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BENOIT GUÉNARD
School of Biological Sciences Phone : 2299-0665
University of Hong Kong
Kadoorie Biological Sciences Building,
The University of Hong Kong,
Pok Fu Lam Road, Hong Kong SAR, China
Email : [email protected]
Email : [email protected]
Website : http://benoitguenard.wordpress.com/
Citizenship: French
Birth Date: 26/01/1981
CURRENT POSITIONS (since September 1st 2014)
Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong
Kong.
Curator of the Biological Sciences Museum, HKU
EDUCATION
2012 (Feb.)-
2014 (Aug.)
Post-Doctoral researcher in Dr. Evan Economo’s laboratory of Biodiversity and
Biocomplexity, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
2007-2011
PhD (Biology) North Carolina State University
Committee members: Dr. Robert R. Dunn (advisor), Dr. James F. Gilliam, Dr. Jules
Silverman, Dr. Andrew V. Suarez, Dr. Edward L. Vargo.
Dissertation: Ant diversity from local to global scales: effects of environmental
conditions, community structure and biological invasions.
2003-2006 Mphil (Biology) Université du Québec à Montréal
Committee members: Dr. Eric Lucas (advisor), Dr. André Francoeur (co-advisor), Dr.
Jacques Brodeur, Dr. Denis Réale
Thesis: Ant-aphid mutualism and aphidophagous guild associated: the case of furtive
predation.
2003 B.S. (Biology) Université du Québec à Montréal
ACADEMIC DUTIES
2016-Now Coordinator of the Ecology & Biodiversity Major Programme, School of
Biological Sciences, HKU.
2016-Now Working Group Member of the Scientific and Technological Literacy AoI.
2017-Now Member of the Common Core Curriculum Committee
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PUBLICATIONS (79 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES, 4 BOOK CHAPTERS) * Show students supervision.
As of May 20th, 2020 – citations: 2190; H-index: 27, i10-index: 43
2020 1. Chan* KH & B Guénard. Ecological and socio-economic impacts of the Red
Import Fire Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on urban
agricultural ecosystems of Hong Kong. Urban Ecosystems 23: 1–12. (IF= 2.493)
2. Guo F, B Guénard, EP Economo, CA Deutsch & TC Bonebrake. Activity niches
outperform thermal physiological limits in predicting global ant distributions. In
press in Journal of Biogeography 47(4): 829-842. (IF= 4.154)
3. Tsang TPN, B Guénard & T Bonebrake. Omnivorous ants are less carnivorous
and more protein-limited in exotic plantations. Accepted in Journal of Animal
Ecology. (IF= 4.36)
4. Wong* M, B Guénard & O Lewis. The cryptic impacts of invasion: Functional
homogenization of tropical ant communities by invasive fire ants. Oikos 129(4):
585-597. (IF= 3.468)
5. Lee R*, C Wang* & B Guénard. The ecological implications of rubber-based
agroforest: Insect conservation and invasion control. Accepted in Journal of
Applied Ecology ).
6. Cicconardi F, P Krapf, I D’Annessa, A Gamisch, H Wagner, A Nguyen, EP
Economo, A Mikheyev, B Guénard, R Grabherr, W Arthofer, D di Marino, F
Steiner & B Schlick-Steiner Birgit. Genomic signature of shifts in selection in a
sub-alpine ant and its physiological adaptations. Accepted in Molecular Biology
and Evolution (IF= 14.797)
2019 7. Guénard B. First record of the emerging global pest Brachymyrmex patagonicus
Mayr 1868 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from continental Asia. Asian Myrmecology
10, e010011. (IF= 0.72)
8. Lee* R & B Guénard. Choices of sampling method bias functional components
estimation and ability to discriminate assembly mechanisms. Methods in Ecology
and Evolution 10(6), 867–878. (IF= 7.09)
9. Morgan* B & B Guénard. New 30 m resolution Hong Kong climate, vegetation,
and topography rasters indicate greater spatial variation than global grids within an
urban mosaic. Earth System Science Data 11: 1083–1098. (IF= 8.792)
10. Pierce* MP, CM Leong* & B Guénard. A new species and new record of the
cryptobiotic ant genus Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from
Hong Kong. Zookeys 867: 9–21. (IF= 1.143)
11. Wong* M, & B Guénard. Subterranean ants. Starr C. (Eds.) Book chapter In
Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 (IF= Not
Available)
12. Wong* M, B Guénard & O Lewis. Trait-based ecology of terrestrial arthropods.
Biological Reviews 94, 999–1022. doi.org/10.1111/brv.12488. (IF= 11.7)
13. Leong* CM, B Guénard, SF Shiao & CC Lin. Taxonomic revision of the genus
Ponera Latreille, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Taiwan and Japan, with a
key of East Asian Ponera species. Zootaxa 4594, 1–86. (IF= 0.99)
14. Tang* KL, MP Pierce* & B Guénard. Review of the genus Strumigenys
(Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Myrmicinae) in Hong Kong with the description of
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three new species and the addition of five native and four introduced species
records. Zookeys 831, 1–48. (IF= 1.143)
15. Grootaert P, C Taylor, & B Guénard. Three new species of Rhaphium Meigen,
1803 from mangroves in Hong Kong (Diptera: Dolichopodidae: Rhaphiinae).
European Journal of Taxonomy 540, 1–21. (IF= 1.188)
16. Economo EP, JP Huang, G Fischer, EM Sarnat, N Narula, M Janda, B Guénard,
JT Longino, & LL Knowles. Evolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in the
hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole. Global Ecology and Biogeography 28(4), 456–
470 doi.org/10.1111/geb.12867. (IF= 5.958)
2018 17. Guénard B, F Dumont, B Fréchette, A Francoeur, & E Lucas. May furtive
predation provide enemy free space in ant-tended aphid colonies? PlosONE
0204019. (IF= 2.766)
18. Guénard B, JK Wetterer & JA MacGown. Global and temporal spread of a
taxonomically challenging invasive ant: the Asian needle ant, Brachyponera
chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Florida Entomologist 101(4), 649–657.
