Twigs of Albizia niopoides (Spruce ex Benth.) Burkart as a nesting resource for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Twigs of Albizia niopoides (Spruce ex Benth.) Burkart as a nesting resource for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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ABSTRACT Ants can use twigs from fragments of tree branches as a nesting resource. The present study analyzed gatherings of ants in twigs of Albizia niopoides, a Fabaceae native to the Atlantic Forest that is used in landscaping in parks and squares in Brazil. Expeditions were performed in an urban...

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Main Authors: Otávio Guilherme Morais da Silva, Tae Tanaami Fernandes, Rogério Rosa da Silva, Débora Rodrigues de Souza-Campana, Maria Santina de Castro Morini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2016-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Communities
Nesting
Urban park
Transient nests
Atlantic Forest
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