Formigas cultivadoras de fungos: estado da arte e direcionamento para pesquisas futuras. [PDF]
, 2016 A tribo Attini (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) compreende 14 gêneros com aproximadamente 230 espécies de formigas descritas que estão envolvidas em um mutualismo obrigatório com fungos.
NICKELE, M. A. +3 more
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SociobiologyThe ability to recognize nestmates is critical to the ecological success of social insects. Fungus-farming “attine” ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini: Attina) can recognize their nestmates and symbiotic fungi via chemoreception.
Diego Santana Assis +4 more
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Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Argentine Mesopotamia [PDF]
, 2008 Este estudio describe la diversidad de hormigas de la Mesopotamia Argentina y su distribución geográfica. El grupo de las hormigas se destaca por su alta biomasa, diversidad, dominancia numérica e importancia ecológica.
Vittar, Fernando
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Effect of trail bifurcation asymmetry and pheromone presence or absence on trail choice by Lasius niger ants [PDF]
, 2014 During foraging, ant workers are known to make use of multiple information sources, such as private information (personal memory) and social information (trail pheromones).
Czaczkes, Tomer J +6 more
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Oviposition inhibitory activity of the Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae) polar extracts against the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Tetranychidae) [PDF]
, 2018 The Mexican sunflower (Tithonia diversifolia, Asteraceae) is an invasive shrub of agricultural and non-agricultural lands in tropical countries. Besides extensive utilizations in the traditional medicine, mainly to treat malaria, the plant is believed to
Baldan, Valeria +11 more
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Rhythmic Foraging in the Leaf-Cutting Ant Atta cephalotes (L.) (Formicidae: Attini)
The Journal of Animal Ecology, 1974 The foraging behaviour of leaf-cutting ants can be divided into three broad aspects; namely, the spatial distribution of foraging around nests, the type and amount of vegetation collected by foragers, and the timing of activity during each 24-h cycle.
Lewis, T., Pollard, G. V., Dibley, G. C.
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Boletín Científico Centro de Museos Museo de Historia Natural, 2016 El presente estudio se propuso localizar, cuantificar y caracterizar los nidos de hormigas arrieras en dos sistemas cafeteros de manejo contraste en los municipios de Popayán y Cajibío en el Cauca. Para este fin, se seleccionaron ocho cafetales con sombra, ocho cafetales a libre exposición y cuatro fragmentos de bosque.
Daniela Villanueva +2 more
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How urbanite is the leaf-cutter ant Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) in Colombia?
, 2023 Abstract Many studies have dealt with the effect of invasive species in urban environments, leading to decline in species richness, and changes in the composition of faunal communities. However, few studies have investigated the role of native species while turning into invasive pests.
James Montoya Lerma +2 more
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Hongos asociados con dos poblaciones de Acromyrmex lobicornis (Formicidae) de San Luis, Argentina [PDF]
, 2013 Fungi associated with two populations of Acromyrmex lobicornis (Formicidae) from San Luis, Argentina. The ant genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Tribe Attini) include the mowers or trimmers of leaves called leaf-cutting ants, which are the only ants that show ...
Cafaro, Matias Jose +3 more
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Immune response and survival of a leafcutter ant with a compromised immune system during an entomopathogenic challenge [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera ResearchSocial insects employ diverse strategies, including individual and collective sanitary care as well as colony-level hygiene, to prevent, manage and control pathogen transmission.
Ernesto Bonadies +2 more
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