Physical resistance as a criterion in the selection of foraging material by Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus Forel, 1911 (Hym., Formicidae)


Autoria(s): Camargo, R. S.; Forti, Luiz Carlos; de Matos, CAO; Lopes, J. F.; Andrade, APP
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

20/05/2014

20/05/2014

01/06/2004

Resumo

Leaf-cutting ants forage on a wide variety of plant species using the physical and chemical characteristics of the plants as a selection criterion. In order to determine the influence of the physical factor on the selection of foraging material, inert materials such as floral sponge, polystyrene, plastic and clay, which possess different degrees of physical resistance to cutting, were offered simultaneously to five Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus colonies, and assessed 12 and 24 h after foraging. No substrate selectivity was observed during foraging. Physical resistance was used as a decision criterion for the incorporation or return of the foraged material. This fact suggests the existence of a second time of selection of the foraged material inside the colony during cultivation of the symbiontic fungus.

Formato

329-331

Identificador

http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00844.x

Journal of Applied Entomology. Malden: Wiley-blackwell, v. 128, n. 5, p. 329-331, 2004.

0931-2048

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/5298

10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00844.329-331

WOS:000221950300002

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Wiley-Blackwell

Relação

Journal of Applied Entomology

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus #leaf-cutting ants and plants
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article