanctuary, E. Stocker, and R. Cruz. 1999. Distribution and abundance of several Meliponine species in a Costa Rican tropical wet forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15: 765-777.
McGlynn, T.P., and C.D. Kelley. 1999. Distribution of a Costa Rican lowland wet forest velvet worm (Onychophora: Peripatidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 92: 53-55.

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