Behavioural biomechanics of insect herbivory - a case study on leaf-cutter ants

Project Information

MechAnt

Grant agreement ID: 851705

DOI 10.3030/851705

EC signature date 30 September 2019

Start date 1 January 2020

End date 31 December 2026

Funded under

• EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Total cost € 1 998 764,00

EU contribution € 1 998 764,00

Coordinated by

IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE
United Kingdom

Publications

Peer reviewed articles (2)

Morphological determinants of bite force capacity in insects: a biomechanical analysis of polymorphic leaf-cutter ants.

Author(s): Frederik Püffel; Anaya Pouget; Xinyue Liu; Marcus Zuber; Thomas van de Kamp; Flavio Roces; David Labonte
Published in: Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Issue 18, 2021, Page(s) 20210424, ISSN 1742-5662
Publisher: Royal Society
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0424

scAnt —an open-source platform for the creation of 3D models of arthropods (and other small objects)

Author(s): Fabian Plum, David Labonte
Published in: PeerJ, Issue 9, 2021, Page(s) e11155, ISSN 2167-8359
Publisher: PeerJ
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.11155