Ant Researchers:
- Bharti, Himender
- Borowiec, Marek L
- Brühl, Carsten
- Dias, Sriyani
- Fayle, Tom
- Fiala, Brigitte
- Herwina, Henny
- Kiran, Kadri
- Kumar, Dolly
- Lim, Grace T
- Linsenmair, Eduard
- Menzel, Florian
- Mezger, Dirk
- Mishra, Archana
- Narendra, Ajay
- Noon-anant, Nawee
- Offenberg, Joachim
- Paknia, Omid
- Peeters, Christian
- Perera, Aneska
- Pfeiffer, Martin
- Rastogi, Neelkamal
- Rizali, Akhmad
- Robson, Simon
- Schlick-Steiner, Birgit C
- Schultz, Roland
- Schulz, Andreas
- Sharaf, Mostafa R
- Sharma, Yash P
- Steiner, Florian M
- Vakhide, Nassim
- Varghese, Thresiamma
- Watanasit, Suparoek
- Yahya, Bakhtiar E
Dr. Martin Pfeiffer
Date and place of Birth:
- 13 May 1961, Nördlingen - Germany
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National University of Mongolia
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Department for Ecology
School of Biology and Biotechnology
National University of Mongolia
Baga toiruu 47
Ulaanbaatar 210646
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Mongolia
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+976 95227961
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Ants, Climate change,
Community ecology, Darkling beetles, Ecosystem functioning, Environmental pollution, Food webs in tropical soils, Myrmecochory and other ant-seed interactions
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Mongolia, Borneo, Germany
List of selected publications:
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Bharti H, Sharma YP, Bharti M, Pfeiffer M (accepted) Ant species richness, endemicity and functional groups along elevational gradients in Himalaya. Asian Myrmecology 5 (coming soon! ;-))
Pfeiffer M, Mezger D (2012). Biodiversity Assessment in incomplete inventories: leaf litter ant communities in several types of Bornean rain forest. PLoS ONE 7(7): e40729. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040729
Paknia O, Pfeiffer M (2012) Productivity alone does not explain species richness of ants - an example from Central Persian deserts. Arid Environments 85:86-92
Pfeiffer M, Mezger D, Hosoishi S, Bakhtiar EY, Kohout RJ (2011) The Formicidae of Borneo (Insecta: Hymenoptera), a preliminary species list. Asian Myrmecology 4:9-58
Mezger D, Pfeiffer M (2011) Influence of the arrival of Anoplolepis gracilipes(Hymenoptera, Formicidae) on the temporal development of an ant community on a clearing in Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Malaysia. Asian Myrmecology 4:98-98
Paknia O, Pfeiffer M (2011) Steppe versus desert: multi-scale spatial patterns in diversity of ant communities in Iran. Insect Conservation and Diversity, DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4598.2011.00136.x
Paknia O, Pfeiffer M (2011) Hierarchical partitioning of ant diversity: implications for conservation of biogeographical diversity in arid and semi-arid areas. Diversity & Distributions 17:122-131
Mezger D, Pfeiffer M (2011) Partitioning the impact of abiotic factors and spatial patterns on species richness and community structure of ground ant assemblages in four Bornean rainforests. Ecography 34:39–48
Pfeiffer M, Huttenlocher H, Ayasse M (2010) Myrmecochorous plants use chemical mimicry to cheat seed-dispersing ants. Functional Ecology 24:545-555
Mezger D, Pfeiffer M (2010) Eurhopalothrix elke, a new species from Borneo, and a key to the species of the E. platisqama TAYLOR, 1990 group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News 13:133-139
Mezger D, Pfeiffer M (2010) Ecological traits indicate niche differentiation in Bornean dacetine species (Myrmicinae: Formicidae). Ecotropica 16:51-57
Mezger D, Pfeiffer M (2010) Is nest temperature an important factor for niche partitioning by leaf-litter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Bornean rain forests? Journal of Tropical Ecology 26:445-455 Abstract
Pfeiffer M, Eguchi K, Fellowes JR, Robson SK, Bakhtiar EY (eds) (2010) Asian Myrmecology. University Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu. Vol III, 65 pp.
