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Protection of Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) by a nectar-thieving ant

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
Vochysia elliptica (Vochysiaceae) is a shrubby plant, which does not have EFNs. Camponotus ants thieve nectar, and can decrease plant fitness by making flowers less attractive to pollinators.
G. Q. ROMERO
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Controlling ant-based construction

open access: yes, 2013
This paper investigates the dynamics of decentralised nest construction in the ant species Leptothorax tuberointerruptus, exploring the contribution of, and interaction between, a pheromone building template and a physical building template (the bodies ...
Bullock, Seth   +3 more
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The Tachigalia ants

open access: yesZoologica : scientific contributions of the New York Zoological Society., 1921
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Formigas (Hymenoptera) como indicadores de qualidade ambiental em manguezais da Ilha de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Florianópolis, 2014.Manguezais são ecossistemas únicos formados por florestas inundadas tropicais e subtropicais de ...
Maurício, Letícia Santos
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Settlements of red wood ants (Formica s.str.) as tourism objects and management of ant friendly tourism in South-Estonia

open access: yes, 2012
Metsakuklased (Formicas. str.) kuuluvad alates 1994. aastast III kategooria kaitsealuste liikide nimistusse. Üha populaarsemaks muutuva loodusturismi tagajärjel on suurenenud kuklaseasurkondade pidev ohustav häirimine ja tallamine.
Rosin, Jaana
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Die Assoziationen der Pflanzenameise Cladomyrma mit Pflanzen in Südostasien [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
In over 100 genera of tropical angiosperms, one or more species possess specialised structures for housing ants. The longevity and intimacy of these associations has often facilitated an increasing specialisation of both the ants and the plants, leading ...
Moog, Joachim
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Social integration of macroparasites in ant societies: ultimate and proximate mechanisms [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Ant colonies are commonly parasitized simultaneously by several species. While some parasites are recognized and attacked by their ant hosts, others have apparently cracked the ants’ recognition code and interact mainly peacefully with their hosts ...
Beeren, Christoph von
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Design and Modelling of Decentralised Task Allocation Mechanisms in Groups of Mobile Agents [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Division of labour is a fundamental field of research within the context of multi-agent (particularly swarm based systems) and multi-robot systems. Eusocial insects, for instance ants and bees, are known to display remarkable capabilities of allocating ...
Momen, Sifat
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Maculinea arion as an indicator of rare niches in semi-natural acid grasslands in South West England and the role of Myrmica species of ant

open access: yes, 2009
Anecdotal evidence suggests that habitat management for the Large Blue butterfly, Maculinea arion, benefits other rare species. Selected plant and invertebrate species were monitored on a degraded site which was under going restoration management for the
Randle, Zoë
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