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J. Sosa-Calvo

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h-index: 19
Works: 48
Citations: 1,150

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Dry habitats were crucibles of domestication in the evolution of agriculture in ants
M. Branstetter, A. Ješovnik, J. Sosa-Calvo, Michael W. Lloyd +3 more
2017Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences172 citations Open access
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Convergent evolution of complex structures for ant–bacterial defensive symbiosis in fungus-farming ants
Hongjie Li, J. Sosa-Calvo, Heidi A. Horn, M. Pupo +4 more
2018Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America87 citations Open access
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Phylogenomic species delimitation and host‐symbiont coevolution in the fungus‐farming ant genus Sericomyrmex Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): ultraconserved elements (UCEs) resolve a recent radiation
A. Ješovnik, J. Sosa-Calvo, Michael W. Lloyd, M. Branstetter +2 more
201779 citations Open access
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Cyatta abscondita: Taxonomy, Evolution, and Natural History of a New Fungus-Farming Ant Genus from Brazil
J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz, C. R. Brandão, C. Klingenberg +5 more
2013PLoS ONE75 citations Open access
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The molecular phylogenetics of Trachymyrmex Forel ants and their fungal cultivars provide insights into the origin and coevolutionary history of ‘higher‐attine’ ant agriculture
S. E. Solomon, C. Rabeling, J. Sosa-Calvo, C. T. Lopes +5 more
2019Systematic Entomology67 citations Open access
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Biogeography of mutualistic fungi cultivated by leafcutter ants
U. Mueller, H. Ishak, Sofia M Bruschi, Chad C. Smith +25 more
2017Molecular Ecology65 citations Open access
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The Most Relictual Fungus-Farming Ant Species Cultivates the Most Recently Evolved and Highly Domesticated Fungal Symbiont Species
T. Schultz, J. Sosa-Calvo, S. Brady, C. T. Lopes +3 more
2015American Naturalist55 citations Open access
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Biomineral armor in leaf-cutter ants
Hongjie Li, Chang-Yu Sun, Yi-Hang Fang, C. Carlson +10 more
2020Nature Communications47 citations Open access
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The coevolution of fungus-ant agriculture
T. Schultz, J. Sosa-Calvo, M. Kweskin, Michael W. Lloyd +19 more
2024Science43 citations Open access
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Locating, collecting, and maintaining colonies of fungus-farming ants (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae: Attini)
J. Sosa-Calvo, A. Ješovnik, E. Okonski, T. Schultz
201538 citations Open access
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Leaf litter ant diversity in Guyana
J. Lapolla, T. Suman, J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz
2007Biodiversity and Conservation35 citations
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Rediscovery of the enigmatic fungus-farming ant "Mycetosoritis" asper Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Implications for taxonomy, phylogeny, and the evolution of agriculture in ants
J. Sosa-Calvo, A. Ješovnik, H. L. Vasconcelos, M. Bacci +1 more
2017PLoS ONE34 citations Open access
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Phylogenomic reconstruction reveals new insights into the evolution and biogeography of Atta leaf‐cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
C. A. Barrera, J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz, C. Rabeling +1 more
2021Systematic Entomology29 citations Open access
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Circumscription of the Ganaspis brasiliensis (Ihering, 1905) species complex (Hymenoptera, Figitidae), and the description of two new species parasitizing the spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii Matsumura, 1931 (Diptera, Drosophilidae)
J. Sosa-Calvo, M. Forshage, Matthew L. Buffington
2024Journal of Hymenoptera Research28 citations Open access
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Evolution, systematics, and natural history of a new genus of cryptobiotic fungus‐growing ants
J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz, A. Ješovnik, Romain A. Dahan +1 more
2018Systematic Entomology27 citations Open access
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Nesting Biology and Fungiculture of the Fungus-Growing Ant, Mycetagroicus cerradensis: New Light on the Origin of Higher Attine Agriculture
S. E. Solomon, C. T. Lopes, U. Mueller, A. Rodrigues +3 more
2011Journal of Insect Science25 citations Open access
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Locating, collecting, and maintaining colonies of fungus-farming ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini)
J. Sosa-Calvo, A. Ješovnik, E. Okonski, T. Schultz
201521 citations
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The Last Piece of the Puzzle? Phylogenetic Position and Natural History of the Monotypic Fungus-Farming Ant Genus Paramycetophylax (Formicidae: Attini)
P. E. Hanisch, J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz
2022Insect Systematics and Diversity20 citations Open access
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Nest architecture, fungus gardens, queen, males and larvae of the fungus-growing ant Mycetagroicus inflatus Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes
A. Ješovnik, J. Sosa-Calvo, C. T. Lopes, H. L. Vasconcelos +1 more
2013Insectes Sociaux20 citations Open access
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Biology of the relict fungus-farming ant Apterostigma megacephala Lattke, including descriptions of the male, gyne, and larva
J. Sosa-Calvo, A. Ješovnik, C. T. Lopes, A. Rodrigues +4 more
2017Insectes Sociaux19 citations Open access
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Three Remarkable New Fungus-Growing Ant Species of the Genus Myrmicocrypta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), with a Reassessment of the Characters That Define the Genus and Its Position within the Attini
J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz
201018 citations Open access
