Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants

dc.contributorUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.contributorFaculdade de Ciencias Agrarias
dc.date.accessioned2022-04-28T20:54:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-20T02:03:05Z
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dc.date.created2022-04-28T20:54:25Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-23
dc.identifierSociobiology, v. 53, n. 3, p. 795-804, 2009.
dc.identifier0361-6525
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/225547
dc.identifier2-s2.0-67650704889
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/5405677
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to achieve a better understanding about the foraging behavior of leaf-cutter ant {Atta sexdens rubropilosa Forel) workers with respect to defoliation sites in plants. To accomplish that, artificial plants 70 cm in height were prepared and divided into four levels (heights), having natural plant leaves attached to them. Evaluations during the bioassays included the number of leaves dropped by the ants, as well as the percentage of plant mass removed. In all replicates, it became evident that the most exploited plant site is the apical region, which significantly differed from other plant levels.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationSociobiology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectArtificial plants
dc.subjectAtta sexdens rubropilosa
dc.subjectLeaf-cuttingznt
dc.subjectPlant selection
dc.titleSites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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