(IF= 1.052)
19. Economo EP, N Narula, NF Friedman, MD Weiser, & B Guénard. Macroecology
and macroevolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in ants. Nature
Communications 9, 1778. (IF= 12.353)
20. Barlow J, F França, TA Gardner, CC Hicks, GD Lennox, E Berenguer, L Castello,
EP Economo, J Ferreira, B Guénard, CG Leal, V Isaac, AC Lees, CL Parr, SK
Wilson, PJ Young, & NAJ Graham. The future of hyperdiverse tropical ecosystems.
Nature 559, 517–526. (IF= 41.577)
21. Eyer PA, K Matsuura, EL Vargo, K Kobayashi, Y Yashiro, W Suehiro, C Himuro,
T Yokoi, B Guénard, RR Dunn, & K Tsuji. Inbreeding tolerance as a pre-adapted
trait for invasion success in the invasive ant Brachyponera chinensis. Molecular
Ecology 27, 4711–4724. (IF= 6.131)
22. Jaitrong W, W Tasen & B Guénard. The ant genus Myopias Roger 1861
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae) in Thailand, with descriptions of three new
species. Zootaxa 4526, 151–174. (IF= 0.99)
23. Moser D, B Lenzner, P Weigelt, W Dawson, H Kreft, J Pergl, P Pyšek, M van
Kleunen, M Winter, C Capinha, P Cassey, S Dullinger, EP Economo, P García-
Diaz, B Guénard, F Hofhansl, T Mang, H Seebens, & F Essl. Remoteness
promotes biological invasions on islands worldwide. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences 115, 9270–9275. (IF= 9.661)
24. Seebens H, TM Blackburn, EE Dyer, P Genovesi, PE Hulme, JM Jeschke, S Pagad,
P Pyšek, M van Kleunen, M Winter, M Arianoutsou, S Bacher, B Blasius, G
Brundu, C Capinha, L Celesti-Grapow, C Causton, W Dawson, S Dullinger, E
Economo, N Fuentes, B Guénard, H Jäger, J Kartesz, M Kenis, I Kühn, B Lenzner,
A Liebhold, A Mosena, D Moser, W Nentwig, M Nishino, D Pearman, J Pergl, W
Rabitsch, J Rojas-Sandoval, A Roques, S Rorke, S Rossinelli, HE Roy, R Scalera,
S Schindler, K Štajerová, B Tokarska-Guzik, K Walker, T Yamanaka, & F Essl.
The global rise in emerging alien species results from increased accessibility of new
source pools. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 115, 2264–2273.
(IF= 9.661)
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25. Arnan X, et al. (+44 authors). Dominance-diversity relationships in ant
communities differ with invasion. Global Change Biology
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14331. (IF= 8.997)
2017 26. Guénard B, MD Weiser, K Gomez, N Narula, & EP Economo. The Global Ant
Biodiversity Informatics (GABI) database: synthesizing data on ant species
geographic distribution. Myrmecological News 24, 83–89. (IF= 1.838)
27. Wong* M, & B Guénard. Subterranean ants: summary and perspectives on field
sampling methods, with notes on diversity and ecology (Hymenoptera,
Formicidae). Myrmecological News 25, 1–16. (IF= 1.838)
28. Leong* CM, SF Shiao, & B Guénard. Ants in the city, a preliminary checklist of
Formicidae (Hymenoptera) in Macau, one the most heavily urbanized region of the
world. Asian Myrmecology 9, e009014. (IF= 0.72)
29. Leong* CM, S Yamane, & B Guénard. Lost in the city: discovery of the rare ant
genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Macau with description of
Leptanilla macauensis sp. nov. Asian Myrmecology 9, e010001. (IF= 0.72)
30. Lee* RH, K Cheung*, JR Fellowes, & B Guénard. Insights into the Chinese
pangolin’s (Manis pentadactyla) diet in a peri-urban habitat: a case study from
Hong Kong. Tropical Conservation Science 10, 1–7. (IF= 1.327)
31. Economo EP, M Janda, B Guénard, & E. Sarnat. Assembling a species-area curve
through colonization, speciation and human-mediated introduction. Journal of
Biogeography 44(5), 1088–1097. (IF= 4.154)
32. Suehiro W, F Hyodo, HO Tanaka, C Himuro, T Yokoi, S Dobata, B Guénard, RR
Dunn, E Vargo, K Tsuji, & K Matsuura. Nuclear Bomb 14C analysis reveals
expanded diet breadth associates with the invasion of a predatory ant. Scientific
Reports 7, 15016. (IF= 4.525)
33. Dawson W, D Moser, M van Kleunen, H Kreft, J Pergl, P Pysek, P Weigelt, M
Winter, B Lenzner, TM Blackburn, EE Dyer, P Cassey, SL Scrivens, EP Economo,
B Guénard, C Capinha, H Seebens, P Garcia-Diaz, W Nentwig, E Garcia-Berthou,
C Casal, NE Mandrak, P Fuller, C Meyer, & F Essl. Global hotspots and correlates
of alien species richness across taxonomic groups. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1,
0186. (IF= Not Available)
