Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Dinoponera lucida is a poneromorph ant endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The species is classified as endangered in Brazil’s Red List due to its peculiar reproductive biology and high habitat fragmentation. Herein, we characterize D. lucida foraging activity and response to litter surface te...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2021-03-01
|
| Series: | Sociobiology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/6030 |
| _version_ | 1818908136412545024 |
|---|---|
| author | Flávio Curbani Cássio Zocca Rodrigo B. Ferreira Cecilia Waichert Tathiana Guerra Sobrinho Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo |
| author_facet | Flávio Curbani Cássio Zocca Rodrigo B. Ferreira Cecilia Waichert Tathiana Guerra Sobrinho Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo |
| author_sort | Flávio Curbani |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Dinoponera lucida is a poneromorph ant endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The species is classified as endangered in Brazil’s Red List due to its peculiar reproductive biology and high habitat fragmentation. Herein, we characterize D. lucida foraging activity and response to litter surface temperature in a lowland forest remnant in south-eastern Brazil. The mean flow of workers at nest openings was 3.8 ± 0.6 per hour, mean foraging trip was 14.2 ± 2.2 min, and mean foraging distance was 3.8 ± 0.4 m. The time spent per foraging trip and litter surface temperature were positively correlated. Flow of workers at nest openings was higher with mean temperature of litter surface between 21.0 and 27.0 °C. Our results show that D. lucida has a diurnal foraging activity related to habitat temperature. Our data contribute to the knowledge about the ecology of D. lucida and support the hypothesis of optimal food foraging regulated by habitat temperature. In addition, the better understanding of D. lucida activity patterns can assist on conservation planning of this endangered and endemic ant. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-19T22:06:13Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b3d6e2d26e3d4ed0b1d1b1f9942d6672 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0361-6525 2447-8067 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-19T22:06:13Z |
| publishDate | 2021-03-01 |
| publisher | Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Sociobiology |
| spelling | doaj.art-b3d6e2d26e3d4ed0b1d1b1f9942d66722022-12-21T20:04:01ZengUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaSociobiology0361-65252447-80672021-03-0168110.13102/sociobiology.v68i1.6030Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Flávio Curbani0Cássio Zocca1Rodrigo B. Ferreira2Cecilia Waichert3Tathiana Guerra Sobrinho4Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo5Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Universidade Vila VelhaNational Institute of the Atlantic ForestProjeto Bromeligenous, Instituto Marcos DanielUniversidade Vila VelhaUniversidade Federal do Espírito SantoUniversidade Vila VelhaDinoponera lucida is a poneromorph ant endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The species is classified as endangered in Brazil’s Red List due to its peculiar reproductive biology and high habitat fragmentation. Herein, we characterize D. lucida foraging activity and response to litter surface temperature in a lowland forest remnant in south-eastern Brazil. The mean flow of workers at nest openings was 3.8 ± 0.6 per hour, mean foraging trip was 14.2 ± 2.2 min, and mean foraging distance was 3.8 ± 0.4 m. The time spent per foraging trip and litter surface temperature were positively correlated. Flow of workers at nest openings was higher with mean temperature of litter surface between 21.0 and 27.0 °C. Our results show that D. lucida has a diurnal foraging activity related to habitat temperature. Our data contribute to the knowledge about the ecology of D. lucida and support the hypothesis of optimal food foraging regulated by habitat temperature. In addition, the better understanding of D. lucida activity patterns can assist on conservation planning of this endangered and endemic ant.http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/6030optimal foragingponeromorph antslitter surfacemicroclimatediet |
| spellingShingle | Flávio Curbani Cássio Zocca Rodrigo B. Ferreira Cecilia Waichert Tathiana Guerra Sobrinho Ana Carolina Srbek-Araujo Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Sociobiology optimal foraging poneromorph ants litter surface microclimate diet |
| title | Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_full | Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_fullStr | Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_short | Litter Surface Temperature: A Driving Factor Affecting Foraging Activity in Dinoponera lucida (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) |
| title_sort | litter surface temperature a driving factor affecting foraging activity in dinoponera lucida hymenoptera formicidae |
| topic | optimal foraging poneromorph ants litter surface microclimate diet |
| url | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/6030 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT flaviocurbani littersurfacetemperatureadrivingfactoraffectingforagingactivityindinoponeralucidahymenopteraformicidae AT cassiozocca littersurfacetemperatureadrivingfactoraffectingforagingactivityindinoponeralucidahymenopteraformicidae AT rodrigobferreira littersurfacetemperatureadrivingfactoraffectingforagingactivityindinoponeralucidahymenopteraformicidae AT ceciliawaichert littersurfacetemperatureadrivingfactoraffectingforagingactivityindinoponeralucidahymenopteraformicidae AT tathianaguerrasobrinho littersurfacetemperatureadrivingfactoraffectingforagingactivityindinoponeralucidahymenopteraformicidae AT anacarolinasrbekaraujo littersurfacetemperatureadrivingfactoraffectingforagingactivityindinoponeralucidahymenopteraformicidae |