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Introduction
Yilmaz Camlitepe currently works at the Department of Biology, Trakya University. Yilmaz does research in Entomology, Ecology, conservation biology and Animal Communications. Their most recent publication is 'Effects of genetic relatedness, spatial distance, and context on intraspecific aggression in the red wood ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)'.
Disciplines
  • Entomology
  • Ecology
  • Animal Communications
Skills and expertise
  • Hymenoptera
  • Ants
  • Color
  • Photoreceptor Cells
  • Insect Ecology
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Systematic Entomology
  • Insect Taxonomy
  • Evolution
  • Myrmecology
  • Foraging
  • Behavioral Ecology
  • Taxonomy
  • Systematics
  • Insect Identification
  • Vision Science
  • Insect Diversity
  • Insect Distribution
  • Forest Entomology
  • Conservation Biology
  • Insect
  • Invasive Species
  • Species Diversity
  • Biodiversity Assessment
  • Ethology
  • Nomenclature
  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Conservation
  • Biodiversity Monitoring

» Educational Qualifications

» Academic Titles

» Professional Experience

» Publications

SCI-SSCI or SCI Expanded Articles

  • Predation of ant species Lasius alienus on tick eggs: impacts of egg wax coating and tick species. NATURE Scientific Report, 12 (1), 2022 (August 2022)
  • Şakacı, Z. , Çamlıtepe, Y. "A Mosquito Survey Of Culicidae Species At Edirne Central District For Disease Vector". Trakya University Journal of Natural Sciences 23 (2022 ): 41-51 (June 2022)
  • First evidence of predation of the ant species Lasius alienus on the poultry red mite Dermanyssus gallinae. Acarologia 61(1), 2021 (March 2021)
  • Camlitepe Y., Aksoy.V. Distrubition and Conservation Status of the European Red Wood Ant Species Formica pratensis Retzius, 1783 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in (European) Turkey.J. Entomol. Res. Soc., 21(2): 199-211, 2019 (July 2019)
  • Spectral sensitivies of ants – a review. Animal Biology 68,1, (2018) (March 2018)
  • Effects of genetic relatedness, spatial distance and context on intraspecific aggression in the red wood ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). urkish Journal of Zoology, Volume 42, Issue 3, 297 - 306, 2018 (January 2018)
  • A new species of the genus Camponotus (Mayr) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) from Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 41, 998-1004, 2017. (June 2017)
  • First Record of The South European Rare Parasitic Ant Species Camponotus universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Asia. Journal of the Entomological Research Society, 17; 45-49, 2015. (July 2015)
  • Yilmaz A, Aksoy V, Camlitepe Y and Giurfa M (2014) Eye structure, activity rhythms, and visually-driven behavior are tuned to visual niche in ants. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 8:205. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2014.00205. 2014 (May 2014)
  • Aksoy V, Çamlıtepe Y (2014). A behavioral analysis of achromatic cue perception by the ant Cataglyphis aenescens (Hymenoptera; Formicidae).Turkish Journal of Zoology, 38; 199-208. (February 2014)
  • Aksoy, V.,Camlitepe, Y. (2012) Behavioural analysis of chromatic and achromatic vision in the ant Formica cunicularia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Vision Research, doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2012.06.013. 2012
  • Camlitepe, Y., Aksoy, V. (2010) First Evidence of Fine Colour Discrimination Ability in Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 213, 72-77, doi:10.1242/jeb.037853, 2010.
  • Aksoy, V., Camlitepe, Y. (2005) Use of idiothetic information for left/right turning memory by the ant Formica pratensis. Biologia, Vol. 60, No.2. 2005
  • Camlitepe, Y., Aksoy, V., Uren,N., Yilmaz,A.,Becenen, I. (2005) An experimental analysis on the magnetic field sensitivity of the black-meadow ant Formica pratensis Retzius (Hymenoptera:Formicidae). Acta Biol Hung. 56(3-4):215-24.2005
  • Camlitepe, Y. (2002). Notes on the morphometric characters of Ponera coarctata (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Biologia, 57/2: 277-280. 2002.
  • Camlitepe, Y. (1999) Trail following responses of the red wood ant F. rufa in Darkness. Israel J. Zool, Vol. 45, pp.231-238. 1999
  • Camlitepe, Y., Stradling, D.J. (1998) Do red wood ants use group specific pheromones for route fidelity? A Preliminary Survey. Biologia, Vol. 53, No.5. 1998.
  • Camlitepe, Y., Stradling, D.J. (1995) Wood ants orient to magnetic fields. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, , 261, 37-41. 1995
  • Aktaç, N., Aras, A., Çamlitepe, Y. (1994) Ants of Thracian Part of Turkey.Bios,2, 203-209.
  • Baroni Urbani, C., Aktaç, N., Çamlitepe, Y. (1989) Disclosing the mystery of Messor caducus (Hym.,Formicidae). Mitt. Schweiz Ent Gess, 62,291-301.