34. Gibb H, et al. (+71 co-authors). A global database of ant species abundances.
Ecology 98(3), 883-884. (IF= 4.285)
2016 35. Guénard B, J Shik, D Booher, D Lubertazzi & G Alpert. Extreme polygyny in the
previously unstudied subtropical ant Temnothorax tuscaloosae (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae), with implications for the biogeographic study of the evolution of
polygyny. Insectes Sociaux 63, 543–551. (IF= 1.675)
36. Luo* YY, & B Guénard. Paratopula bauhinia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), a new
nocturnal species from Hong Kong, with an updated taxonomic key and a
discussion on the ecology of the genus. Asian Myrmecology 8, 1–16. (IF= 0.72)
37. Wong* M, & B Guénard. Leptanilla hypodracos, a new species of the cryptic ant
genus Leptanilla (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Singapore, with new
distribution data and an updated key to Oriental Leptanilla species. Zookeys 551,
129–144. (IF= 1.143)
38. Wong* M, & B Guénard. Aenictus seletarius, a new species of hypogaeic army ant
from Singapore, with an updated key to the Aenictus minutulus species group
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(Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Dorylinae) from Southeast Asia. Annales Zoologici 66,
35–42. (IF= 1.022)
39. Wong* M, & B Guénard. First confirmed record of the ant genus Myrmecina
(Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from the Malay Peninsula: description of a new species
and a key to Myrmecina species from Sundaland. Journal of Hymenoptera
Research 50, 129–140. (IF= 0.939)
40. Bharti H, B Guénard, M Bharti, & EP Economo. An updated checklist of the ants
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of India with their specific distributions in Indian
states. Zookeys 551, 1–83. (IF= 1.143)
41. Jaitrong W, B Guénard, EP Economo, N Buddhakala, & S Yamane. A checklist
of known ant species of Laos (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Asian Myrmecology 8,
1–32. (IF= 0.72)
42. Liu C, B Guénard, B Blanchard, YQ Peng, & EP Economo. Reorganization of
taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic ant biodiversity after conversion to rubber
plantation. Ecological Monographs 86, 215–227. (IF= 7.828)
43. Wepfer P, B Guénard, & EP Economo. Influences of climate and historical land
connectivity on ant beta diversity in East Asia. Journal of Biogeography 43, 2311–
2321. (IF= 4.154)
44. Janicki JH, N Narula, M Ziegler, B Guénard & E Economo. Visualizing and
interacting with large-volume biodiversity data using client-server web mapping
applications: The design and implementation of antmaps.org. Ecological
Informatics 32, 185–193. (IF= 2.31)
45. Amorim DS, et al. (+49 co-authors). Timeless standards for species delimitation.
Zootaxa 4137, 121–128. (IF= 0.99)
46. Ceriaco LMP et al. (+483 co-authors). Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate,
unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences. Zootaxa 4196, 435–
445. (IF= 0.99)
2015 47. Guénard B, V Perrichot, & EP Economo. Integration of global fossil and modern
biodiversity data reveals dynamism and stasis in ant macroecological patterns.
Journal of Biogeography 42(12), 2302–2312. (IF= 4.154)
48. Guénard B, & EP Economo. Additions to the checklist of the ants (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae) of Peru. Zootaxa 4040(2), 225–235. (IF= 0.99)
49. Liu C, B Guénard, F Hita Garcia, Sk Yamane, B Blanchard, & EP Economo. New
records of ant species from Yunnan, China. Zookeys 477, 17–68. (IF= 1.143)
50. Fisher BL, B Guénard, & S Robson. Borneo, fANTastique! Asian Myrmecology
7, 171–174. (IF= 0.72)
51. Wetterer J, B Guénard, & D Booher. Geographic spread of Vollenhovia emeryi
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Asian Myrmecology 7, 171–174. (IF= 0.72)
52. Probst R, B Guénard & B Boudinot. Toward understanding the predatory ant
genus Myopias (Formicidae: Ponerinae), including a key to global species, male-
based generic diagnosis, and new species description. Sociobiology 62(2), 192–
212. (IF= 0.604)
53. Sarnat E, G Fischer, B Guénard, & EP Economo. Introduced Pheidole of the
world: taxonomy, biology and distribution. Zookeys 543, 1–109. (IF= 1.143)
54. Economo EP, P Klimov, E Sarnat, B Guénard, MD Weiser, B Lecroq, & LL
Knowles. Global phylogenetic structure of the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole
reveals the repeated evolution of macroecological patterns. Proceedings of the
Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 282, 20141416. (IF= 4.94)
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55. Economo EP, E Sarnat, M Janda, R Clouse, P Klimov, G Fisher, B Blanchard, L
Ramirez, A Andersen, M Berman, B Guénard, A Lucky, C Rabeling, EO Wilson,
& LL Knowles. Breaking out of biogeographic modules: range expansion and taxon
cycles in the hyperdiverse ant genus Pheidole. Journal of Biogeography 42(12),
2289–2301. (IF= 4.154)
2014 56. Guénard B, A Cardinal-de Casas & RR Dunn. High diversity in an urban habitat:
Are some animal assemblages resilient to long-term anthropogenic change? Urban
Ecosystems 18(2), 449–463. (IF= 2.493)
57. Savage A, B Hackett, B Guénard, E Youngsteadt & RR Dunn. Fine-scale
heterogeneity across Manhattan’s urban habitat mosaic is associated with variation
in ant composition and richness. Insect Conservation and Diversity 8(3), 216–218.
(IF= 2.313)
2013 58. Guénard B & TP McGlynn. Intraspecific thievery in the ant Ectatomma ruidum is
mediated by food availability. Biotropica 45(4), 497–502. (IF= 2.989)
59. Guénard B, B Blanchard, C Liu, DR Yang, & EP Economo. Rediscovery of the
rare ant genus Bannapone (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Amblyoponinae) and
description of the worker caste. Zootaxa 3734(3), 371–379. (IF= 0.99)
60. Guénard B. An overview of species and ecological diversity of ants. Encyclopedia
of Life Sciences, John Wiley & Sons Ltd: Chichester DOI:
10.1002/9780470015902.a0023598. (IF= Not Available)
61. Jenkins C, B Guénard, SE Diamond, MD Weiser & RR Dunn. Global conservation
planning for ant and vertebrate diversity. Diversity and Distributions 19(8), 1084–
1092. (IF= 4.092)
62. Bertelsmeier C, B Guénard & F Courchamp. Current and future potential
distribution of the invasive Asian needle ant. PlosOne 8(10), e75438. (IF= 2.766)
63. Lucky A, MD Trautwein, B Guénard, MD Weiser & RR Dunn. Tracing the rise
of ants-out of the ground. PlosOne DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0084012. (IF=
2.766)
64. Sarnat E, B Blanchard, B Guénard, J Fasi, & EP Economo. Checklist of the ants
of the Solomon Islands and a new survey of Makira island. Zookeys 257, 47–88.
