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Cristian L. Klunk
Researcher at Federal University of Paraná
Publications - 10
Citations - 40
Cristian L. Klunk is an academic researcher from Federal University of Paraná. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pheidole & Biology. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 8 publications receiving 20 citations. Previous affiliations of Cristian L. Klunk include Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.
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Towards a new understanding of the division of labour in heterantherous flowers: the case of Pterolepis glomerata (Melastomataceae)
Francismeire Jane Telles,Francismeire Jane Telles,Cristian L. Klunk,Fabiano Rodrigo da Maia,Vinícius Lourenço Garcia de Brito,Isabela Galarda Varassin +5 more
TL;DR: This work presents a new strategy based on a high investment in reward production and thus attraction, in the heterantherous Pterolepis glomerata to overcome short flower longevity and maintain reproductive success and demonstrates that the division of labour might have different outcomes.
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Mandibular morphology, task specialization and bite mechanics in Pheidole ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae).
Cristian L. Klunk,Marco André Argenta,Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira,Evan P. Economo,Marcio R. Pie +4 more
TL;DR: Ants show remarkable ecological and evolutionary success due to their social life history and division of labour among colony members as mentioned in this paper, and the worker force became subdivided into morphers in some lineages.
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Simple does not mean poor: grasslands and forests harbor similar ant species richness and distinct composition in highlands of southern Brazil
Cristian L. Klunk,Cristian L. Klunk,Eduardo Luís Hettwer Giehl,Benedito Cortês Lopes,Frederico Rottgers Marcineiro,Félix Baumgarten Rosumek,Félix Baumgarten Rosumek +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors performed a standardized assessment of ants in the mixed forests and grassland mosaic found in the highlands of the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil.
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Mandibular morphology, task specialization, and bite mechanics in Pheidole ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Cristian L. Klunk,Marco André Argenta,Alexandre Casadei-Ferreira,Evan P. Economo,Marcio R. Pie +4 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that even small morphological differences in ant mandibles might lead to substantial differences in biomechanical responses to bite loading, and the potential of FEA to uncover biomechanicals consequences of morphological Differences within and between ant worker castes is underscored.