International Articles

  • PRELIMINARY RESEARCH ON SOME MORPHOMETRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF EUROPEAN RED WOOD ANTS (FORMICA PRATENSIS RETZIUS, 1783) ALONG THE TURKEY-BULGARIA CROSS-BORDER AREA (December 2021)

International Conference Proceedings

  • Monitoring and Conservation Programme of the red wood ant species Formica pratensis in Thrace Region of Turkey. XI. European Congress of Entomology, July, 2018 Naples, Italy. (July 2018)
  • A pilosity analysis of workers of the European Red Wood Ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Turkey. XI. European Congress of Entomology, July, 2018 Naples, Italy. (July 2018)
  • Determined Ant and Aphid Mutualism from Adıyaman, Malatya and Şanlıurfa Provinces. International Ecology Symposium (June 2018)
  • Determinants of Intraspecific Aggression of the European Red Wood Ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera Formicidae) in Turkish Thrace.VIII. International Symposium On Ecology and Environmental Problems (October 2017)
  • Some Notes on Nesting Ecology of the European Red Wood Ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera Formicidae) in Turkish Thrace. VIII. International Symposium On Ecology and Environmental Problems (October 2017)
  • Proposal for National Species Conservation Action Plan of European Red Wood Ants in Turkey.In III. World Biodiversity Congress, 26-29 October, Mokra Gora, Serbia. (October 2015)
  • Recent distributional data and national red list status survey of European red wood ants in Turkey (October 2015)
  • Yılmaz Çamlıtepe, Volkan Aksoy, Nihat Aktaç (2013). A Preliminary Study on Conservation Biology of European Red Wood Ant, Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). P. 47. In: VII. International Symposium on Ecology and Environmental Problems, 18-21 December 2013, Antalya-Turkey. (December 2013)
  • Celal Karaman, Kadri Kıran, Volkan Aksoy, Çamlitepe,Y. (2013) First Record Of The South European Rare Parasitic Ant Species C. universitatis Forel (Hymenoptera, Formıcıdae), In Asia. 5th Central European Workshop of Myrmecology, Innsbruck, Austria (2013)
  • Çamlitepe, Y.Aksoy,V.Aktaç,N (2013) A Preliminary Study on Conservation Biology of the European Red Wood Ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)VII. International Symposium on Ecology and Environmental Problems. Oral presentation.
  • Kiran, K., Aksoy, V., Camlitepe, Y. (2009). Steppic Ant Fauna of Turkey: A preliminary Study. Poster in 3rd Central European Workshop in Myrmecology, 8-10 November, 2009. Munich. Poster presentation.
  • Camlitepe, Y., Aksoy, V. (2002) How do ants use idiothetic information: an experimental analysis on the black-meadow ant Formica pratensis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). VII.European Congress of Entomology, 7-13 October, 2002, Thessaloniki, Greece. oral pres.
  • Camlitepe, Y. (1996) A Preliminary Work On the Putative Group Specific Pheromones In Ants. XX. International Congress of Entomology. 25-31 August 1996, Firenze, Italy, Oral presentaion.
  • Aktaç, N., Çamlıtepe, Y., Aras, A., Kiran, K. (1998) A comparative study on the distribution of Formica rufa group (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in Turkish Thrace and Anatolia. II. International Congress on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of the Balkan Fauna. Bioecco2, 15-20 Sept.l 1998, Ohrid, Macedonia. Oral presentation.
  • Camlitepe, Y., Stradling, D.J. (1994) Magnetic sensitivity in ants. XII.Congress of the International Union for the study of Social Insects, IUSSI. Sorbonne University, 21-27 August 1994 Paris, France. Oral presentation.
  • Proposal for National Species Conservation Action Plan of European Red Wood Ants in Turkey

National Articles

  • Çamlıtepe, Y., Aktaç, N. (1994) Karıncalarda Idiothetik Duyu Üzerine Bir Ön Çalışma. XII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, Trakya Univ., 8-10 Haziran, Edirne.
  • Nest structure and seed storage of Harvester ants Messor oertzeni and M. semirufus
  • Çamlıtepe, Y., Aktaç, N. (1987) An investigation on Forest ant fauna of Turkish Thrace.I. Türkiye Entomoloji Kongresi, Ege Univ, 13-16 Ekim,Izmir
  • Aktaç, N., Çamlıtepe, Y. (1987) Ant fauna of bandırma Bird Paradise. II.Uluslararası Bandırma Kuş Cenneti Sempozyumu. 4-5 Haziran, Bandırma.