(IF= 1.143)
2012 65. Guénard B, MD Weiser & RR Dunn. Global models of ant diversity suggest
regions where new discoveries are most likely are under disproportionate
deforestation threat. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109(19),
7368–7373. (IF= 9.661)
66. Guénard B & RR Dunn. A checklist of the ants of China. Zootaxa 3558, 1–77.
(IF= 0.99)
67. Guénard B, KA McCaffrey, A Lucky, & RR Dunn. Ants of North Carolina: an
updated list (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Zootaxa 3552, 1–36. (IF= 0.99)
68. Guénard B & A Poitras Lariviere. Social life. In Messier C, LA Giraldeau & B
Beisner, editors, Nature all around us: a guide to urban ecology. University of
Chicago Press, USA. (IF= Not Available)
69. Rodriguez-Cabal MA, KL Stuble, B Guénard, RR Dunn, & NJ Sanders.
Disruption of ant-seed dispersal mutualisms by the invasive Asian needle ant
(Pachycondyla chinensis). Biological Invasions 14(3), 557–565. (IF= 3.054)
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2011 70. Guénard B & J Silverman. Tandem-carrying, a new foraging strategy in ants:
description, function and adaptative significance relative to other described
foraging strategies. Naturwissenschaften 98(8), 651–659. (IF= 2.221)
71. Guénard B & A Lucky. Improved method to collect ground dwelling insects and
its implication for large scale comparison. Environmental Entomology 40(6), 1523–
1529. (IF= 1.661)
72. Menke SB, B Guénard, JO Sexton, MD Weiser, RR Dunn & J Silverman. Urban
areas may serve as habitat and corridors for dry-adapted, heat tolerant species; an
example from ants. Urban Ecosystems 14, 135–163. (IF= 2.493)
73. Roura-Pascual N, C Hui, T Ikeda, G Leday, DM Richardson, S Carpintero, X
Espadaler, C Gómez, B Guénard, S Hartley, P Krushelnycky, PJ Lester, MA
McGeoch, SB Menke, JS Pedersen, J Pitt, J Reyes, NJ Sanders, AV Suarez, Y
Touyama, D Ward, PS Ward & SP Worner. The relative roles of climatic suitability
and anthropogenic influence in determining the pattern of spread in a global
invader. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 108(1), 220–225. (IF=
9.661)
74. Jenkins CN, AN Andersen, X Arnan, CA Brühl, X Cerda, AM Ellison, BL Fisher,
MC Fitzpatrick, NJ Gotelli, AD Gove, B Guénard, JE Lattke, JP Lessard, TP
McGlynn, SB Menke, CL Parr, SM Philpott, NJ Sanders, MD Weiser & RR Dunn.
Global diversity in light of climate change: the case of ants. Diversity and
Distributions 17(4), 652–662. (IF= 4.614)
2010 75. Guénard B & RR Dunn. A new (old), invasive ant in the hardwood forests of
eastern North America and its potentially widespread impacts. PlosOne
5(7), e11614. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0011614. (IF= 2.766)
76. Guénard B, MD Weiser & RR Dunn. Global generic richness and distribution:
new maps of the world of ants with examples of their use in the context of Asia.
Asian Myrmecology 3, 21–28. (IF= 0.72)
77. Guénard B. Book review: Adventures among ants - A global safari with a cast of
trillions by Mark W. Moffett. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50(5), 914.
(IF= 2.751)
78. Yashiro T, K Matsuura, B Guénard, M Terayama RR Dunn. On the evolution of
the species complex Pachycondyla chinensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae:
Ponerinae), including the origin of its invasive form and description of a new
species. Zootaxa 2685, 39–50. (IF= 0.99)
79. Weiser MD, NJ Sanders, D Agosti, A Ellison, A Andersen, B Fisher, H Gibb, N
Gotelli, A Gove, K Gross, B Guénard, M Janda, M Kaspari, JP Lessard, JT
Longino, J Majer, SB Menke , TP McGlynn, C Parr, S Philpott, J Retana, AV
Suarez, H Vasconcelos, S Yanoviak & RR. Dunn. Canopy and litter ant
assemblages share similar climate-species density relationships. Biology Letters
6(6), 769–772. (IF= 3.345)
2009 80. Dunn RR, D Agosti, A Andersen, C Bruhl, X Cerda, A Ellison, B Fisher, MC
Fitzpatrick, H Gibb, N Gotelli, A Gove, B Guénard, M Janda, M Kaspari, E
Laurent, JP Lessard, JT Longino, J Majer, TP McGlynn, SB Menke, C Parr, S
Philpott, M Pfeiffer, J Retana, AV Suarez, H Vasconcelos, MD Weiser & NJ
Sanders. Climatic drivers of hemispheric asymmetry in global patterns of ant
species richness. Ecology Letters 12, 324–333. (IF= 9.137)
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81. Dunn RR, B Guénard, MD Weiser, & NJ Sanders. Geographic gradients in the
diversity, abundance, size, and ecological consequences of ants. In: L. Lach C. Parr
and K. Abbot, editors, Ant Ecology. Oxford University Press. (IF= Not Available)
2007 82. Dunn RR., NJ Sanders, MC Fitzpatrick, E Laurent, JP Lessard, D Agosti, A
Andersen, C Bruhl, X Cerda, A Ellison, B Fisher, H Gibb, N Gotelli, A Gove, B
Guénard, M Janda, M Kaspari, JT Longino, J Majer, TP McGlynn, S Menke, C
Parr,
S Philpott, M Pfeiffer, J Retana, AV Suarez, & H Vasconcelos. Global ant
biodiversity and biogeography: a new database and its possibilities.
Myrmecological News 10, 77–83. (IF= 1.838)
2006 83. Guénard B & A Poitras Lariviere. La vie en société. In Messier C, LA Giraldeau
& B Beisner, editors, L’écologie en ville. Fides. Montréal, Canada. (IF= Not
Available)
MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW
Guénard B, MD Weiser, EP Economo, & RR Dunn. Predicting the ecology and
geography of new discoveries: the case of ants. Major revisions in Journal of
Biogeography.
Wong M*, TPN Tsang, O Lewis, & B Guénard. Trait-similarity and trait-hierarchy
jointly determine co-occurrences of resident and invasive ant species. Under Review
in Ecography.
