Check list of ground-dwelling ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Iguazú National Park with a comparison at regional scale [PDF]
, 2015 We describe the ant fauna of Iguazú National Park (INP), a region of high biodiversity andendemism in northeastern Argentina that includes the southernmost protected area ofthe Atlantic Forest (AF).
Achury, R. +6 more
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Push-pull to manage leaf-cutting ants: an effective strategy in forestry plantations.
Pest Management Science, 2020 BACKGROUND Leaf-cutting ants (LCAs) are amongst the most important forestry pests in South America. Currently, their control is carried out almost exclusively through the application of toxic baits of restricted use. Here we evaluate a push-pull strategy
Daiana Perri +5 more
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Managing leaf‐cutting ants: peculiarities, trends and challenges [PDF]
Pest Management Science, 2013 Abstract Leaf‐cutting ants are generally recognized as important pest species in Neotropical America. They are eusocial insects that exhibit social organization, foraging, fungus‐cultivation, hygiene and a complex nest structure, which render their management notoriously difficult.
Terezinha M C, Della Lucia +2 more
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Leaf-cutting ant attack in initial pine plantations and growth of defoliated plants
Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, 2012 The objective of this work was to evaluate the natural attack by Acromyrmex crassispinus in initial Pinus taeda plantations without control measures against ants, as well as the effect of defoliation in seedlings of P. taeda. Evaluations of the attack of
Mariane Aparecida Nickele +5 more
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Comparative Dating Of Attine Ant And Lepiotaceous Cultivar Phylogenies Reveals Coevolutionary Synchrony And Discord [PDF]
, 2010 The mutualistic symbiosis between fungus-gardening ants and their cultivars has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the coevolution of complex species interactions.
Abbot, Patrick +2 more
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Acta Amazonica, 2012 Este estudo investigou o papel das saúvas na recuperação da vegetação pós-fogo. Foi hipotetizado que a perturbação do fogo aumenta a abundância de ninhos de saúva (1) e as atividades de remoção de sementes (2) e desfolha (3), especialmente no ambiente de
Karine Santana Carvalho +2 more
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Wolbachia in the flesh: symbiont intensities in germ-line and somatic tissues challenge the conventional view of Wolbachia transmission routes [PDF]
, 2014 Symbionts can substantially affect the evolution and ecology of their hosts. The investigation of the tissue-specific distribution of symbionts (tissue tropism) can provide important insight into host-symbiont interactions.
A Fytrou +59 more
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, 2015 It is well stablished that danger information can be transmitted by ants through relatively small distances, provoking either a state of alarm when they move away from potentially dangerous stimulus, or charge toward it aggressively.
Altshuler, E., Reyes, A., Tejera, F.
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Colony size predicts division of labour in Attine ants [PDF]
, 2014 Division of labour is central to the ecological success of eusocial insects, yet the evolutionary factors driving increases in complexity in division of labour are little known.
Alexander RD +10 more
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The scent of symbiosis: gut bacteria may affect social interactions in leaf-cutting ants
Animal Behaviour, 2019 Animal gut microbiota affect host physiology and behaviour. In social insects, where colony level integrity is preserved via a nestmate discrimination system based on cuticular hydrocarbon mixtures, microorganismal effects may therefore influence social ...
S. Teseo +8 more
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