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EntomoBrasilis, 2013 Entre as espécies de formigas economicamente importantes, devido aos danos que muitas vezes causam à agricultura, as mais significativas são as formigas-cortadeiras por possuírem o hábito de cortar e transportar fragmentos vegetais diversos para os seus ...
Manuelly Sartori Spier +3 more
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Journal of Morphology, Volume 286, Issue 3, March 2025.This paper describes the morphology and chemical contents of the pre‐pharyngeal and pharyngeal glands in two different ants. The results provide new insights about the morphology and compounds of the exocrine glands in ants. ABSTRACT Ants occur in a remarkable diversity of species, many of which fulfill essential ecological roles and exhibit complex ...
Erika Vanessa C. C. Sousa +5 more
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Functional structure of ant and termite assemblages in old growth forest, logged forest and oil palm plantation in Malaysian Borneo [PDF]
, 2014 Forested tropical landscapes around the world are being extensively logged and converted to agriculture, with serious consequences for biodiversity and potentially ecosystem functioning.
Davies, RG +4 more
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Myrmicinae nouveaux de l'Inde et de Ceylan
Revue suisse de zoologie, 1902 (Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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Prey specificity of predatory venoms
Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 6, Page 2253-2273, December 2024.ABSTRACT Venom represents a key adaptation of many venomous predators, allowing them to immobilise prey quickly through chemical rather than physical warfare. Evolutionary arms races between prey and a predator are believed to be the main factor influencing the potency and composition of predatory venoms.
Ondřej Michálek +2 more
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A preliminary list of the Ant Fauna in Northeastern Sahara of Algeria (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Sociobiology, 2017 We present here a preliminary list of ant fauna of some study sites in the northeastern Sahara of Algeria using two methodologies, quadrat and pitfall traps (Barber-pots) methods.
Abdellatif Chemala +4 more
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Third Argentine record of Eurhopalotrhix bruchi (Santschi, 1922) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), description of an interomorphic queen and the colony, and notes on biology and ecology [PDF]
, 2018 Se registra por tercera vez para Argentina, segunda para la Provincia de Buenos Aires, a la especie Eurhopalothrix bruchi. Además se realiza el primer registro de una colonia y se describe por primera vez a la Reina.
Arcusa, Juan Manuel, Cicchino, Armando
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The moulting arthropod: a complete genetic toolkit review
Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 6, Page 2338-2375, December 2024.ABSTRACT Exoskeletons are a defining character of all arthropods that provide physical support for their segmented bodies and appendages as well as protection from the environment and predation. This ubiquitous yet evolutionarily variable feature has been instrumental in facilitating the adoption of a variety of lifestyles and the exploitation of ...
Giulia Campli +10 more
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Insects, 2020 Leaf-cutter ants are agricultural and urban pests that defy chemical control methods. Laboratory and field studies have revealed repellent and insecticidal activity by the extracts of Tithonia diversifolia (Asteraceae), known as Mexican sunflower, as a ...
K. D. Pantoja-Pulido +5 more
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Diversity and mosaic structure of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community in traditional cocoa agroforestry systems in southern Cameroon [PDF]
, 2009 In cocoa agrosforestry systems, ants are the major arthropod component of the canopy. Since dominant ant species are usually active predators of insects. Ant community may contribute to protect cocoa against insect pests, and especially from cocoa mirids.
Babin, Régis +5 more
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