Sharaf M, D Gotzek, B Guénard, B Fisher, A Aldawood, H Al Dhafer & A
Mohamed. Molecular phylogenetic analysis and morphological reassessments of thief
ants identify a new potential case of biological invasions. Major revisions in Scientific
Reports.
Capinha C, J Ribeiro, P Beja, MB Araújo, H Seebens, F Essl, S Dullinger, EP
Economo, B Guénard, M Porto, & L Reino. Climate is the last barrier to biological
invasions in an increasingly globalized world. Submitted.
Dias R, B Guénard, S Akbar, E Economo, W Udayakantha, A Wachkoo. A
checklist of Sri Lankan ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Submitted to Zookeys.
Yeo D, A Srivathsan, J Puniamoorthy, F Maosheng, P Grootaert, L Chan, B
Guénard, C Damken, RA Wahab, & R Meier. Unexpectedly rich, unique and
imperiled: the insect fauna of tropical mangroves uncovered by large-scale NGS
barcoding. Submitted to Nature Communications.
MANUSCRIPTS TO BE SUBMITTED
Guénard B, C Lainé*, S Cannicci, BD Russell, & GA Williams. Funding
biodiversity conservation research: who gets the lion’s share? In Prep. for Science.
Guénard B, CN Jenkins, B. Fisher, MD Weiser, & EP Economo. The dynamics of
biodiversity discovery in space and time driven by changes in scientific practices. In
Prep for Systematic Biology.
Lee R*, B Morgan*, C Liu, J Fellowes, & B Guénard. The importance of secondary
forest succession in recovering microclimatic refuges for tropical biota against
extreme temperatures. In Prep. for Global Ecology and Biogeography.
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Morgan B* & B Guénard. High throughput ant species distribution modeling and
conservation assessments for Hong Kong. In prep. For Diversity and Distributions.
Pierce MP* & B Guénard. Impact of invasive ants on native diversity and ecosystem
functioning in Hong Kong. In prep.
Wong D* & B Guénard Revision of ants from the genus Polyrhachis F. Smith
(Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) in Hong Kong and Macau, with notes on
their natural history. In prep. for Zootaxa.
Brassard F*, CM Leong*, E. Chan, & B. Guénard. Taxonomic notes on the ant genus
Strumigenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Macao SAR, China, with description of
a new subterranean species. In prep. for Zookeys.
Taylor C*, C Barthelemy, RSC Cheung*, & B Guénard. Review of Psenulus species
(Hymenoptera: Psenidae) in the Hong Kong SAR, with description of two new
species. In prep. for the European Journal of Entomology.
Rosas-Mejía M, B Guénard, EP Economo, MJ Aguilar-Méndez, A Ghilardi, & Milan
Janda. Introduced ants (Formicidae: Hymenoptera) in Mexico – the first database of
records. The status of introduced ants in Mexico. In prep. for Biological Invasions.
Liu C, G Fischer, Y Peng, E Economo, B Guénard & N Pierce. The hidden ant
biodiversity in the Hengduan Mountains, with an updated checklist of ant species for
Yunnan Province. In prep for Zookeys.
Chesnokova SV, TM Krugova, U Aibek, & B Guénard. Family Formicidae (Ants).
Book Chapter (in press).
La Richelière F., R. Dunn, E. Economo, B. Guénard, N. Sanders, M. Weiser, E.
Abouheif, J. P. Lessard. The geography of morphological complexity within the
worker caste of ant societies. In prep.
TECHNICAL REPORTS
Guénard B & CA Drew (2011) Ant species of MacKay Island and Back Bay National
Wildlife refuges: results of opportunitistic sampling in diverse habitats in July 2010. Prepared
for the Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Drew CA & B Guénard (2009) Collection of Crematogaster atkinsoni (Wheeler) on Mackay
Island National Wildlife Refuge, Knotts Island, North Carolina. Prepared for the Mackay
Island National Wildlife Refuge, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2020 Environmental Education and Community Action Projects HK (HK$ 965,333) –
ongoing
Environment and Conservation Fund HK (HK$ 1,296,050) – ongoing
Grant from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao (HK$ 399,060) –
ongoing.
2019 Faculty RAE Improvement Fund (HK$ 500,000) – ongoing.
Excellence Funding, Faculty of Science, HKU (HK$ 1,000,000) – ongoing.
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Health and Medical Research Fund, co-I with Dr. Tommy LAM (PI), Dr. Huachen ZHU
(Co-I) and Yi GUAN (Co-I) (HK$ 1,439,146) – ongoing.
Nature Park Discovery Limited (HK$ 1,040,800) – ongoing.
Donation from Global Creative for the School of Biological Sciences Museum (HK$
10,000).
2018 Grant for organizing a thematic program on conservation of arthropods at the Hong
Kong Wetland Park (HK$ 381,379) – Completed.
Grant from the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau of Macao (HK$ 446,000) –
Completed.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship/RAP Scheme (HK$ 303,720) – ongoing.
Teaching Innovation Fund of the Faculty of Science (HK$ 44,161) – completed.
Donation from the Natural History Society of Hong Kong (HK$ 21,000) – completed.
Seed Funding for Basic Research, HKU (HK$ 79,320) – ongoing.
2017 Early Career Scheme of the Research Grant Council HK (HK$ 1,127,469) – ongoing.
Environment and Conservation Fund HK, co-I with Dr. Stefano Cannicci (PI) and Prof.
Gray Williams (co-I) (HK$ 2,394,740) – completed.
Big Data Project Fund, HKU (HK$ 130,000) – completed.
Woo Ting Sang Agricultural Development Research Fund (HK$ 80,000) – ongoing.
Seed Funding for Basic Research, HKU (HK$ 44,320) – completed.
Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Grant (HK$ 10,000) – completed.
2016 Environment and Conservation Fund HK (HK$ 499,820) – completed.
Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (HK$ 397,000) – completed.
HKU Interdisciplinary Knowledge Exchange Project Fund, co-PI with Dr. Tommy Tse
& Dr. Carmen Tong (Department of Sociology) (HK$ 200,000) – completed.