National Conference Proceedings

  • Yılmaz, A., Aksoy, V., Çamlıtepe, Y. ve Giurfa, M. (2012) “Krepeskular ve Diurnal Aktivite Gösteren İki Karınca Türünde Spektral Duyarlılığın Karşılaştırmalı Davranışsal Analizi”, 21. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 03-07 Eylül, İzmir (2012). sözlü sunum
  • Çamlıtepe, Y., Yılmaz, A., Aksoy, V. ve Giurfa, M. (2012) “Karıncalarda Günlük Aktivasyon Ritimleri ile Bileşik Gözlerin Çözünürlük Gücü ve Duyarlılık Kapasitesi Arasındaki İlişki”, 21. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 03-07 Eylül, İzmir (2012). sözlü sunum
  • Aksoy, V., Yılmaz, A. ve Çamlıtepe, Y (2012). “Formica cunicularia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Karıncalarında Görsel Bilgi Kullanımına Dayalı Oriyentasyon”, 21. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 03-07 Eylül, İzmir (2012). Sözlü sunum
  • Utku Güner , Yılmaz Çamlıtepe, Kadri Kıran ve Volkan Aksoy (2011) “Karıncaların Ağır Metal Kirliğinin Gösterilmesinde Kullanılması, X. Ulusal Ekoloji ve Çevre Kongresi, Çanakkale, 04-07 Ekim 2011. poster sunum
  • Kıran, K., Aksoy, V., Çamlıtepe, Y. (2010) Sündiken Dağları Karınca Faunası (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). XX. Ulusal Biyoloji kongresi, 21-25 Haziran 2010, Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Denizli. Sözel sunum.
  • Üren, N., Çamlıtepe, Y. (2008) Kaldırım karıncası Tetramorium caespitum’da Işık Şiddeti Eşik Değeri ve Işık Şiddeti Ayırımı. XIX. Ulusal Biyoloji kongresi, 23-27 Haziran 2008, KTÜ, Trabzon. Sözel sunum.
  • Aksoy, V., Çamlıtepe.Y. (2008) Formica cunicularia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) işçileri renk tonu ayırımı yapabilirler mi? XIX. Ulusal Biyoloji kongresi, 23-27 Haziran 2008, KTÜ, Trabzon. Sözel sunum.
  • Çamlıtepe, Y.,Aksoy,V.,Uren.N. (2008) Cataglyphis aenescens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) işçilerinde gerçek renkli görmenin davranışsal analizi. XIX. Ulusal Biyoloji kongresi, 23-27 Haziran 2008, KTÜ, Trabzon. Sözel sunum.
  • Çamlıtepe, Y., Aksoy, V., Üren, N., Türkoğlu, A.K., Yılmaz, A. (2006) Siyah sırtlı orman karıncası Formica pratensis (Hymenop.Formicidae) ‘de kırmızı dalga boyu duyarlılığı. XVIII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 26-30 Haziran, Kuşadası, Aydın. Sözel
  • Yılmaz, A., Çamlıtepe, Y., Aksoy, V. (2006) Formica pratensis’de (Hymenop. Formicidae) şekil ve model tanıma üzerine bir ön çalışma. XVIII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 26-30 Haziran, Kuşadası, Aydın. Sözel sunum.
  • Aksoy, V., Çamlıtepe,Y. (2002) Karıncalarda dönüş hafızası. XVI. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 4-7 Eylül, 2002, Malatya. Sözel sunum.
  • Çamlıtepe, Y. (1996) Karıncalarda Manyetik Alan Duyarlılığı. XIII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, İstanbul Univ., 17-20 Eylül 1996, Istanbul. Sözel sunum.

National Conferences and Symposiums

  • Monitoring vascular plant species in Kırklareli.Biyolojik çeşitlilik Sempozyumu, 22-23 Mayıs, Şanlıurfa, T.C. Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı, 2015. (May 2015)
  • Monitoring bird species in Edirne. (May 2015)
  • Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring Project of Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosytems of Kırklareli City (May 2015)
  • Biodiversity Inventory and Monitoring Project of Terrestrial and Inland Water Ecosytems of Edirne City (May 2015)
  • ÇAMLITEPE, Y., AKSOY, V. 2014. EDİRNE TÜR EYLEM PLANI AVRUPA KIRMIZI ORMAN KARINCASI (Formica pratensis). Göçmen Kuşlar ve Nesli Tehlike Altındaki Türlerin Eylem Planı Stratejisi Çalıştayı ve Dünya Sulak Alanlar Günü. Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı, 2-4 Şubat 2014, Ankara. (February 2014)

