“Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens

“Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens

The reuse of nests by the same or different species can save a colony energy and resources. Furthermore, it can increase colony growth and the production of brood. The queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps builds deep nests in Caatinga to escape from the dry and hot environment. The reuse of deep nes...

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Main Authors: Diego Santana Assis, Sam Morris, Fabio S Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2017-05-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Nesting behavior
Ants
Queenless Ants
Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1251
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spelling doaj-2b9f7c0f481a4bcf8b466bb14e3ddefe2021-10-04T01:22:36ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672017-05-0164110.13102/sociobiology.v64i1.1251“Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdensDiego Santana Assis0Sam Morris1Fabio S Nascimento2Universidade de São PauloUniversity of BristolUniversidade de São Paulo The reuse of nests by the same or different species can save a colony energy and resources. Furthermore, it can increase colony growth and the production of brood. The queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps builds deep nests in Caatinga to escape from the dry and hot environment. The reuse of deep nests from other species can provide D. quadriceps with protection from high temperature, whilst saving on the energy required to build new nests. Here, we present the first finding of D. quadriceps reusing the nest of Atta sexdens species. http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1251Nesting behaviorAntsQueenless Ants
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“Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens
Sociobiology
Nesting behavior
Ants
Queenless Ants
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Sam Morris
Fabio S Nascimento
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title “Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens
title_short “Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens
title_full “Empty spaces ‘Where’ we are living for” – First record of Dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of Atta sexdens
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title_sort “empty spaces ‘where’ we are living for” – first record of dinoponera quadriceps reusing nests of atta sexdens
publisher Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
series Sociobiology
issn 0361-6525
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publishDate 2017-05-01
description The reuse of nests by the same or different species can save a colony energy and resources. Furthermore, it can increase colony growth and the production of brood. The queenless ant Dinoponera quadriceps builds deep nests in Caatinga to escape from the dry and hot environment. The reuse of deep nests from other species can provide D. quadriceps with protection from high temperature, whilst saving on the energy required to build new nests. Here, we present the first finding of D. quadriceps reusing the nest of Atta sexdens species.
topic Nesting behavior
Ants
Queenless Ants
url http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1251
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