Drivers of ant composition, richness, and trophic guilds in Neotropical iron ore cavities

Subterranean habitats may be considered limiting for animal colonization, especially for ants, due to permanent darkness and mainly because of oligotrophic conditions. While not as deep as limestone caves, iron ore caves and other subterranean habitats may be more available for colonization because...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo A. Castro-Souza, Thais G. Pellegrini, Marconi Souza-Silva, Rodrigo L. Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of South Florida Libraries 2019-09-01
Series:International Journal of Speleology
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Online Access:https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/ijs/vol48/iss3/7/