Ainslie E. F. Little

1.1k total citations
9 papers, 853 citations indexed

About

Ainslie E. F. Little is a scholar working on Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ainslie E. F. Little has authored 9 papers receiving a total of 853 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Genetics, 7 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 5 papers in Insect Science. Recurrent topics in Ainslie E. F. Little's work include Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (3 papers). Ainslie E. F. Little is often cited by papers focused on Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers), Plant and animal studies (7 papers) and Insect symbiosis and bacterial influences (3 papers). Ainslie E. F. Little collaborates with scholars based in United States, Panama and Puerto Rico. Ainslie E. F. Little's co-authors include Cameron R. Currie, Courtney J. Robinson, S. Brook Peterson, Kenneth F. Raffa, Jo Handelsman, Takahiro Murakami, Ulrich G. Mueller, Matías J. Cafaro, Michael Poulsen and Nicole M. Gerardo and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences and Annual Review of Microbiology.

In The Last Decade

Ainslie E. F. Little

9 papers receiving 827 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Ainslie E. F. Little United States	9	489	382	348	224	175	9	853
Henrik H. De Fine Licht Denmark	22	677 1.4×	767 2.0×	629 1.8×	213 1.0×	160 0.9×	58	1.4k
Aram Mikaelyan United States	16	569 1.2×	629 1.6×	443 1.3×	217 1.0×	118 0.7×	34	1.1k
Tobias Engl Germany	15	324 0.7×	819 2.1×	235 0.7×	146 0.7×	145 0.8×	34	1.1k
Aaron S. Adams United States	17	183 0.4×	943 2.5×	215 0.6×	178 0.8×	669 3.8×	19	1.3k
Zhudong Liu China	19	210 0.4×	639 1.7×	192 0.6×	445 2.0×	316 1.8×	47	1.2k
Ling Zeng China	21	473 1.0×	922 2.4×	319 0.9×	376 1.7×	121 0.7×	96	1.4k
Monica L. Elliott United States	20	286 0.6×	309 0.8×	259 0.7×	234 1.0×	130 0.7×	105	1.4k
Ruchira Sen United States	14	575 1.2×	517 1.4×	479 1.4×	82 0.4×	82 0.5×	27	839
Matías J. Cafaro Puerto Rico	16	372 0.8×	405 1.1×	393 1.1×	194 0.9×	152 0.9×	36	1.0k
Adrián A. Pinto‐Tomás Costa Rica	17	386 0.8×	493 1.3×	278 0.8×	205 0.9×	113 0.6×	38	937

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9 of 9 papers shown

Cafaro, Matías J., Michael Poulsen, Ainslie E. F. Little, et al.. (2010). Specificity in the symbiotic association between fungus-growing ants and protective Pseudonocardia bacteria. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 278(1713). 1814–1822. 127 indexed citations

Little, Ainslie E. F. & Cameron R. Currie. (2009). Parasites may help stabilize cooperative relationships. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 9(1). 124–124. 12 indexed citations

Poulsen, Michael, Matías J. Cafaro, Ainslie E. F. Little, et al.. (2009). Variation in Pseudonocardia antibiotic defence helps govern parasite‐induced morbidity in Acromyrmex leaf‐cutting ants. Environmental Microbiology Reports. 2(4). 534–540. 77 indexed citations

Little, Ainslie E. F. & Cameron R. Currie. (2008). BLACK YEAST SYMBIONTS COMPROMISE THE EFFICIENCY OF ANTIBIOTIC DEFENSES IN FUNGUS‐GROWING ANTS. Ecology. 89(5). 1216–1222. 78 indexed citations

Little, Ainslie E. F., Courtney J. Robinson, S. Brook Peterson, Kenneth F. Raffa, & Jo Handelsman. (2008). Rules of Engagement: Interspecies Interactions that Regulate Microbial Communities. Annual Review of Microbiology. 62(1). 375–401. 303 indexed citations

Taerum, Stephen J., Matías J. Cafaro, Ainslie E. F. Little, Ted R. Schultz, & Cameron R. Currie. (2007). Low host–pathogen specificity in the leaf-cutting ant–microbe symbiosis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 274(1621). 1971–1978. 43 indexed citations

Little, Ainslie E. F. & Cameron R. Currie. (2007). Symbiotic complexity: discovery of a fifth symbiont in the attine ant–microbe symbiosis. Biology Letters. 3(5). 501–504. 78 indexed citations

Little, Ainslie E. F., Takahiro Murakami, Ulrich G. Mueller, & Cameron R. Currie. (2005). Defending against parasites: fungus-growing ants combine specialized behaviours and microbial symbionts to protect their fungus gardens. Biology Letters. 2(1). 12–16. 100 indexed citations

Little, Ainslie E. F., Takahiro Murakami, Ulrich G. Mueller, & Cameron R. Currie. (2003). The infrabuccal pellet piles of fungus-growing ants. Die Naturwissenschaften. 90(12). 558–562. 35 indexed citations

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