| The ecosystem services provided by social insects: traits, management tools and knowledge gaps L Elizalde, M Arbetman, X Arnan, P Eggleton, IR Leal, MN Lescano, ... Biological Reviews 95 (5), 1418-1441, 2020 | 96 | 2020 |
| Ecological engineering by a native leaf-cutting ant increases the performance of exotic plant species AG Farji-Brener, N Lescano, L Ghermandi Oecologia 163, 163-169, 2010 | 30 | 2010 |
| Exotic thistles increase native ant abundance through the maintenance of enhanced aphid populations MN Lescano, AG Farji-Brener Ecological Research 26 (4), 827-834, 2011 | 24 | 2011 |
| Effects of fire severity on early recovery of Patagonian steppes L Ghermandi, S Gonzalez, MN Lescano, F Oddi International Journal of Wildland Fire 22 (8), 1055-1062, 2013 | 23 | 2013 |
| Ant and tenebrionid beetle assemblages in arid lands: Their associations with vegetation types in the Patagonian steppe MN Lescano, L Elizalde, V Werenkraut, GI Pirk, GE Flores Journal of Arid Environments 138, 51-57, 2017 | 21 | 2017 |
| Bottom-up effects may not reach the top: the influence of ant–aphid interactions on the spread of soil disturbances through trophic chains MN Lescano, AG Farji-Brener, E Gianoli, TA Carlo Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 279 (1743), 3779-3787, 2012 | 21 | 2012 |
| Synergy between roads and disturbance favour Bromus tectorum L. invasion KL Speziale, A di Virgilio, MN Lescano, G Pirk, J Franzese PeerJ 6, e5529, 2018 | 14 | 2018 |
| Do novel interactions with local fauna have reproductive consequences for exotic plants? A case study with thistles, ants, aphids, and pollinators VR Chalcoff, MN Lescano, AM Devegili Plant Ecology 220 (1), 125-134, 2019 | 11 | 2019 |
| Nocturnal resource defence in aphid‐tending ants of northern P atagonia MN Lescano, AG FARJI‐BRENER, E Gianoli Ecological Entomology 39 (2), 203-209, 2014 | 10 | 2014 |
| Essential but invisible: non‐apparent but widespread ant nests favour soil nutrients and plant growth in semi‐arid areas GI Pirk, L Elizalde, MN Lescano, V Werenkraut Ecological Entomology 45 (6), 1408-1417, 2020 | 8 | 2020 |
| Low biotic resistance to cheatgrass invasion in Patagonia: evidence from competition experiments J Franzese, A di Virgilio, G Pirk, MN Lescano, KL Speziale Biological Invasions 24 (1), 235-246, 2022 | 7 | 2022 |
| Defence variation within a guild of aphid‐tending ants explains aphid population growth AM Devegili, MN Lescano, E Gianoli, AG Farji‐Brener Ecological Entomology 45 (5), 1180-1189, 2020 | 7 | 2020 |
| Refuse dumps from leaf-cutting ant nests reduce the intensity of above-ground competition among neighboring plants in a Patagonian steppe AG Farji-Brener, MN Lescano Acta oecologica 85, 136-140, 2017 | 7 | 2017 |
| Wind matters: Asymmetric distribution of aphids on host plants can be explained by stems functioning as windbreaks AM Devegili, AM Alma, MN Lescano, AG Farji‐Brener Austral ecology 44 (7), 1187-1195, 2019 | 6 | 2019 |
| Identification of gut contents and microscopical observations of the gut epithelium of the macrophagous ascidian Cibacapsa gulosa Monniot and Monniot 1983 … MN Lescano, VL Fuentes, R Sahade, M Tatián Polar biology 34, 23-30, 2011 | 6 | 2011 |
| Firewood as a pathway for insect introductions: What are the risks of ant invasions in Patagonia? V Werenkrut, GI Pirk, MN Lescano, JD Benclowicz, L Elizalde Ecología austral 27 (2), 305-311, 2017 | 3 | 2017 |
| Excessive nutrient input induces an ecological cost for aphids by modifying their attractiveness towards mutualist ants MN Lescano, C Quintero, AG Farji‐Brener, E Balseiro Functional Ecology 36 (10), 2661-2672, 2022 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pay it forward: refuse dump from leaf‐cutting ants promotes caterpillar digestive performance by increasing plant nitrogen content MN Lescano, C Quintero, AG Farji‐Brener, E Balseiro Ecological entomology 44 (1), 40-49, 2019 | 2 | 2019 |
| Outcomes of competitive interactions after a natural increment of resources: the assemblage of aphid-tending ants in northern Patagonia MN Lescano, AG Farji-Brener, E Gianoli Insectes sociaux 62, 199-205, 2015 | 2 | 2015 |
| Interacciones Complejas L Cavallero, V Ojeda, EJ Chaneton, A Farji Brener, L Chazarreta, ... Fundación de Historial Natural Feliz de Azara, 2014 | 2 | 2014 |
