Cyatta abscondita: Taxonomy, Evolution, and Natural History of a New Fungus-Farming Ant Genus from Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorSosa-Calvo, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorSchultz, Ted R.
dc.contributor.authorBrandao, Carlos R. F.
dc.contributor.authorKlingenberg, Christiana
dc.contributor.authorFeitosa, Rodrigo M.
dc.contributor.authorRabeling, Christian
dc.contributor.authorBacci, Maurício [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLopes, Caue T.
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos, Heraldo L.
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of Maryland
dc.contributor.institutionSmithsonian Inst
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionStaatl Museum Nat Kunde
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR)
dc.contributor.institutionHarvard Univ
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU)
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-03T13:11:38Z
dc.date.available2014-12-03T13:11:38Z
dc.date.issued2013-11-15
dc.description.abstractCyatta abscondita, a new genus and species of fungus-farming ant from Brazil, is described based on morphological study of more than 20 workers, two dealate gynes, one male, and two larvae. Ecological field data are summarized, including natural history, nest architecture, and foraging behavior. Phylogenetic analyses of DNA sequence data from four nuclear genes indicate that Cyatta abscondita is the distant sister taxon of the genus Kalathomyrmex, and that together they comprise the sister group of the remaining neoattine ants, an informal clade that includes the conspicuous and well-known leaf-cutter ants. Morphologically, Cyatta abscondita shares very few obvious character states with Kalathomyrmex. It does, however, possess a number of striking morphological features unique within the fungus-farming tribe Attini. It also shares morphological character states with taxa that span the ancestral node of the Attini. The morphology, behavior, and other biological characters of Cyatta abscondita are potentially informative about plesiomorphic character states within the fungus-farming ants and about the early evolution of ant agriculture.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Maryland, Dept Entomol, Maryland Ctr Systemat Entomol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
dc.description.affiliationSmithsonian Inst, Dept Entomol, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Washington, DC 20560 USA
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationStaatl Museum Nat Kunde, Abt Entomol, Karlsruhe, Germany
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Parana, Dept Zool, BR-80060000 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationHarvard Univ, Museum Comparat Zool, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Ctr Estudos Insetos Sociais, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Uberlandia, Inst Biol, BR-38400 Uberlandia, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Ctr Estudos Insetos Sociais, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States National Science Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipSmithsonian Institution Scholarly Studies Program
dc.description.sponsorshipSmithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Small Grants Program
dc.description.sponsorshipHarvard Society of Fellows
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipMax and Vera Britton Environmental Science Award (Cosmos Club Foundation)
dc.description.sponsorshipPeter Buck Pre-doctoral Fellowship (NMNH-SI)
dc.description.sponsorshipIdUnited States National Science FoundationDEB 0949689
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 06/00185-7
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 476250/2008-0
dc.description.sponsorshipIdCNPq: 310826/2006-3
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 11/24160-1
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dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0080498
dc.identifier.citationPlos One. San Francisco: Public Library Science, v. 8, n. 11, 20 p., 2013.
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0080498
dc.identifier.fileWOS000327258600066.pdf
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/113350
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000327258600066
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherPublic Library Science
dc.relation.ispartofPLOS ONE
dc.relation.ispartofjcr2.766
dc.relation.ispartofsjr1,164
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dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.titleCyatta abscondita: Taxonomy, Evolution, and Natural History of a New Fungus-Farming Ant Genus from Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderPublic Library Science
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5619-1411[7]

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