Trager, James

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Missouri Botanical Garden James.Trager@mobot.org 636-451-3512 ext 6002

U. S. entomologist and naturalist. Born 5 September in Washington, D.C. to linguists Edith (Crowell) Trager and George L. Trager. Educated Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1974), University of Kansas (M.A., 1977); University of Florida (Ph.D., 1984). Professional experience: University of Florida, Assistant Research Scientist in Entomology, studying fire ants (1984-1988); University of Missouri-St. Louis, Mo., instructor (1988-1990); Shaw Nature Reserve of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Gray Summit, Mo., Biologist/Naturalist (1991-present), in charge of ecological restoration, vegetation management, natural history education programs, and is liaison to academic researchers (mostly ecologists) who use the Reserve as a field site. Trager still periodically publishes articles on ant taxonomy (peer-reviewed), and other natural history topics, and instructs at the Ant Course.

Works in progress:
 * Book chapter on the American species of the Formica rufa group
 * AntWeb Illinois        http://www.antweb.org/illinois.jsp
 * AntWeb Missouri    http://www.antweb.org/missouri.jsp

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:Dall'Aglio-Holvorcem, C., Benson, W. et al. 2009. Chemical tools to distinguish the fire ant species.pdf|Dall'Aglio-Holvorcem, C., Benson, W., Gilbert, L., Trager, J., Trigo, J. 2009. Chemical tools to distinguish the fire ant species Solenopsis invicta and S. saevissima (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) in South East Brazil. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 37, 442-451]].
 * [[Media:Trager Carlin & Trager 1988.pdf| Deyrup, M., N. Carlin and J. C. Trager. 1988. A review of the ants of the Florida Keys. Florida Entomologist 71(2): 163-176. PDF]]
 * [[Media:Deyrup 1984.pdf|Deyrup, M.; Trager, J. 1985 [1984]. Strumigenys rogeri, an African dacetine ant new to the U.S. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Fla. Entomol. 67: 512-516.]]
 * [[Media:Deyrup & Trager 1986.pdf|Deyrup, M.; Trager, J. 1986. Ants of the Archbold Biological Station, Highlands County, Florida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Fla. Entomol. 69: 206-228.]]
 * [[Media:Deyrup 1985.pdf|Deyrup, M.; Trager, J.; Carlin, N. 1985. The genus Odontomachus in the southeastern United States (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomol. News 96: 188-195.]]
 * [[Media:Gomezetal 2018 Serviformica.pdf|Gomez, K., Lorite, P., Garcia, F., Tinaut, A., Espadaler, X., Palomeque, T., Sanllorente, O., Trager, J. 2018. Differentiating Iberoformica and Formica (Serviformica) with description of the sexual castes of Formica (Serviformica) gerardi Bondroit, 1917 stat. rev. Sociobiology 65: 463-470 (DOI 10.13102/sociobiology.v65i3.3315).]]
 * [[Media:Greenberg, L., Johnson, C.A. et al. 2018. Sex attractant pheromones of virgin queens.pdf|Greenberg, L., Johnson, C.A., Trager, J.C., McElfresh, J. S., Rodstein, J., Millar, J.G. 2018. Sex attractant pheromones of virgin aueens of sympatric slave-making ant species in the genus Polyergus, and their possible roles in reproductive isolation. Journal of Chemical Ecology 44, 547–555]].
 * [[Media:King & Trager 2007.pdf|King, J.R., Trager, J.C. 2007. Natural history of the slave making ant, Polyergus lucidus, sensu lato in northern Florida and its three Formica pallidefulva group hosts. Journal of Insect Science 7(42): 1-14.]]
 * [[Media:Moranz, R.A., Debinski, D.M. et al. 2013. Effects of grassland management practices (101007@s10841-013-9554-z).pdf|Moranz, R.A., Debinski, D.M., Winkler, L., Trager, J., McGranaham, D.A., Engle, D.M., Miller, J.R. 2013. Effects of grassland management practices on ant functional groups in central North America. Journal of Insect Conservation 17, 699–713]].
 * [[Media:Ross, K.G., Trager, J.C. 1990. Systematics and population genetics of fire ants.pdf|Ross, K.G., Trager, J.C. 1990. Systematics and population genetics of fire ants (Solenopsis saevissima complex) from Argentina. Evolution 44: 2113-2134.]]
 * Steiner, F. M.; Schlick-Steiner, B. C.; Trager, J. C.; Moder, K.; Sanetra, M.; Christian, E.; Stauffer, C. 2006. Tetramorium tsushimae, a new invasive ant in North America. Biological Invasions 8:117–123. [2006-03]
 * [[Media:Trager 1984.pdf| Trager, J. C. 1984a [1983]. A new Paratrechina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Machu Picchu, Peru. Fla. Entomol. 66: 482-486.]]
 * [[Media:Trager revision of the genus paratrechina.pdf| Trager, J. C. 1984b. A revision of the genus Paratrechina (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the continental United States. Sociobiology 9: 49-162.]]
 * [[Media:Trager 1988a.pdf| Trager, J. C. 1988a. A revision of Conomyrma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from the southeastern United States, especially Florida, with keys to the species. Fla. Entomol. 71: 11-29.]]
 * [[Media:Trager 1988.pdf| Trager, J. C. 1988b. George C. Wheeler - An Appreciation. Advances in myrmecology. E. J. Brill, New York. 551 pp. PDF]]
 * [[Media:Trager 1991.pdf| Trager, J. C. 1991. A revision of the fire ants, Solenopsis geminata group (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Myrmicinae). J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 99: 141-198.]]
 * Trager, James C. 1998. An introduction to ants (Formicidae) of the tallgrass prairie. Missouri Prairie Journal. 18(4): 4–8.
 * [[Media:Trager, J.C. 2013. Global revision of the dulotic ant genus Polyergus.pdf|Trager, J.C. 2013. Global revision of the dulotic ant genus Polyergus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Formicinae, Formicini). Zootaxa 3722, 501–548.]]
 * [[Media:Trager & Johnson 1985.pdf| Trager, J. C. and C. Johnson. 1985. A slave-making ant in Florida: Polyergus lucidus with observations on the natural history of its host Formica archboldi (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Florida Entomologist 68: 261-266. PDF]]
 * [[Media:Johnson C Trager 1988.pdf|Trager, J. C.; Johnson, C. 1988. The ant genus Leptogenys (Hymenoptera: Formicidae, Ponerinae) in the United States. Pp. 29-34 in: Trager, J. C. (ed.)  Advances in myrmecology.  Leiden: E. J. Brill, xxvii + 551 pp. PDF]]
 * [[Media:Trager MacGown Trager 2007.pdf|Trager, J.C., MacGown, J.A. & Trager, M.D. 2007. Revision of the Nearctic endemic Formica pallidefulva group (pp. 610-636). In Snelling, R.R., Fisher, B.L. & Ward, P.S. (eds). Advances in ant systematics: homage to E.O. Wilson – 50 years of contributions. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 80: 690 pp. PDF]]