Antes do Pós-humano: insetos sociais, mamíferos superiores e a (re)construção de fronteiras entre os humanos e os animais na modernidade [PDF]
Ilha do Desterro, 2017 O presente artigo discute a (re)construção das fronteiras entre os humanos e os animais ao longo dos séculos XIX e XX. Nos séculos XVII e XVIII, o ser humano era visto como fundamentalmente distinto da natureza através da política, sociedade e trabalho,
Hugo Ferreira
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UM ESTUDO DAS REPRESENTAÇÕES SOCIAIS DE ESTUDANTES DO ENSINO MÉDIO SOBRE OS INSETOS [PDF]
Ensaio Pesquisa em Educação em Ciências, 2012 O objetivo do estudo foi identificar as representações sociais construídas pelos estudantes do Ensino Médio em relação aos insetos. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio da aplicação de questionários junto a 100 estudantes de duas escolas públicas.
Oziel Santana Neri Trindade +2 more
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Contamination and mortality of leaf-cutting ant workers by the quinone inside inhibitor fungicide after social interactions [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) are the most important pests in forest and agricultural plantations and livestock. Toxic baits are the main method to manage these insects.
Tamires Scudillio +6 more
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Harmful Effects of Pyraclostrobin on the Fat Body and Pericardial Cells of Foragers of Africanized Honey Bee [PDF]
Toxics, 2022 Managed honey bees are daily exposed in agricultural settings or wild environments to multiple stressors. Currently, fungicide residues are increasingly present in bees’ pollen and nectar and can harm colonies’ production and survival.
Lais V. B. Inoue +4 more
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Effects of Entomopathogenic Fungi on Individuals as Well as Groups of Workers and Immatures of Atta sexdens rubropilosa Leaf-Cutting Ants [PDF]
Insects, 2020 In 2009, sulfluramid, the main ingredient in toxic baits for leaf-cutting ant control, was included in Annex B of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
Luis Eduardo Pontes Stefanelli +4 more
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Ultrastructural Changes in the Midgut of Brazilian Native Stingless Bee Melipona scutellaris Exposed to Fungicide Pyraclostrobin [PDF]
Toxics, 2023 Melipona scutellaris is a Brazilian stingless bee that is important for pollinating wild flora and agriculture crops. Fungicides have been widely used in agriculture, and floral residues can affect forager bees.
Caio E. C. Domingues +5 more
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Communication or Toxicity: What Is the Effect of Cycloheximide on Leaf-Cutting Ant Workers? [PDF]
Insects, 2017 Leaf-cutting ants are insects that use plant material to grow fungus from which they feed. These fungus-growing ants perform various behavioral activities to establish an environment conducive to the fungus.
Kátia Kaelly Andrade Sousa +2 more
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Oviposition, Life Cycle, and Longevity of the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex rugosus rugosus [PDF]
Insects, 2017 Studies related to the demography of individual members from ant colonies have received little attention, although they are the basis to understanding the population dynamics of colonies.
Sandra S. Verza +4 more
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A organização em colônias de insetos sociais
, 1992 Theories about social organization of social insects - ants, termites and the more organized bees and wasps - are discussed in this article. Based on currently available social behaviour studies, holistic ideas and reductionist approaches are compared.O ...
Rodrigues, Maria Margarida Pereira
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What Can the Bacterial Community of Atta sexdens (Linnaeus, 1758) Tell Us about the Habitats in Which This Ant Species Evolves? [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Studies of bacterial communities can reveal the evolutionary significance of symbiotic interactions between hosts and their associated bacteria, as well as identify environmental factors that may influence host biology.
Manuela de Oliveira Ramalho +3 more
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