Ground-foraging ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and rainfall effect on pitfall trapping in a deciduous thorn woodland (Caatinga), Northeastern Brazil
The semi-arid Caatinga is the fourth largest biome of Brazil, which biota still remains one of the most poorly known, especially with regard to invertebrate groups. In this study, a ground-foraging ant assemblage was surveyed during one year and the effect of rainfall on pitfall trapping was assesse...
Main Authors: | Francyregis A Nunes, Glauco B Martins Segundo, Yuri B Vasconcelos, Raul Azevedo, Yves Quinet |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2011-12-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442011000400017 |
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