Paknia O, Radchenko A, Pfeiffer M (2010) New records of ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Iran. Asian Myrmecology 3:29-38
Dunn RR, Agosti D, Andersen AN, Arnan X, Brühl CA, Cerdá X, Ellison AM, Fisher BL, Fitzpatrick MC, Gibb H, Gotelli NJ, Gove AD, Guenard B, Milan J, Kaspari M, Laurent EJ, Lessard J-P, Longino JT, Majer JD, Menke SB, McGlynn TP, Parr CL, Philpot tM, Pfeiffer M, Retana J, Suarez AV, Vasconcelos HL, Weiser MD, Sanders NJ (2009) Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant species richness. Ecology Letters 12: 324-333
Pfeiffer M, Fellowes J R, Robson SKA (eds) (2008) ASIAN MYRMECOLOGY. A journal that is published by the Institute for Tropical Biology & Conservation, Universiti Malysia Sabah on behalf of ANeT - the International Network for the Study of Asian Ants. Vol II. pp 138.
Wriedt J, Mezger D & Pfeiffer M (2008) Observations on the life history of Myrmicaria brunnea subcarinata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Asian Myrmecology 2: 109-120
Mezger D, Pfeiffer M (2008) Record of communal nesting of two dacetine species: Strumigenys rotogenys and Pyramica sp. (Myrmicinae). Asian Myrmecology 2: 125-127
Paknia O, Radchenko A, Alipanah H & Pfeiffer M (2008) A preliminary checklist of the ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of Iran. Myrmecological News 11: 151-159.
Pfeiffer M, Ho CT, & Teh CL (2008) Exploring arboreal ant mosaics and the impact of exotic "tramp" species (Formicidae) in plantations of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) in Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia. Ecography 31: 21-32
Pfeiffer M (2007) Structuring of animal communities: Interspecific interactions and habitat selection among ants and small mammals. Habilitation-thesis. Institute for Experimental Ecology. University of Ulm, Ulm, p 231
Pfeiffer M & Linsenmair KE (2007) Trophobiosis in a tropical rainforest on Borneo: Giant ants Camponotus gigas (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) herd wax cicada Bythopsyrna circulata (Auchenorrhyncha: Flatidae) Asian Myrmecology Volume 1: 105-119
Pfeiffer M, Schultz R, Radchenko AG, Yamane S, Woyciechowski M, Ulykpan A and Seifert B (2007). A critical checklist of the ants of Mongolia (Hymenoptera /Formicidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge 55 (1)
Pfeiffer M , Nais J, Sinun W, Linsenmair KE (2006) Worker size and seed size selection in ‘seed’-collecting ant ensembles (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in primary rain forests on Borneo. Journal of Tropical Ecology 22 (6) : 685-693
Pfeiffer M, Nais J, Linsenmair K (2004) Myrmecochory in the Zingiberaceae: Seed dispersal of Globba franciscii and G. propinqua by ants (Hymenoptera / Formicidae) in rain forests on Borneo. Journal of Tropical Ecology 20: 705-708
Pfeiffer M, Chimedregzen, L and Ulykpan K (2004). Biodiversität und Struktur mongolischer Ameisengemeinschaften entlang eines Transektes von der Steppe bis in die Wüste Gobi. Mitteilungen der DGaaE 14: 149-152
Pfeiffer M, Chimedregzen L & Ulykpan K. (2003) Community organization and species richness of ants (Hymenoptera/Formicidae) in Mongolia along an ecological gradient from steppe to Gobi desert. Journal of Biogeography 30 1921-1935
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Pfeiffer M, Linsenmair KE (2001) Territoriality of the Malaysian giant ant Camponotus gigas (Hym./ Form.). J. Ethology 19:75-85
Pfeiffer M, Linsenmair KE (2000) Contributions to the life history of the Malaysian giant ant Camponotus gigas (Hymenoptera / Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux 47:123-132
Pfeiffer M, Linsenmair KE (1998) Polydomy and the organization of foraging in a colony of the Malaysian giant ant Camponotus gigas (Hym./Form.). Oecologia 117:579-590
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Pfeiffer M, Linsenmair KE (1997) Reproductive synchronization in the tropics: the circa-semiannual rhythm in the nuptial flight of the giant ant Camponotus gigas Latreille (Hym./Form.). Ecotropica 3:21-32
Pfeiffer M (1997) Sozialstruktur und Verhaltensökologie von Riesenameisen Camponotus gigas Latreille 1802 im Regenwald Malaysias auf Borneo. Wissenschaft und Technik Verlag, Berlin, 191 pp.
For a full list of publications please click here
Why have you become a Myrmecologist?:
- I have started my studies on ants with a research on Camponotus gigas, the Malaysian giant forest ants. If you have ever watched these nice creatures, you surely understand why I wanted to know more about ants!
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-Jippeehey!!!