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Description of a remarkable new species of ant in the genus Daceton Perty (Formicidae: Dacetini) from South America
Frank Azorsa, J. Sosa-Calvo
200818 citations Open access
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Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari With a Cast of Trillions
J. Sosa-Calvo
201217 citations
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Ant systematics: past, present, and future
Jill T. Oberski, Z. Griebenow, Rachelle M. M. Adams, Alan N. Andersen +39 more
2025Insect Systematics and Diversity15 citations Open access
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Genomic diversification of the specialized parasite of the fungus-growing ant symbiosis
K. Gotting, D. S. May, J. Sosa-Calvo, L. Khadempour +12 more
2022Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America15 citations Open access
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A review of the dacetine ants of Guyana lFormicidaec Myrmicinaer
J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz, J. Lapolla
201013 citations
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Review of the ant genus Rogeria (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Guyana
J. Lapolla, J. Sosa-Calvo
200612 citations Open access
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High-throughput phenomics of global ant biodiversity
J. Katzke, Francisco Hita Garcia, Philipp D. Lösel, F. Azuma +73 more
2025bioRxiv9 citations Open access
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New synonyms in neotropical Myrmicine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
B. Bolton, J. Sosa-Calvo, F. Fernández, J. Lattke
20089 citations Open access
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Phylogeny and evolution of the cryptic fungus‐farming ant genus Myrmicocrypta F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) inferred from multilocus data
J. Sosa-Calvo, F. Fernández, T. Schultz
2018Systematic Entomology7 citations
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Novel mandibular gland volatiles from Apterostigma ants
Conor T. Hogan, T. H. Jones, M. Zhukova, J. Sosa-Calvo +1 more
20176 citations Open access
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The Gyne of the Enigmatic Fungus-Farming Ant Species Mycetosoritis explicata
J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz
20096 citations
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SYSTEMATICS OF THE CRYPTIC FUNGUS-FARMING ANT GENUS Myrmicocrypta FR. SMITH, WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF FUNGUS-FARMING ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: MYRMICINAE).
J. Sosa-Calvo
20145 citations
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Dacetine ants of Panama : New records and description of a new species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Dacetini)
J. Sosa-Calvo, S. Shattuck, T. Schultz
20065 citations
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Lenomyrmex hoelldobleri: a new ant species discovered in the stomach of the dendrobatid poison frog, Oophaga sylvatica (Funkhouser)
C. Rabeling, J. Sosa-Calvo, Lauren A. O’Connell, L. Coloma +1 more
2016ZooKeys4 citations Open access
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Digging into the evolutionary history of the fungus-growing-ant symbiont, Escovopsis (Hypocreaceae)
Q. V. Montoya, N. Gerardo, M. J. S. Martiarena, Claudia R. Solís-Lemus +4 more
2025Communications Biology2 citations Open access
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A checklist of the non-leaf-cutting fungus-growing ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Colombia, with new biogeographic records
Daniela Mera-Rodríguez, F. Serna, J. Sosa-Calvo, J. Lattke +1 more
20202 citations Open access
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Comparative genomics of Sympodiorosea identifies genome evolution mediated through selective pressure on the metabolic gene repertoire.
Jacoby C. Robinson, Aileen Berasategui, Q. V. Montoya, A. Rodrigues +6 more
2026G31 citations Open access
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One ant's trash is another ant's treasure: Army ant middens provide resources for diverse ant assemblages
K. R. Robles López, J. Sosa-Calvo, J. Calixto, Emilia Zoppas de Albuquerque +1 more
2023Biotropica1 citations Open access
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Nest architecture, fungus gardens, queen, males and larvae of the fungus-growing ant Mycetagroicus inflatus Brandão & Mayhé-Nunes
A. Ješovnik, J. Sosa-Calvo, C. T. Lopes, H. L. Vasconcelos +1 more
2013Insectes Sociaux1 citations Open access
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Phylogenomic analyses reveal the evolution of the wingless reproductive castes in Technomyrmex ants
Po-Wei Hsu, J. Sosa-Calvo, Seiki Yamane, J. K. Wetterer +3 more
2026Insect Systematics and Diversity0 citations
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The Evolution of Biomineral Armor in Fungus-farming Ants
Joseph A. Sardina, Gaspar Bruner-Montero, J. Sosa-Calvo, T. Schultz +2 more
2026bioRxiv0 citations Open access
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Atta Leafcutter Ants are Fine-Scale Bioindicators of Geographic and Seasonal Climate Changes Across the Americas
U. Mueller, Daniela Mera-Rodríguez, Tristan D. Kubik, T. Mueller +49 more
2026bioRxiv0 citations
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Admixture between lineages of the tramp ant Technomyrmex albipes revealed by mitochondrial and ultra-conserved element sequencing
Po-Wei Hsu, J. Sosa-Calvo, Shu-Ping Tseng, Seiki Yamane +6 more
2025NeoBiota0 citations Open access
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Supplementary material from "Dry habitats were crucibles of domestication in the evolution of agriculture in ants"
M. Branstetter, A. Ješovnik, J. Sosa-Calvo, Michael W. Lloyd +3 more
20170 citations
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Studies in Neotropical ant diversity
J. Sosa-Calvo
20070 citations
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Ants of Southern Guyana - A Preliminary Report
T. Schultz, J. Sosa-Calvo
20070 citations
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Preliminary List of Ant Genera Collected in the Konashen COCA, October 2006
T. Schultz, J. Sosa-Calvo
20070 citations
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