Non-Specific Interaction between Ants (Hymenoptera; Formicidae) and Fruits of Syagrus romanzoffiana (Arecaceae) in an Area of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest


Autoria(s): Morini, Maria S. de C.; Silva, Rogério R. da; Kato, Luciane M.
Contribuinte(s)

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Data(s)

27/05/2014

27/05/2014

08/12/2003

Resumo

On the forest floor of a fragment of the Atlantic Forest which is considered to be in a stage of recuperation, located in southeastern Brazil, we recorded 54 species of ants interacting with the fruits of Syagrus romanzoffiana (Arecaceae). Myrmicinae was the subfamily which was the richest in species, followed by Ponerinae, Formicinae, Ecitoninae, Dolichoderinae, Pseudomyrmecinae and Cerapachyinae. The fruits of S. romanzoffiana can be classified according to whether or not they are preyed by the squirrel Sciurus ingrami, and the ant fauna that visits the fruits has an average similarity. Regarding diversity, the data suggest that there is no significant difference between ant assemblages at preyed and non-preyed-upon fruit falls. The results also indicate that there is no specific interaction between the ant fauna that visits the fruits of S. romanzoffiana, as it consists largely of species with omnivorous feeding habits.

Formato

663-673

Identificador

http://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/issue/archive

Sociobiology, v. 42, n. 3, p. 663-673, 2003.

0361-6525

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/67593

WOS:000186375100012

2-s2.0-0345393843

Idioma(s)

eng

Relação

Sociobiology

Direitos

closedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Animalia #Arecaceae #Cerapachyinae #Dolichoderinae #Ecitoninae #Formicidae #Formicinae #Hymenoptera #Myrmicinae #Ponerinae #Pseudomyrmecinae #Sciuridae #Sciurus #Sciurus ingrami #Syagrus #Syagrus romanzoffiana
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article