National Geographic Research Grant (HK$ 119,400) – ongoing.
Seed Funding for Basic Research, HKU (HK$ 80,470) – ongoing.
Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Grant (HK$ 25,000) – completed.
2015 Hong Kong International Airport Environmental Fund (HK$ 790,305) – completed.
Seed Funding for Basic Research for New Staff, HKU (HK$ 120,000) – completed.
Experiential Learning Fund HKU (HK$ 4,000) – completed.
2010 Global Change Fellow, awarded by the Southeast Climate Science Center
2009 Grant from the Keck center for behavioral biology – completed.
2008-09 Best presentation award, Graduate Student Symposium Department of Biology, NCSU
(US$ 200)
2008 NSF International research and education: planning: visits and workshops (US$ 8,484):
Understanding the factors that govern invasion (and coexistence), a case study with an
anomalous Asian ant – completed.
Harkema grant, Zoology department, NCSU (US$ 650)
2005 Excellence Grant, UQAM foundation (US$ 1,500)
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS (NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL)
2019 Guénard B, C Jenkins, R Wang R & E Economo. The dynamics of biodiversity discovery
in space and time driven by changes in scientific practices. Insect Diversity: Current and
Future Perspectives, Hong Kong (Oral Presentation).
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Chan K H, & B Guénard. Ecological and socio-economic impacts of the Red Import Fire
Ant, Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), on urban agricultural ecosystems.
Insect Diversity: Current and Future Perspectives, Hong Kong (Oral Presentation).
Cheung R, C Taylor, S Cannicci, P Grootaert, & B Guénard. Insect Diversity in Hong
Kong Mangroves: Is it worth studying? Insect Diversity: Current and Future Perspectives,
Hong Kong (Oral Presentation).
Leong C, B Russell, & B Guénard. How should we quantify Critical Thermal Maximum
to make it relevant to the organism? Insect Diversity: Current and Future Perspectives,
Hong Kong (Oral Presentation).
Tsang T, R Lee, B Guénard, & T Bonebrake. Habitat modification alters species role in
community assembly of tropical forest ants. Insect Diversity: Current and Future
Perspectives, Hong Kong (Oral Presentation).
Lee R, C Wang, & B Guénard. The ecological implications of rubber-based agroforest:
Insect conservation and invasion control. Insect Diversity: Current and Future
Perspectives, Hong Kong (Oral Presentation).
Wong M, B Guénard, & O Lewis. The cryptic impacts of invasion: Functional
homogenization of tropical ant communities by invasive fire ants Insect Diversity: Current
and Future Perspectives, Hong Kong (Oral Presentation).
Wang R, C Barthélémy, & B Guénard. A 15-year record of non-ant aculeate Hymenoptera
shed light on local community response to long-term interannual and seasonal
environmental changes. Insect Diversity: Current and Future Perspectives, Hong Kong
(Poster Presentation).
Brassard F, C Leong, E Chan, & B Guénard. Of ants and men: quantifying the effects of
urbanization on the myrmecofauna of a large city. Insect Diversity: Current and Future
Perspectives, Hong Kong (Poster Presentation).
Morgan B, & B Guénard. Using species distribution modeling for bulk conservation
assessments of Hong Kong ants. Insect Diversity: Current and Future Perspectives, Hong
Kong (Poster Presentation).
2018 Pierce M, & B Guénard. Distribution and ecological impacts of invasive ant species on
arthropod communities in Hong Kong. Invasive Ant Conference 2018, Kyoto, Japan (oral
presentation).
Lee H, & B Guénard. Temporal changes and compositional organization of ant
communities along vegetation succession in Hong Kong. Association of Tropical Biology
and Conservation, Kuching, Malaysia (oral presentation).
Morgan B, & B Guénard. Species distribution modeling for bulk conservation assessments
of Hong Kong ants. ESA, ESC, and ESBC Joint Annual Meeting 2018, Vancouver, Canada
(poster).
2015 Economo E, B Guénard, M Weiser & N Narula. Global patterns of diversity and
diversification rate in ants. Ecological Society of Japan, Kagoshima, Japan (oral
presentation).
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Wepfer P, B Guénard & E Economo. The effect of historical land connectivity on ant
species composition in the Japanese Archipelago. International Biogeography Society
Meeting, University of Bayreuth, Germany (Poster).
2014 Guénard B, M Weiser & E Economo. Ant global diversity: opening new possibility in ant-
biology. International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Cairns, Australia (oral
presentation).
Economo E, E Sarnat, B Guénard & L Knowles. Island communities in the context of
global hyperdiversification. International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Cairns,
Australia (oral presentation).
Liu C, B Guénard & E Economo. How do agricultural practices in South China affect ant
communities? International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Cairns, Australia
(poster).
2013 Guénard B, V Perrichot & E Economo. Modern and historical ant biotas reveal dynamic
processes in the formation of communities. International Biogeography Society
conference, Montréal, Canada (oral presentation).
Guénard B, V Perrichot & E Economo. Global ant biogeography and the importance of
Asia in its modern and past diversity history. ANeT 9th International conference, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (oral presentation).
Guénard B, V Perrichot & E Economo. Global distribution and extinction dynamics in ant
communities. Recent advances of entomology in the Kyushu-Okinawa region, Okinawa,
Japan (poster).
2011 Frank S, Widney S*, M Green*, W Blankenship*, B Guénard, I McAreavy*, DM Sorger*,
H Stansell*, M Thoemmes* & RR Dunn. Urbanization creates a hostile environment for
native tree. Ecological Society of America, Austin, USA (poster).
2010 Guénard B, MD Weiser & RR Dunn. Where are the last frontiers for ant new discoveries?
International Union for the Study of Social Insects, Copenhagen, Denmark (poster).
2008 Guénard B, J Silverman & RR Dunn. Consequences of a cryptic invasive ant - Local
extinctions mediated by behavior? International Union for the Study of Social Insects,
breakout meeting, Puerto Rico (oral presentation).
2006 Guénard B, A Francoeur & É Lucas. Entretien des colonies aphidiennes par les fourmis,
un bénéfice pour les prédateurs furtifs? French section of the International Union for the
Study of Social Insects (oral presentation).
