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

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Autor(a) principal: Noronha, Newton C.
Data de Publicação: 2009
Outros Autores: Forti, Luiz C. [UNESP], Camargo, Roberto S. [UNESP], Ramos, Vânia M.
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/225547
Resumo: This 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.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
title Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
spellingShingle Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
Noronha, Newton C.
Artificial plants
Atta sexdens rubropilosa
Leaf-cuttingznt
Plant selection
title_short Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
title_full Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
title_fullStr Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
title_full_unstemmed Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
title_sort Sites of defoliation by atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in artificial plants
author Noronha, Newton C.
author_facet Noronha, Newton C.
Forti, Luiz C. [UNESP]
Camargo, Roberto S. [UNESP]
Ramos, Vânia M.
author_role author
author2 Forti, Luiz C. [UNESP]
Camargo, Roberto S. [UNESP]
Ramos, Vânia M.
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Faculdade de Ciencias Agrarias
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Noronha, Newton C.
Forti, Luiz C. [UNESP]
Camargo, Roberto S. [UNESP]
Ramos, Vânia M.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Artificial plants
Atta sexdens rubropilosa
Leaf-cuttingznt
Plant selection
topic Artificial plants
Atta sexdens rubropilosa
Leaf-cuttingznt
Plant selection
description This 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.
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