Revista Brasileira de Ciência do Solo, 2021 Leaf-cutting ants are the most important herbivore in the neotropics, represent active agents of pedobioturbation, and are regarded as ecosystem engineers.
Carlos Ernesto Gonçalves Reynaud Schaefer +5 more
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Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences, 2021 This paper includes the modification of the attapulgite by precipitation of iron and aluminum compounds . Attapulgite (Atta) and modified attapulgite (Atta-m) clays are characterized by many techniques ( FTIR , XRD ,SEM with EDX ) .The ...
Hussein Jawad, Ahmed Mohammed Abbas
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Leaf processing behaviour in Atta leafcutter ants: 90% of leaf cutting takes place inside the nest, and ants select pieces that require less cutting [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2016 Leafcutter ants cut trimmings from plants, carry them to their underground nests and cut them into smaller pieces before inoculating them with a fungus that serves as a primary food source for the colony. Cutting is energetically costly, so the amount of
Ryan W. Garrett +5 more
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Potential present and future distributions of the genus Atta of Mexico.
PLoS ONE, 2023 Temperature and precipitation influence insect distribution locally and drive large-scale biogeographical patterns. We used current and future climate data from the CHELSA database to create ensemble species distribution models for three Atta leaf ...
Jorge A Gómez-Díaz +3 more
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Behavioral Sciences, 2020 Foreign (second) language (FL/SL) proficiency is one of the most important competencies for a modern person, and is necessary for both professional and personal fulfillment.
Irina A. Novikova +3 more
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Sociobiology, 2020 Leaf-cutting ants are widely distributed in Brazil, particularly species of the genus Atta. We therefore described the occurrence of leaf-cutting and grass-cutting ant species of the genus Atta.
Luiz Carlos Forti +7 more
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Differences in forage-acquisition and fungal enzyme activity contribute to niche segregation in Panamanian leaf-cutting ants. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 The genera Atta and Acromyrmex are often grouped as leaf-cutting ants for pest management assessments and ecological surveys, although their mature colony sizes and foraging niches may differ substantially.
Pepijn W Kooij +4 more
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Toward Authentic Resources Among Mothers: Impact of Cyberchondria on Maternal Self-Efficacy and Breastfeeding Competency. [PDF]
Matern Child NutrABSTRACT The postpartum period is a critical stage where maternal confidence and self‐efficacy significantly influence breastfeeding success and overall adjustment. Cyberchondria refers to the repetitive searching for health‐related information online, which can lead mothers to doubt their caregiving abilities, lower their confidence, and negatively ...
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PRKCE non-coding variants influence on transcription as well as translation of its gene
RNA Biology, 2022 Untranslated regions of the gene play a crucial role in gene expression regulation at mRNA and protein levels. Mutations at UTRs impact expression by altering transcription factor binding, transcriptional/translational efficacy, miRNA-mediated gene ...
Khushbukhat Khan +6 more
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Distribution of Atta (Hymenoptera - Formicidae) in "terra-firme" rain forest of Central Amazonia: density, species composition and preliminary results on effects of forest fragmentation [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 1988 One hundred and fourteen hectares of a "terra-fiirme" rain forest 70 km north of Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, were surveyed for leaf-cutting ant colonies (Atta spp).
Heraldo Luís de Vasconcelos
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