Identification of a novel plant-derived attractant for Acromyrmex lobicornis leaf-cutting ants [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2019 : Leaf-cutting ants are considered major pests of agriculture and forestry in the Neotropics. Attractive toxic baits are the prevailing method for managing them.
ANDREA M. ALMA +3 more
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Foraging of Psilocybe basidiocarps by the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex lobicornis in Santa Fé, Argentina. [PDF]
Springerplus, 2013 It is generally accepted that material collected by leaf-cutting ants of the genus Acromyrmex consists solely of plant matter, which is used in the nest as substrate for a symbiotic fungus providing nutrition to the ants. There is only one previous report of any leaf-cutting ant foraging directly on fungal basidiocarps.Basidiocarps of Psilocybe ...
Masiulionis VE, Weber RW, Pagnocca FC.
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Efecto de los nidos de Acromyrmex lobicornis (Formicidae: Myrmicinae) sobre la descomposición de hojarasca, en el desierto del Monte [PDF]
Boletín de la Sociedad Argentina de Botánica, 2018 La descomposición es un proceso fundamental de los ecosistemas. En ambientes áridos y semiáridos, estos procesos se ralentizan debido a las condiciones climáticas desfavorables para la actividad microbiana, por lo que, organismos como las hormigas se ...
Ana Laura Navas Romero +2 more
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Actividad forrajera de Acromyrmex lobicornis Emery (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en un pastizal natural semiárido de la provincia de La Pampa (Argentina) [PDF]
Ecología Austral, 1997 En este trabajo se realizó una evaluación cualitativa y cuantitativa del material acarreado a los hormigueros por Acromyrmex lobicornis en un pastizal-arbustal del Parque Nacional Lihue Calel. La actividad forrajera se concentró en dicotiledóneas.
Alberto Pilati +2 more
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Patrones de cosecha de Acromyrmex lobicornis (Formicidae: Attini) en un pastizal del Parque Nacional Lihué Calel, La Pampa, Argentina [PDF]
Ecología Austral, 1996 En el Parque NacionalLihué Calelse analizaron, durante 5 días en cada estación,los patrones de cosecha diaria promedio de la hormiga cortadora de hojas Acromyrmex lobicornis.
Alberto Pilati, Estela Quirán
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Shifts in Chromosome Evolution Rates Shape the Karyotype Patterns of Leafcutting Ants. [PDF]
Ecol EvolModern phylogenetic methods were used to explore how chromosome number and other karyotypic traits vary across species. The focus was on testing whether karyotypic traits follow a Brownian motion model (indicating neutral changes) or are influenced by phylogenetic constraints.This research elucidates the mechanisms underlying chromosomal evolution and ...
Cardoso DC, Cristiano MP.
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants [PDF]
Sociobiology, 2018 Leaf-cutting ants are key organisms because their role as primary consumers and potential agricultural pests. However, their foraging ecology was mostly studied as response of extrinsic factors such as climate and plant species traits.
Laura Elizabeth Jofre +3 more
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Behavioral strategies of phorid parasitoids and responses of their hosts, the leaf-cutting ants. [PDF]
J Insect Sci, 2012 Host-searching and oviposition behaviors of parasitoids, and defensive responses of the hosts, are fundamental in shaping the ecology of host-parasitoid interactions.
Elizalde L, Folgarait PJ.
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The effects of increase the temperature on the foraging of Acromyrmex lobicormis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) [PDF]
Zoological Studies, 2014 The leaf-cutting ants appear to be a suitable group for studying the effect of global warming on ectothermic animals. These ants of the Atta and Acromyrmex genera are considered to be the main herbivores in the Neotropics.
Pelaez, Daniel Valerio +2 more
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Actividad forrajera y de mantenimiento de nido de la hormiga cortadora de hojas Acromyrmex lobicornis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) en un viñedo orgánico inserto en el desierto de Monte en Mendoza, Argentina [PDF]
Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2021 Exclusivas del Neotrópico, las hormigas cortadoras de hojas son consideradas plagas agrícolas, aunque pueden tener también un efecto positivo sobre las plantas.
Dagatti, Carla Vanina +1 more
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