Nest architecture of Atta laevigata (F. Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia (UESB)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T15:21:36Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T15:21:36Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T15:21:36Z
dc.date.issued2004-08-01
dc.identifierStudies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment. Lisse: Swets Zeitlinger Publishers, v. 39, n. 2, p. 109-116, 2004.
dc.identifier0165-0521
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/32727
dc.identifier10.1080/01650520412331333756
dc.identifierWOS:000226208600003
dc.identifier6187684824965648
dc.description.abstractThe internal structure of three nests of Atta laevigata was studied in Botucatu city, São Paulo State, Brazil. Two nests were excavated through the opening of trenches and one was cement-moulded to enable a better view of the internal structures. The three nests presented a similar structure, with the depths and number of chambers varying as a function of the loose soil area of the nests. The number of chambers ranged from 1149 to 7864, reaching as deep as 7 m underground. Chamber volume ranged from 0.03 to 511. The foraging tunnels extended as far as 70m from the loose soil region. The nests of this species are the deepest within the genus Atta and have the highest number of chambers.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherSwets Zeitlinger Publishers
dc.relationStudies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
dc.relation0.722
dc.relation0,445
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectAtta laevigata
dc.subjectnest architecture
dc.subjectinternal structure
dc.titleNest architecture of Atta laevigata (F. Smith, 1858) (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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