Edward G. LeBrun

University Medical Center Brackenridge — United States

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Life Sciences

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Research Topics

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior(31), Plant and animal studies(29), Insect and Pesticide Research(20), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(7), Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences(4)

Publications39 total

Social immunity in a supercolonial invasive ant: Nest structure confers immune function
Journal of Animal Ecology·2025Open Access
Pathogen-mediated natural and manipulated population collapse in an invasive social insect
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2022· 18 citedOpen Access
Ritualized aggressive behavior reveals distinct social structures in native and introduced range tawny crazy ants
PLoS ONE·2019· 14 citedOpen Access
Intaspecific aggression assay for Nylanderia fulva v1
2019Open Access
The microsporidian pathogen <i>Myrmecomorba nylanderiae</i>: Intracolony transmission and impact upon tawny crazy ant (<i>Nylanderia fulva</i>) colonies
Journal of Applied Entomology·2017· 7 cited
An experimental study of competition between fire ants and Argentine ants in their native Range
2017· 6 citedOpen Access
By their own devices: invasive Argentine ants have shifted diet without clear aid from symbiotic microbes
Molecular Ecology·2016· 43 citedOpen Access
Appendix A. Table of parameter estimates for the relationships between the distance a sampling point lay from the Pseudacteon curvatus release site (BFL) and the density of the Pseudacteon species present.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix B. A diagram illustrating the nonoverlapping pattern of bait capture in the colony removal plots before manipulation.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix B. A figure showing the time course of the colony response to nest disturbance.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Appendix A. A map of northern Argentina showing the location of the study sites and the region of native-range overlap for S. invicta and L. humile.
Figshare·2016Open Access
Tawny crazy ant invasion: Chemical weapons and countermeasures, species displacement, and biotic homogenization
2016 International Congress of Entomology·2016
Evidence of niche shift and global invasion potential of the Tawny Crazy ant, <i><scp>N</scp>ylanderia fulva</i>
Ecology and Evolution·2015· 73 citedOpen Access
Widespread Chemical Detoxification of Alkaloid Venom by Formicine Ants
Journal of Chemical Ecology·2015· 7 cited
Myrmecomorba nylanderiae gen. et sp. nov., a microsporidian parasite of the tawny crazy ant Nylanderia fulva
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology·2015· 20 cited
Chemical Warfare Among Invaders: A Detoxification Interaction Facilitates an Ant Invasion
Science·2014· 64 cited
Imported crazy ant displaces imported fire ant, reduces and homogenizes grassland ant and arthropod assemblages
Biological Invasions·2013· 85 cited
Imported fire ants near the edge of their range: disturbance and moisture determine prevalence and impact of an invasive social insect
Journal of Animal Ecology·2012· 70 citedOpen Access
Intercontinental differences in resource use reveal the importance of mutualisms in fire ant invasions
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2011· 129 citedOpen Access
Convergent evolution of levee building behavior among distantly related ant species in a floodplain ant assemblage
Insectes Sociaux·2011· 24 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Lawrence E. Gilbert(17), Robert M. Plowes(12), David A. Holway(8), Andrew V. Suarez(5), Patricia J. Folgarait(5), Chad Tillberg(3), Donald H. Feener(3), David H. Oi(3), Mark McKone(3), Chris R. Smith(2), N. Jones(2), Kendra K. McLauchlan(2), Andrew C. McCall(2), Brian V. Brown(2), Steven M. Valles(2), A. V. Suarez(2), C. R. Smith(2), Chadwick V. Tillberg(1), Shawn M. Wilder(1), Micky D. Eubanks(1)