Nest Biology and Demography of the Fungus-Growing Ant Cyphomyrmex lectus Forel (Myrmicinae; Attini) at a Disturbed Area Located in Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Nest Biology and Demography of the Fungus-Growing Ant Cyphomyrmex lectus Forel (Myrmicinae; Attini) at a Disturbed Area Located in Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Cyphomyrmex ants are a basal group of small fungus-growers (Myrmicinae:Attini), which differ profoundly from their most studied relatives Atta and Acromyrmex. Our objective was to investigate the nest biology and demography of the fungus-growing ant Cyphomyrmex lectus in a transitional area (savann...

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Main Authors: Lucimeire S. Ramos Lacau, Paulo Sávio Damásio Silva, Jacques Hubert Charles Delabie, Sébastien Lacau, Odair Correa Bueno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2015-09-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Attine ants
demography
Nest architecture
Brazilian savannas
Cerrado
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/709

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