Dr. Cristian Klunk
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2019-2023
Doctorate degree in Ecology and Conservation at Universidade Federal do Paraná and Dr. rer. nat. at TU Darmstadt.
Biomechanics of ant bite and ant mandible functional morphology.
Doctorate's thesis: "Biomechanics of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) bite: Effects of mandible and head morphology"
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2017-2019
Master's degree in Ecology and Conservation at Universidade Federal do Paraná. Ecology, Ecophysiology, Evolution.
Master's thesis: “Evolution of environmental resistance in ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and its implications”.
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2012-2016
Study of Biology at Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina: Ecology, Myrmecology.
Diploma thesis: “Simple does not mean poor: grasslands and forests harbor similar ant species richness and distinct composition in highlands of southern Brazil”
Research interests
Biomechanics
Ecophysiology
Functional morphology
Insects
Contact
klunkcristian at gmail.com
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​Dr. Cristian L. Klunk
B1|08, Room 4
Department of Biology
Technical University of Darmstadt
Schnittspahnstr. 2
64287 Darmstadt
Germany
Tel. +49 6151 16 22368​​
Publications
Research projects
CNPq
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2024
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(11) KLUNK, CRISTIAN L.; HEETHOFF, MICHAEL; HAMMEL, JÖRG U.; GORB, STANISLAV N.; KRINGS, WENCKE. Mechanical and elemental characterization of ant mandibles: consequences for bite mechanics. Interface Focus, v. 14, p. 20230056, 2024. doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2023.0056
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2023
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(10) KLUNK, C. L.; ARGENTA, M. A.; ROSUMEK, F. B.; SCHMELZLE, S.; VAN DE KAMP, T.; HAMMEL, J. U.; PIE, M. R.; HEETHOFF, M. Simulated biomechanical performance of morphologically disparate ant mandibles under bite loading. Scientific Reports, v. 13, p. 16833, 2023. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-43944-8
(9) KLUNK, C. L.; ARGENTA, M.A.; CASADEI-FERREIRA, A.; PIE, M.R. Mechanical demands of bite in plane head shapes of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) workers. Ecology and Evolution, v. 13, n. 6, p. e10162, 2023. doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10162
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2022
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(8) KLUNK, C. L.; FRATONI, R. O.; RIVADENEIRA, C. D.; SCHAEDLER, L. M.; PEREZ, D. M. Climate and body size have differential roles on melanism evolution across workers in a worldwide ant genus. OECOLOGIA. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-022-05211-x.
(7) SILVA, R. R.; MARTELLO, F.; FEITOSA, R. M.; ...; KLUNK, C. L.; ...; RIBEIRO, M. C. ATLANTIC ANTS: a data set of ants in Atlantic Forests of South America. ECOLOGY., 2022. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3580.
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2021
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(6) KLUNK, C. L.; PIE, M. R. No evidence for dominance–discovery trade-offs in Pheidole (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) assemblages. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY., v.99, p.1002 - 1008, 2021. dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2021-0074.
(5) KLUNK, C. L.; ARGENTA, M. A.; FERREIRA, A. C.; ECONOMO, E. P.; PIE, M. R. Mandibular morphology, task specialization and bite mechanics in Pheidole ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of The Royal Society Interface., v.18, p.1 - 9, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0318.
(4) PEREZ, DANIELA M.; KLUNK, CRISTIAN L.; ARAUJO, SABRINA B. L. Imperfect synchrony in animal displays: why does it occur and what is the true role of leadership? PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES., v.376, p.20200339, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2020.0339.
2020
(3)TELLES, FRANCISMEIRE JANE; KLUNK, CRISTIAN LUAN; MAIA, FABIANO RODRIGO DA; BRITO, VINÍCIUS LOURENÇO GARCIA DE; VARASSIN, ISABELA GALARDA. Towards a new understanding of the division of labour in heterantherous flowers: the case of Pterolepis glomerata (Melastomataceae). BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY, v.131(1), p.1 - 11, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blaa107.
2018
(2)KLUNK, C. L.; GIEHL, E. L. H.; LOPES, B. C.; MARCINEIRO, F. R.; ROSUMEK, F. B. Simple does not mean poor: grasslands and forests harbor similar ant species richness and distinct composition in highlands of southern Brazil. BIOTA NEOTROPICA., v.18(3), p.1 - 9, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1676-0611-BN-2017-0507.
2014
(1)BINDER, L. B.; SOUZA, V. R. C.; CARON, N.; FARINA, K.; ALMEIDA, C. S.; KLUNK, C. L.; CASTELLANI, T. T. PROJETO BROTAR: O FAZER EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL COM CRIANÇAS. Revista de Ensino de Biologia da Associação Brasileira de Ensino de Biologia (SBEnBio)., v.7, p.1055 - 1067, 2014.