2005 Guénard B, A Francoeur & É Lucas. Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society of Entomology
(SEQ), Montréal (oral presentation).
2005 Guénard B, A Francoeur & É Lucas. International Organization for Biological and
Integrated Control of Noxious Animals and Plants (IOBC) (oral presentation).
2004 Guénard B & É Lucas. Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society of Entomology (SEQ),
Montréal (oral presentation).
2004 Guénard B & É Lucas. Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society for the Biological Study of
Behavior (SQEBC), Sherbrooke (oral presentation).
2003 Guénard B & É Lucas. Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society of Entomology (SEQ),
Québec (oral presentation).
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2003 Guénard B & É Lucas. Annual meeting of Quebec’s Society for the Biological Study of
Behavior (SQEBC), Montréal (oral presentation).
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS (INVITED)
2019 Guénard B. Global diversity and discovery rate in insects: the case of ants. 2019 Annual
Conference of Entomological Association of Guangdong, Nanshan, Guangzhou, December
14th 2019 (Plenary talk)
Guénard B. Global perspectives on insect diversity, evolution, discoveries and
conservation. December 11th 2019, Cangzhou Normal University (Oral Presentation,
Invited).
Guénard B. Global perspectives on insect diversity, evolution, discoveries and
conservation. December 9th 2019, Department of Plant Protection, Hebei Agriculture
University (Oral Presentation, Invited).
Guénard B. Global diversity and discovery rate in insects: the case of ants. The 4th
Systematic Biologists Forum, China, Beijing, December 7th 2019 (Oral Presentation,
Invited).
Guénard B. Global perspectives on insect diversity, evolution, discoveries and
conservation. 10th January 2019, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences,
Beijing, China (Oral Presentation, Invited).
2018 Guénard B. Global, regional and local trends in exotic ant species distribution and spread.
Invasive Ant Conference 2018, Kyoto, Japan.
2017 Guénard B. Preliminary results in Hong Kong wetlands reveal interesting and alarming
aspects of ant diversity. Symposium on Deep Bay Wetland Conservation, Hong Kong.
2015 Guénard B. Insight on insects global biodiversity, the case of ants. Xishuangbanna
Tropical Botanical Garden Departmental Seminar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
2014 Guénard B. Global to local diversity patterns in insects: understanding the little things that
run the world and their consequences. 20th June 2014, Departmental Seminar, Department
of Environmental Sciences and Technology, University of the Ryukyus.
2014 Guénard B., P. Wepfer, & E Economo. Historical and environmental factors influencing
diversity patterns and community composition in Japanese islands. 61st meeting of the
Ecological Society of Japan, 14-18th March 2014, Hiroshima, Japan.
2013 Guénard B. Global diversity of ants: past, modern and future distributions and their
importance for conservation. Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Departmental
Seminar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
2012 Guénard B. Spread and consequences of an unusual invasive ant species: the case of
Pachycondyla chinensis. Invited speaker at the symposium on evolutionary community
ecology of biological invasion: a lesson from social insects; 59th meeting of the Ecological
Society of Japan, Kyoto, Japan.
2012 Guénard B. Challenges pour la biodiversité dans un monde qui fourmille. Institut de
Biologie et d'Ecologie Appliquée, Université Catholique de l'Ouest, France.
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2011 Guénard B. Global to local ant diversity patterns: understanding our ignorance to reduce
biodiversity loss. Museum of Comparative Zoology/ Pierce Lab/ Ant Room Harvard, USA.
2011
2010
2007
Guénard B. Ant diversity: from global to local patterns: understanding our ignorance to
reduce biodiversity loss. Grand Valley State University, USA.
Guénard B. Invited participant to the Hymenoptera Anatomy Ontology meeting of the
Encyclopedia of Life Biodiversity Synthesis Group.
Guénard B. Graduate school of Environmental Science, Okayama University, Japan.
SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS (In-House)
2011
2011
Guénard B, MD Weiser & RR Dunn. Graduate Student Research Symposium, Department
of Biology, NCSU (oral presentation).
Robertson* KE, B Guénard (mentor) & RR Dunn. Summarizing NC State University
Undergraduate Research Symposium.
2010 Cardinal-De-Casas* A.R., B Guénard (mentor) & RR Dunn. NC State University
Undergraduate Research Symposium.
2009 Guénard B & T McGlynn. Graduate Student Research Symposium, Department of
Biology, NCSU (oral presentation).
2009 Guénard B & T McGlynn. W.M. Keck Student and Post-doc Symposium, NCSU (oral
presentation).
2008 Guénard B, J Silverman & RR Dunn. Graduate Student Research Symposium, Department
of Biology, NCSU (oral presentation).
2008 Guénard B, J Silverman & RR Dunn. W.M. Keck Student and Post-doc Symposium,
NCSU (oral presentation).
2007 Guénard B, J Silverman & RR Dunn. Graduate Student Research Symposium, Department
of Biology, NCSU (oral presentation).
2006 Guénard B. NCSU Social Insect Group (oral presentation).
* Mentored undergraduate students.
TEACHING
Course taught (as lecturer and course coordinator)
The University of Hong Kong
2015- Insect Ecology (BIOL3419) (since Fall 2015; SETL scores 2017 &-19: course
effectiveness: 90 & 88.6; teacher effectiveness: 93.8 & 90.9) – Sole lecturer
2015- Terrestrial Ecology (BIOL2619/BIOL3319) (since Spring 2015; SETL scores 2017:
course effectiveness: 87.5; teacher effectiveness: 90.6) – Sole lecturer
2020- Ecology and Evolution (BIOL2306) (starting Fall 2020) – 5 hours lecture
2014- Field course part for Ecology and Evolution (BIOL2306) (since Fall 2014) – 10 hours
lecture
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Occasional lecturer
2018 Ecology & Evolution (BIOL2306)
2018 Science Communication (BIOL8022)
2016- Ecosystem Services (BIOL4304) (since Fall 2016)
2014 Animal Behaviour (BIOL3101)
2014- Environmental life science (ENVS1301)
2014 Simplifying Complexity (CCST9048)
Course taught (as teaching assistant)
North Carolina State University
2010 Field Ecology and Methods (BIO 460)
2009 Field Ecology and Methods (BIO 460)
2008 Field Ecology (ZO 495)
Université du Québec à Montréal
2005 Animal Diversity (BIA 1601)
2005 Methodology in Ecology (BIA 3010)
2004 Animal Diversity (BIA 1601)
2004 Methodology in Ecology (BIA 3010)
2004 Statistics (BIA 1601)
Workshop developed and taught (as sole instructor)
2010 Ant Taxonomy and Systematics. Ant phylogeny, morphology and identification. Taught in
January and October 2010 at NCSU to students, post-doctoral students and technicians from several
departments and other universities (12 to 15 participants).
