Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae

Although leaf-cutting ants are considered to be an important pest in agriculture and forestry in South America, several aspects of their ecology are still unknówn. Foraging speed of Acromyrmex' su.bterraneus· ;subterraneus and relationshipbetween size of forager aild load werestudied in Vicosa,...

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Autores principales:	Gomides, Cecília H.F, Della Lucia, Terezmha M. C, Araújo, Fernando S, Morelra, Denise D.O
Formato:	Online
Idioma:	spa
Publicado:	Universidad de Costa Rica 1997
Acceso en línea:	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21503

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spelling	RBT215032022-05-25T20:50:39Z Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae Gomides, Cecília H.F Della Lucia, Terezmha M. C Araújo, Fernando S Morelra, Denise D.O Although leaf-cutting ants are considered to be an important pest in agriculture and forestry in South America, several aspects of their ecology are still unknówn. Foraging speed of Acromyrmex' su.bterraneus· ;subterraneus and relationshipbetween size of forager aild load werestudied in Vicosa, Brazil. Time spent by wRorkers. (Ie\lving :the nest or returning to it, loaded or unloaded), to qoss a 40 cm space from nest entrance wás mea,This speed. This'speed was dete,n:nined twice ead) ínónth, every hour from begillning of foraging to its end, during 12coÍlsecutivemonths.TwelltY wóikers áÍldtheii loads weresecurM al fiveoccasions fot measurement. Mean speed varied fn!m 0.5 'to L2 mlh).in; lower valUes )Vete, found durí,ng Winter time. Worker,s,leaving the nest Were faster (0.93mfmin) than loaded workers (0.78 mlmin).,No relatioln shil? could be found between worker silíes and load size., Although leaf-cutting ants are considered to be an important pest in agriculture and forestry in South America, several aspects of their ecology are still unknówn. Foraging speed of Acromyrmex' su.bterraneus· ;subterraneus and relationshipbetween size of forager aild load werestudied in Vicosa, Brazil. Time spent by wRorkers. (Ie\lving :the nest or returning to it, loaded or unloaded), to qoss a 40 cm space from nest entrance wás mea,This speed. This'speed was dete,n:nined twice ead) ínónth, every hour from begillning of foraging to its end, during 12coÍlsecutivemonths.TwelltY wóikers áÍldtheii loads weresecurM al fiveoccasions fot measurement. Mean speed varied fn!m 0.5 'to L2 mlh).in; lower valUes )Vete, found durí,ng Winter time. Worker,s,leaving the nest Were faster (0.93mfmin) than loaded workers (0.78 mlmin).,No relatioln shil? could be found between worker silíes and load size., Universidad de Costa Rica 1997-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21503 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 45 No. 4 (1997): Volume 45 – Regular number 4 – December 1997; 1663–1667 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 45 Núm. 4 (1997): Volumen 45 – Volumen regular 4 – Diciembre 1997; 1663–1667 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 45 N.º 4 (1997): Volume 45 – Regular number 4 – December 1997; 1663–1667 2215-2075 0034-7744 spa https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21503/21766 Copyright (c) 1997 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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author	Gomides, Cecília H.F Della Lucia, Terezmha M. C Araújo, Fernando S Morelra, Denise D.O
spellingShingle	Gomides, Cecília H.F Della Lucia, Terezmha M. C Araújo, Fernando S Morelra, Denise D.O Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae
author_facet	Gomides, Cecília H.F Della Lucia, Terezmha M. C Araújo, Fernando S Morelra, Denise D.O
author_sort	Gomides, Cecília H.F
description	Although leaf-cutting ants are considered to be an important pest in agriculture and forestry in South America, several aspects of their ecology are still unknówn. Foraging speed of Acromyrmex' su.bterraneus· ;subterraneus and relationshipbetween size of forager aild load werestudied in Vicosa, Brazil. Time spent by wRorkers. (Ie\lving :the nest or returning to it, loaded or unloaded), to qoss a 40 cm space from nest entrance wás mea,This speed. This'speed was dete,n:nined twice ead) ínónth, every hour from begillning of foraging to its end, during 12coÍlsecutivemonths.TwelltY wóikers áÍldtheii loads weresecurM al fiveoccasions fot measurement. Mean speed varied fn!m 0.5 'to L2 mlh).in; lower valUes )Vete, found durí,ng Winter time. Worker,s,leaving the nest Were faster (0.93mfmin) than loaded workers (0.78 mlmin).,No relatioln shil? could be found between worker silíes and load size.,
title	Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae
title_short	Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae
title_full	Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae
title_fullStr	Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae
title_full_unstemmed	Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae
title_sort	velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga acromyrmex subterraneus (hymenoptera: formicidae
title_alt	Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate	1997
url	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21503
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Velocidad de forrajeo y área foliar transportada por la hormiga Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae

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