Description and morphometry of the sting apparatus in the three worker casts of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus (Formicidae, Attini)

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.creatorCamargo, Roberto S.
dc.creatorForti, Luiz C.
dc.creatorDe Matos, Carlos Alberto O.
dc.creatorVerza, Sandra S.
dc.creatorFujihara, Ricardo T.
dc.date2014-05-27T11:22:38Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:24:32Z
dc.date2014-05-27T11:22:38Z
dc.date2016-10-25T18:24:32Z
dc.date2007-11-15
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-06T01:27:19Z
dc.date.available2017-04-06T01:27:19Z
dc.identifierSociobiology, v. 50, n. 3, p. 1097-1105, 2007.
dc.identifier0361-6525
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/69979
dc.identifierhttp://acervodigital.unesp.br/handle/11449/69979
dc.identifierWOS:000250180200028
dc.identifier2-s2.0-35948955119
dc.identifierhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/issue/archive
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/891141
dc.descriptionWe studied the morphometry of the sting apparatus of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus workers by dissection and mounting of the structures on slides, and present here a brief description and illustrations. Sting apparatus examinations showed differences in size, but without morphological differences. The seven morphometric variables studied permitted grouping of the Ac. subterraneus brunneus workers into the following three groups: cluster 1 - consisting of 85, 39 large, 45 medium and 1 small workers; cluster 2 - consisting of 44 small workers, and cluster 3 - consisting of 6 large workers. This study demonstrated that all worker castes follow the same morphological pattern, although functional characteristics of the sting apparatus should be highlighted.
dc.languageeng
dc.relationSociobiology
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectAcromyrmex
dc.subjectLeaf-cutting ants
dc.subjectSting apparatus
dc.subjectWorker
dc.subjectAcromyrmex subterraneus brunneus
dc.subjectAtta
dc.subjectAttini
dc.subjectFormicidae
dc.subjectHexapoda
dc.titleDescription and morphometry of the sting apparatus in the three worker casts of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus (Formicidae, Attini)
dc.typeOtro


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