Comparação entre parâmetros externos e internos de ninhos de Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Aldenise Alves Moreira; Luiz Carlos Forti; Ana Paula Protti de Andrade; Maria Aparecida Castellani Boaretto; Vania Maria Ramos; Juliane Floriano Santos Lopes

doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v24i0.2295

Comparison between external and internal parameters of Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) nests

Aldenise Alves Moreira UNESP
Luiz Carlos Forti UNESP
Ana Paula Protti de Andrade UNESP
Maria Aparecida Castellani Boaretto UESB
Vania Maria Ramos UNESP
Juliane Floriano Santos Lopes UNESP

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v24i0.2295

Abstract

Six Atta bisphaerica, Forel, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) nests were excavated with the aim of studying the relationship between area and volume of the mound, the total volume and total number of chambers in the nest. Prior to excavation, the area and the volume of refused soil in the nests were measured. During excavation, all data referring to chambers were recorded, such as: length, depth and width. The nests named A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6 presented 31.16; 40.87, 67.08, 35.04, 73.48 and 18,73m2 of mound area, respectively. The mound area did not correlate either with the volume or with the total number of chambers. The mound volume correlated significantly with the mound area, total number and total volume of chambers. The total volume of chambers was correlated with the total number of chambers.

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Author Biography

Luiz Carlos Forti, UNESP

Possui graduação em Agronomia pela Escola Superior de Agricultura Luis de Queiroz (1976) , mestrado em Entomologia pela Escola Superior de Agricultura Luis de Queiroz (1980) e doutorado em Entomologia pela Escola Superior de Agricultura Luis de Queiroz (1985) . Atualmente é PROF.ASS.DR. da Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho e Prof. Ass. Dr. da Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas. Tem experiência na área de Agronomia , com ênfase em Fitossanidade. Atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: atta capiguara, ecologia de populações Currículo Lattes

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2008-05-13

How to Cite

Moreira, A. A., Forti, L. C., Andrade, A. P. P. de, Boaretto, M. A. C., Ramos, V. M., & Lopes, J. F. S. (2008). Comparison between external and internal parameters of Atta bisphaerica Forel, 1908 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) nests. Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 24, 369-373. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v24i0.2295

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Vol 24 (2002)

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Biology Sciences

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