National Books and Book Chapters

  • Invertebrate Biology
  • The Insects: Outline of Entomology
  • The Insects:Outline of Entomology
  • Evolutionary analysis
  • Evolutionary analysis

Doctoral Dissertations Advised

  • VOLKAN AKSOY: SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY, SPECTRAL LEARNING AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE ANT Formica cunicularia Latr. 1798 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Referee Positions

  • Turkish journal of zoology (February 2014)
  • Journal of Biological Physics
  • Journal of the Royal Society Interface ( J R SOC INTERFACE)
  • TÜBİTAK-TBAG Panelist
  • Animal Behaviour

Projects

  • TÜBİTAK PROJECT 1. TITLE: Distribution, Ecology and Conservation planning of European Red Wood ants in Turkish Thrace (Formica pratensis Retzius,1783) PROJECT COORDINATOR : Prof.Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE PROJECT RESEARCHERS : Prof.Dr. Nihat AKTAÇ Uzm.Dr. Volkan Aksoy FINANCED BY TUBITAK (TÜBİTAK 212T118, ongoing). (June 2013)
  • TUBITAK-PIA BOSPHORUS TITLE: : Comparative Analysis of Visual Performances in Crepuscular and Diurnal Ants Project coordinators : Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE, Prof.Dr. Martin GIURFA project researchers : Volkan AKSOY, Ayşe YILMAZ, Isabelle Massou FINANCED BYTÜBİTAK-PIA BOSPHORUS-FRANCE ( Project Code:109T588)
  • Food sources and factors effecting Daily activity rhytm of Camponotus aethiops and Formica cunicularia
  • Carbohyrate preferences in two ant species using individual training (Formica cunicularia and Camponotus aethiops
  • TÜBİTAK PROJELERİ TITLE : ant species of central part of Anatolia Proje Yürütücüsü : Araş. Gör. Dr. Kadri KIRAN Proje Yardımcıları : Uzm.Dr. Volkan AKSOY, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE Destekleyen Kuruluş : TÜBİTAK (TÜBİTAK TBAG-109T088).
  • BAP PROJELERİ 8. Proje Konusu : Krepeskular ve Diurnal Aktivite Gösteren İki Karınca Türünde (Camponotus aethiops, Formica cunicularia; Hymenoptera; Formicidae) Görsel Bilgi Kullanımı Proje Yürütücüsü : Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE Proje Yardımcıları : Ayşe Yılmaz Destekleyen Kuruluş : Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi (TÜBAP Proje No: 2009/69)
  • Project title: Colour vision in Lasius alienus Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE
  • TUBITAK PROJECT TITLE: behavioural analysis of light intensity and spectral sensitivity of Cataglyphis aenescens Project coordinator: Prof. Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE project researcher : Dr. Volkan AKSOY Supported By TÜBİTAK (TÜBİTAK TBAG-106T187). 2008
  • Chromatic and achromatic vision in Tetramorium caespitum
  • Spectral sensitivity in F. cunicularia Project coordinator : Prof.Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE researcher : Dr. Volkan AKSOY
  • BAP PROJELERİ 10. Proje Konusu : . Formica cunicularia Latr. (Hymenop. Formicidae)’de ince ayar renk ayırımı Proje Yürütücüsü : Prof.Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE Proje Yardımcısı : Uzm.Dr. Volkan AKSOY Destekleyen Kuruluş : Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi (TÜBAP Proje No:677)
  • colour vision in F. pratensis Project coordinator : Prof.Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE
  • BAP PROJELERİ 15. Proje Konusu : Karıncalarda Rota Tesbitinde Kullanılabilecek olan Gruba Özgü Feromonların tesbiti Proje Yürütücüsü : Doç.Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE Destekleyen Kuruluş : Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi (TÜAF Proje No:135)
  • TÜBİTAK PROJECT 5. Proje Konusu :TITLE: Ant species of Turkish Thrace Project coordinator : Prof.Dr. Nihat AKTAÇ researcher : Research Assist. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE Supported by : TÜBİTAK (TÜBİTAK TBAG-1492), (1997-2000)
  • BAP PROJELERİ 14. Proje Konusu : Magnetic sensitivity in Formica pratensis Proje Yürütücüsü : Doç.Dr. Yılmaz ÇAMLITEPE Destekleyen Kuruluş : Trakya Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi (TÜAF Proje No:409)

Awards

  • FELLOWSHIP Mayıs 1996 F.R.E.S. Fellow of The Royal Entomological Society, London, Fellowship No. 2806.

» Courses Given

An ıntroduction to Sociobiology

Animal orientation

Behaviour in social animals

Biology of behaviour

conservation biology

Evolution

primate adaptation and evolution

social insects