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

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dc.contributor.authorCamargo, R. S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorForti, L. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Matos, C. A.O. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLopes, J. F. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Andrade, A. P.P. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T20:42:15Z
dc.date.available2022-04-28T20:42:15Z
dc.date.issued2004-01-01
dc.description.abstractLeaf-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.en
dc.description.affiliationDept. of Prod. Vegetal FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo state
dc.description.affiliationDept. Prod. Veg. - Defesa F. FCA/UNESP, PO Box 237, Botucatu, SP
dc.description.affiliationUnespDept. of Prod. Vegetal FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo state
dc.description.affiliationUnespDept. Prod. Veg. - Defesa F. FCA/UNESP, PO Box 237, Botucatu, SP
dc.format.extent329-331
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00844.x
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Entomology, v. 128, n. 5, p. 329-331, 2004.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1439-0418.2004.00844.x
dc.identifier.issn0931-2048
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-4644345620
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/225209
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Entomology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAcromyrmex subterraneus brunneus
dc.subjectLeaf-cutting ants and plants
dc.titlePhysical resistance as a criterion in the selection of foraging material by Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus Forel, 1911 (Hym., Formicidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.departmentProdução e Melhoramento Vegetal - FCApt

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