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND SERVICES
Memberships: American and French sections of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects,
ANeT, The International Biogeography Society, Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation,
Ecological Society of Japan, Quebec’s Society of Entomology (SEQ), Students representative SEQ
(2004-2005).
Reviewer for (45 journals): Annals of the Entomological Society of America, Applied Entomology and
Zoology, Asian Myrmecology, BioInvasions Records, Biological Invasions, Bioscience, Biotropica,
Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Check List, Diversity and Distributions, Ecography,
Ecological Applications, Ecological Entomology, Ecological Research, Ecology, Ecology &
Evolution, Florida Entomologist, Halteres, Insect Conservation and Diversity, Insectes Sociaux,
Invasive Species Compendium, Journal of Biogeography, Journal of Insect Behavior, Journal of Insect
Biodiversity, Journal of Pest Science, Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Journal of Thermal
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Biology, Michigan Journal of Sustainability, Myrmecological News, Nature Communications,
Naturwissenschaften, Northeastern Naturalist, Oecologia, Oikos, PLoS ONE, Raffles Bulletin of
Zoology, Science of the Total Environment, Sociobiology, The Great Lakes Entomologist, Tropical
Conservation Science, Urban Ecosystems, Web Ecology, Zookeys, Zoological Studies, Zootaxa.
Editor for: Asian Myrmecology (since 2014), Check List (subject editor for Hymenoptera-2014).
Grant reviewer: Czech Science Foundation; The Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (Germany)
TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2013 Workshop on Québec Center for Biodiversity Science, Biodiversity Science Intensive
School, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, 25th Nov – 6th Dec.
2011 Workshop in Canopy Biology, Raleigh, USA 11-13 May 2010 Tropical Biology: an Ecological Approach OTS course, January - March. Costa Rica.
2008 Ant course, Venezuela, August, training in ants’ ecology, field collection techniques,
systematics and taxonomy.
2004 Introduction to ants’ systematics with Dr. André Francoeur, Université du Québec à
Chicoutimi, Canada
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PROFESSIONAL WEBSITES
2019 Public lecture for the Hong Kong Wetland Park (2x)
2017 Public lecture for the Hong Kong Chapter of International Society of Arboriculture.
Public lecture for the Nerd Nite: “Biodiversity: what we know we know, what we know we
don't know, what we don't know we know, what we don't know we don't know”
2016 Public lecture at the Hong Kong Wetland Park: “Tiny Architects”
2016 Lectures at the Lycée Français of Hong Kong and Independent Schools Foundation
2015-16 Series of conferences in Hong Kong: Café Scientifique, Hong Kong Natural History Society
2015 Leader of the insect group at the Hong Kong Bioblitz
2015 Public lecture for the Hong Kong Natural History Society.
2013-14 Presentations of research developed at OIST to high-school students (OIST).
2012-13 Tutor for the School of Sciences program (6-9 years old children), August 12-13th.
2010 Invited speaker at the Audubon Society, Greensboro, NC.
2010 Scientific presentation at the Museum of Natural History, Raleigh.
2009-11 Bug fest at the Museum of Natural History, Raleigh.
2009 Wiley Science Night, Wiley Elementary School.
2005 Insectarium of Montreal.
2004 Summer Camp supervisor, Biodôme de Montréal.
2004 Outdoor supervisor of Corvée du Mont-Royal, Montréal.
2004 Member of the scientific jury, Sciences Festival, Montréal.
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2004 Promotion of entomology and sciences in different schools of Montreal (2004-2006).
Antmaps.org: distribution maps of >15,400 ant species, genera and subfamilies, based on the
data compiled in the Global Ant Biodiversity Informatics project. http://antmaps.org/
Ant Genera of the World: distribution maps of all extant ant genera. Led by Guénard, in
collaboration with Dr. Mike D. Weiser. Design by Neil McCoy.
http://www.antmacroecology.org/ant_genera/index.html
This work is also displayed on the Encyclopedia Of Life (EOL.org), Antwiki.org and the Map
of Life Project (mappinglife.org).
Ants of China: Checklist of the different species of ants found in China.
http://www.antweb.org/china.jsp
Ants of North Carolina: Checklist of the different species of ants found in North Carolina with
pictures illustration.
http://www.antweb.org/northcarolina.jsp
FIELD EXPERIENCE
Australia (2007), Borneo (2013-2014), Canada (2002-2006), China (Yunnan, 2013, 2016), Costa Rica
(2008, 2010), France (2006), Hong Kong & Macau (2014-2018), Japan (2007-2009, 2012-2014),
Panama (2010), USA (2006-2011), Thailand (2015, 2018), Venezuela (2008), Vietnam (2018).
Language: French (fluently), English (fluently), Spanish (proficiency).
REFERENCES
Dr. Rob R. Dunn, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, North Carolina State University.
E-mail: [email protected] Phone Number: 919.513.7569
Website: http://robdunnlab.com/
Dr. Evan Economo, Assistant Professor, Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit, Okinawa Institute of
Science and Technology.
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone Number: (+81) 098-966-8850 Website: http://arilab.unit.oist.jp/
Dr. Edward Vargo, Professor and Interim Department Head, Department of Entomology, North
Carolina State University.
E-mail: [email protected] Phone Number: 919.513.2743
Website: http://www4.ncsu.edu/~elvargo/