Leafcutter Ants
Mostrando 1-9 de 9 artigos, teses e dissertações.
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1. Structure and Absolute Configuration of Secondary Metabolites from Two Strains of Streptomyces chartreusis Associated with Attine Ants
The antibiotic streptazolin (1), its E-isomer (2), along with the stereoisomers strepchazolin A (3) and strepchazolin B (4) and the inorganic compound cyclooctasulfur (5) were produced in solid culture by Streptomyces chartreusis ICBG377, which was isolated from the fungal garden of the leaf-cutter ant Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus. This is the first time
J. Braz. Chem. Soc.. Publicado em: 24/10/2019
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2. TOXICITY OF Esenbeckia pumila Pohl (Rutaceae) ON Artemia salina AND Atta sexdens rubropilosa
RESUMO A avaliação de moléculas com atividade inseticida provenientes de plantas que apresentam atividade tóxica ou repelente cresceu nos últimos anos, tendo como um dos principais alvos de estudo as formigas cortadeiras, consideradas as principais pragas das plantações brasileiras, especialmente do gênero Atta. Sendo assim, o objetivo deste trabalho
Rev. Caatinga. Publicado em: 09/05/2019
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3. Chemical cuticular signature of leafcutter ant Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) worker subcastes
ABSTRACT In leafcutter ants the division of labour is associated to worker size variation clustered in four subcastes. In this work we used Atta sexdens Forel (1908) as a model to test the hypothesis that each subcaste expresses its own chemical signature comprised of cuticular lipids. To assess it, we extracted epicuticular compounds by using nonpolar solve
Rev. Bras. entomol.. Publicado em: 2016-12
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4. Polietismo e expectativa de vida em operárias de Atta laevigata / Polyethism and lifespan in Atta laevigata workers
Age polyethism is the change in activities carried out by members of a colony during its life. Older individuals have lower future value to the colony, so it would be better for the colony if they could perform more dangerous tasks outside the nest and not return to its interior. Thus, the risk of bringing pathogens into the colony is reduced, protecting int
IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia. Publicado em: 12/02/2010
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5. Bula da glândula metapleural de formigas cortadeiras: inferências quanto à defesa antimicrobiana / Bulla of the metapleural glands of leafcutter ants: Inferences as the antimicrobial defences
Leafcutter ants live in a world of complex interactions, the most notable being their cultivation of a mutualistic fungus on vegetable subtrates. These ants, and their mutualistic fungus gardens, are at risk from attack by parasitic microorganisms. To defend themselves and their mutualist, they have antimicrobial defences, such as substances secreted from th
Publicado em: 2008
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6. Foraging patterns and plant biomass consumed by Atta laevigata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in area of Brazilian Cerrado / Padrões de forrageamento e biomassa vegetal consumida por Atta laevigata (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) em uma área do cerrado brasileiro
Leaf-cutting ants of the genus Atta (Formicidae: Attini) are considered highly generalist herbivores, and they have been frequently referred to as the most prevalent herbivores in the Neotropics. However, most studies on leaf-cutter ants were conducted in lowland tropical rain forests. There is only limited knowledge of the foraging patterns of these ants in
Publicado em: 2007
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7. Interactions etween ants, fruits and seeds in the cerrado : the role of ants in the biology of seeds and seedlings / Interações entre formigas, frutos e sementes em solo de cerrado : o papel de formigas na biologia de sementes e plantulas
Our knowledge about seed dispersal systems has been improved considerably in the last few years. An increasing number of studies has shown that the process of plant regeneration is often much more complex than we realize, including several different agents across subsequent steps of seed dispersal. For instance, ants may reshape the seed shadow after seeds f
Publicado em: 2007
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8. Low variation in ribosomal DNA and internal transcribed spacers of the symbiotic fungi of leaf-cutting ants (Attini: Formicidae)
Leaf-cutting ants of the genera Atta and Acromyrmex (tribe Attini) are symbiotic with basidiomycete fungi of the genus Leucoagaricus (tribe Leucocoprineae), which they cultivate on vegetable matter inside their nests. We determined the variation of the 28S, 18S, and 5.8S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) gene loci and the rapidly evolving internal transcribed spacers 1 a
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research. Publicado em: 2004-10
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9. The diversity of microorganisms associated with Acromyrmex leafcutter ants
BioMed Central.