da Silva-Melo, Adolfo [UNESP]Giannotti, Edilberto [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202011-01-01Sociobiology. Chico: California State Univ, v. 58, n. 1, p. 143-150, 2011.0361-6525http://hdl.handle.net/11449/21293We investigated the life expectancy and entropy value for workers of the ant Pachycondyla striata. Seven nests were excavated and these colonies were raised in laboratory conditions. The workers have a mean life-span of 74.48 days, these have a high mortality rate in the period of 1 to 85 days with a high entropy value of H = 0.611, confirming the number of deaths in the initial period.143-150engworker longevitymortality ratelife tablePachycondyla striataPonerinaeArtigoWOS:000292344500015Acesso restrito9753300597430777