The influence of temperature on oxygen consumption rates of workers of two leaf cutting ants, Atta laevigata (F. Smith, 1858) and Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Forel, 1908)

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dc.contributor.authorHebling Beraldo, Maria JoséAparecida [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Erasmo Garcia [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-26T20:02:26Z
dc.date.available2014-05-26T20:02:26Z
dc.date.issued1982-12-01
dc.description.abstract1. 1. The oxygen consumption in workers of two simpatric leaf cutting ants, Atta laevigata and Atta sexdens rubropilosa was measured at different temperatures. 2. 2. In the temperature range between 5-35°C, with 5°C increments, the respiratory rates increased with temperature, but the R-T curves of both ants showed neither a marked drop at the low end nor a break at the high end; except between 30 and 35°C. 3. 3. The respiratory rates of A. s. rubropilosa were higher than those of A. laevigata and in the midrange of temperatures, the rates of A. laevigata increased faster than those of A. s. rubropilosa. 4. 4. Q10 values did not indicate regions of compensation for temperature in both ants, but suggested that adjustments may occur at high temperatures (25-35°C), as expected for tropical ants. 5. 5. Temperature variations did not alter significantly the slope of the curve relating oxygen consumption and body weight in both species. © 1982.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Zoologia Institute de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, 13.500 Rio Claro, São Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartamento de Zoologia Institute de Biociências Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, 13.500 Rio Claro, São Paulo
dc.format.extent419-424
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0300-9629(82)90428-5
dc.identifier.citationComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part A: Physiology, v. 71, n. 3, p. 419-424, 1982.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/0300-9629(82)90428-5
dc.identifier.issn0300-9629
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-27144554845
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/130535
dc.identifier.wosWOS:A1982NF54700011
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.relation.ispartofComparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology
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dc.titleThe influence of temperature on oxygen consumption rates of workers of two leaf cutting ants, Atta laevigata (F. Smith, 1858) and Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Forel, 1908)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy
dcterms.rightsHolderElsevier B.V.
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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