Sexual castes of Trachymyrmex fuscus (Formicidae: Attini) performing worker tasks
ABSTRACT:The main of this research was to report an atypical foraging behavior in a colony of Trachymyrmex fuscus, situated in "Cerrado" (savanna ecoregion of Goiás, Brazil). The colony foraging activity was performed only by sexual caste. Comparison of the foraging rhythm of this colony w...
Main Authors: | Márcio da Silva Araújo, João Paulo Ribeiro Oliveira, Danival José de Souza, Marco Antônio Oliveira, Flávio Gonçalves de Jesus |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2015-01-01
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Series: | Ciência Rural |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015005050189&lng=en&tlng=en |
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