Dispersion of Seeds of Tree Species by the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Vicosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorPikart, Tiago Georg
dc.contributor.authorSouza, Gabriely Koeerich
dc.contributor.authorZanuncio, Teresinha Vinha
dc.contributor.authorZanetti, Ronald
dc.contributor.authorPolanczyk, Ricardo Antonio [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorSerrao, Jose Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorZanuncio, Jose Cola
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estado Santa Catarina
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:14:50Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:14:50Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01
dc.description.abstractLeaf-cutting ants are the main pests in forest plantings, especially at the pre-cutting stage and immediately after the planting or in the beginning of sprouting. However, several genera of Formicidae are important seed dispersers, including the leaf-cutting ants Atta and Acromyrmex. The present work aimed at studying the interaction between the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans Santschi, 1925 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and seeds of tree species in the campus of the "Universidade Federal de Vicosa" in Vicosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Seeds foraged by this ant were collected daily, in September 2009, and three behaviors of interaction were evaluated: removal of the attractive structure without transporting the seed (s), removal of the seed to another place (r) and attempt to remove the seed (t). Seeds of the tree species Copaifera langsdorfii Desf. (Leguminosae), Mabea fistulifera Mart. (Euphorbiaceae), Ricinus communis Linnaeus (Euphorbiaceae) and Senna macranthera (Collad.) Irwin et Barn. (Leguminosae) were foraged. Seeds of the first three present external attractive structures. All the seeds of S. macranthera were removed, while those of M. fistulifera were only partially removed. Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans presented interaction with the seeds of myrmecochorous and non-myrmecochorous species, demonstrating low selectivity during collecting activity. This is the first record of the leaf-cutting ant A. subterraneus molestans dispersing seeds of tree species in Brazil.en
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Dept Biol Anim, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estado Santa Catarina, Ctr Ciencias Agrovet, BR-88520000 Lages, SC, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Soc Invest Florestais, BR-36571000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA), Dept Entomol, BR-37200000 Lavras, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv São Paulo, UNESP, Dept Fitossanidade Plantas, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV), Dept Biol Geral, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv São Paulo, UNESP, Dept Fitossanidade Plantas, BR-14884900 Jaboticabal, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais (FAPEMIG)
dc.format.extent645-652
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology. Chico: California State Univ, v. 56, n. 3, p. 645-652, 2010.
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.lattes2788156792532870
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0769-9902
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/2178
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000283522000007
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCalifornia State University
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.604
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,396
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectSeeden
dc.subjectleaf-cutting antsen
dc.subjectinteractionen
dc.subjectdispersionen
dc.titleDispersion of Seeds of Tree Species by the Leaf-Cutting Ant Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Vicosa, Minas Gerais State, Brazilen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.csuchico.edu/biol/Sociobiology/sociobiologyindex.html
dcterms.rightsHolderCalifornia State Univ
unesp.author.lattes2788156792532870[5]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-0769-9902[5]
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Jaboticabalpt

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