Why do Ant Species Occur in the Matrix and Not in the Forests? Invasion from Other Habitats or Expansion from Forest Gaps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
In a fragmented Brazilian landscape, 24 species of ant, which are considered to be open-area specialists, occur exclusively in the pasture areas around the forest remnant (matrix). In this paper, we propose possible theoretical explanations for the occurrence of these exclusively matrix species, and...
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Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
2014-08-01
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| Series: | Sociobiology |
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| Online Access: | http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/513 |