The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants
- Autores
- Jofre, Laura Elizabeth; Medina, Ana Irene; Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo; Moglia, Marta Matilde
- Año de publicación
- 2018
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- inglés
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- Leaf-cutting ants are key organisms because their role as primary consumers and potential agricultural pests. However, their foraging ecology was mostly studied as response of extrinsic factors such as climate and plant species traits. We evaluated the effects of intrinsic factors (i. e., nest size and species identity) on the foraging behavior in two species of Acromyrmex Mayr leaf-cutting ants. While large and small nests of A. lobicornis Emery showed similar feeding behavior, small nests of A. striatus Roger harvested a greater percent of the plant species available in their foraging area and showed a higher level of selectivity than larger nests. We discussed some probable reasons for this pattern. Our results highlight the relevance of intrinsic factors and species characteristics to explain changes in the foraging ecology of leaf-cutting ants as colony growth.
Fil: Jofre, Laura Elizabeth. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina
Fil: Medina, Ana Irene. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina
Fil: Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina
Fil: Moglia, Marta Matilde. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina - Materia
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting AntsJofre, Laura ElizabethMedina, Ana IreneFarji Brener, Alejandro GustavoMoglia, Marta MatildeACROMYRMEXANT NESTSCHACOFORAGING BEHAVIORhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Leaf-cutting ants are key organisms because their role as primary consumers and potential agricultural pests. However, their foraging ecology was mostly studied as response of extrinsic factors such as climate and plant species traits. We evaluated the effects of intrinsic factors (i. e., nest size and species identity) on the foraging behavior in two species of Acromyrmex Mayr leaf-cutting ants. While large and small nests of A. lobicornis Emery showed similar feeding behavior, small nests of A. striatus Roger harvested a greater percent of the plant species available in their foraging area and showed a higher level of selectivity than larger nests. We discussed some probable reasons for this pattern. Our results highlight the relevance of intrinsic factors and species characteristics to explain changes in the foraging ecology of leaf-cutting ants as colony growth.Fil: Jofre, Laura Elizabeth. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; ArgentinaFil: Medina, Ana Irene. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; ArgentinaFil: Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; ArgentinaFil: Moglia, Marta Matilde. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; ArgentinaUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana2018-09info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/93344Jofre, Laura Elizabeth; Medina, Ana Irene; Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo; Moglia, Marta Matilde; The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants; Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana; Sociobiology; 65; 3; 9-2018; 456-4622447-8067CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.13102/sociobiology.v65i3.3263info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/3263info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:44:44Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/93344instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:44:44.52CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse |
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants |
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants |
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants Jofre, Laura Elizabeth ACROMYRMEX ANT NESTS CHACO FORAGING BEHAVIOR |
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants |
title_full |
The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants |
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants |
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants |
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The Effect of nest Size and Species Identity on Plant Selection in Acromyrmex Leaf-Cutting Ants |
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Jofre, Laura Elizabeth Medina, Ana Irene Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo Moglia, Marta Matilde |
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Jofre, Laura Elizabeth |
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Jofre, Laura Elizabeth Medina, Ana Irene Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo Moglia, Marta Matilde |
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Medina, Ana Irene Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo Moglia, Marta Matilde |
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ACROMYRMEX ANT NESTS CHACO FORAGING BEHAVIOR |
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ACROMYRMEX ANT NESTS CHACO FORAGING BEHAVIOR |
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https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
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Leaf-cutting ants are key organisms because their role as primary consumers and potential agricultural pests. However, their foraging ecology was mostly studied as response of extrinsic factors such as climate and plant species traits. We evaluated the effects of intrinsic factors (i. e., nest size and species identity) on the foraging behavior in two species of Acromyrmex Mayr leaf-cutting ants. While large and small nests of A. lobicornis Emery showed similar feeding behavior, small nests of A. striatus Roger harvested a greater percent of the plant species available in their foraging area and showed a higher level of selectivity than larger nests. We discussed some probable reasons for this pattern. Our results highlight the relevance of intrinsic factors and species characteristics to explain changes in the foraging ecology of leaf-cutting ants as colony growth. Fil: Jofre, Laura Elizabeth. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina Fil: Medina, Ana Irene. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina Fil: Farji Brener, Alejandro Gustavo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Patagonia Norte. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente. Universidad Nacional del Comahue. Centro Regional Universidad Bariloche. Instituto de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Medioambiente; Argentina Fil: Moglia, Marta Matilde. Universidad Nacional de San Luis; Argentina |
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Leaf-cutting ants are key organisms because their role as primary consumers and potential agricultural pests. However, their foraging ecology was mostly studied as response of extrinsic factors such as climate and plant species traits. We evaluated the effects of intrinsic factors (i. e., nest size and species identity) on the foraging behavior in two species of Acromyrmex Mayr leaf-cutting ants. While large and small nests of A. lobicornis Emery showed similar feeding behavior, small nests of A. striatus Roger harvested a greater percent of the plant species available in their foraging area and showed a higher level of selectivity than larger nests. We discussed some probable reasons for this pattern. Our results highlight the relevance of intrinsic factors and species characteristics to explain changes in the foraging ecology of leaf-cutting ants as colony growth. |
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