Ecologia Austral, ISSN 0327-5477, 2014, Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 3 - 16
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Journal of Arid Environments, ISSN 0140-1963, 02/2020, Volume 173, p. 104017
Aggregate extraction is an activity that has increased considerably in recent years in Patagonia, providing raw material for road paving and construction...
Dorymyrmex | Formicidae | Soil properties | Functional groups | Disturbance
Dorymyrmex | Formicidae | Soil properties | Functional groups | Disturbance
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Journal of Biogeography, ISSN 0305-0270, 12/2010, Volume 37, Issue 12, pp. 2305 - 2316
Aim: Because of the obligatory relationship between endoparasitoids and their hosts, we presume that hosts exert strong selection pressure on parasitoids. One...
Parasitoids | Ants | Leaf cutting ants | Foraging | Biogeography | Species richness and diversification | Insect nests | Insect colonies | Climate models | Species | Parasite hosts | Attini | Argentina | Formicidae | endoparasitoids | spatial scales | decapitating flies | symbiosis | Paraguay | Phoridae | climatic variables | Decapitating flies | Endoparasitoids | Symbiosis | Climatic variables | Spatial scales | BIODIVERSITY | ASSOCIATIONS | BODY-SIZE | DIPTERA PHORIDAE | PATTERNS | GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL | ATTA-LAEVIGATA | ECOLOGY | FUNGUS-GROWING ANTS | PARAGUAY HYMENOPTERA | FIRE ANTS | HYMENOPTERA-FORMICIDAE | Analysis
Parasitoids | Ants | Leaf cutting ants | Foraging | Biogeography | Species richness and diversification | Insect nests | Insect colonies | Climate models | Species | Parasite hosts | Attini | Argentina | Formicidae | endoparasitoids | spatial scales | decapitating flies | symbiosis | Paraguay | Phoridae | climatic variables | Decapitating flies | Endoparasitoids | Symbiosis | Climatic variables | Spatial scales | BIODIVERSITY | ASSOCIATIONS | BODY-SIZE | DIPTERA PHORIDAE | PATTERNS | GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL | ATTA-LAEVIGATA | ECOLOGY | FUNGUS-GROWING ANTS | PARAGUAY HYMENOPTERA | FIRE ANTS | HYMENOPTERA-FORMICIDAE | Analysis
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Biological Control, ISSN 1049-9644, 01/2019, Volume 128, pp. 111 - 117
Predators that share a prey can interact negatively or positively, depending on whether there is intraguild predation or they facilitate the consumption of the...
Conservation biological control | Pest | Myrmosicarius | Predation | Acromyrmex | Ecological interaction | HERBIVORES | FOOD-HABITS | NATURAL ENEMY BIODIVERSITY | SUPPRESSION | FACILITATION | ENTOMOLOGY | ARMADILLO | INTRAGUILD PREDATION | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY | PARASITOIDS | CUTTER ANT | Control | Ants | Pests | Analysis | Biological control
Conservation biological control | Pest | Myrmosicarius | Predation | Acromyrmex | Ecological interaction | HERBIVORES | FOOD-HABITS | NATURAL ENEMY BIODIVERSITY | SUPPRESSION | FACILITATION | ENTOMOLOGY | ARMADILLO | INTRAGUILD PREDATION | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY | PARASITOIDS | CUTTER ANT | Control | Ants | Pests | Analysis | Biological control
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The American Naturalist, ISSN 0003-0147, 09/2017, Volume 190, Issue 3, p. 410
Empirical data about food size carried by central-place foragers do not often fit with the optimum predicted by classical foraging theory. Traditionally,...
Geographical distribution | Competition | Abiotic factors | Load distribution | Ground level | Colonies | Wind velocity | Foraging behavior | Forages | Leaves | Food selection | Ants | Insects | Food intake | Risk assessment | Predictions | Workers (insect caste) | Mathematical models | Predation | Cutting parameters | Fitness | Food
Geographical distribution | Competition | Abiotic factors | Load distribution | Ground level | Colonies | Wind velocity | Foraging behavior | Forages | Leaves | Food selection | Ants | Insects | Food intake | Risk assessment | Predictions | Workers (insect caste) | Mathematical models | Predation | Cutting parameters | Fitness | Food
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Behavioural Processes, ISSN 0376-6357, 08/2019, Volume 165, pp. 36 - 43
Being social adds another level of defence for organisms: social defences. Beside individual defensive behaviours, social organisms can limit parasite...
Atta cephalotes | Eibesfeldtphora | Social immunity | Host-parasite interaction | RECOGNITION | COLONY DEFENSE | FORMICIDAE | FLIES DIPTERA | Eibesfeldiphora | CEPHALOTES HYMENOPTERA | FLY | ZOOLOGY | VIBRATIONAL COMMUNICATION | HITCHHIKERS | OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR | BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL | CUTTER ANTS | Parasitic diseases | Ants | Parasitoids | Leaves | Workers (insect caste) | Visual stimuli | Collaboration | Defensive behavior
Atta cephalotes | Eibesfeldtphora | Social immunity | Host-parasite interaction | RECOGNITION | COLONY DEFENSE | FORMICIDAE | FLIES DIPTERA | Eibesfeldiphora | CEPHALOTES HYMENOPTERA | FLY | ZOOLOGY | VIBRATIONAL COMMUNICATION | HITCHHIKERS | OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR | BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL | CUTTER ANTS | Parasitic diseases | Ants | Parasitoids | Leaves | Workers (insect caste) | Visual stimuli | Collaboration | Defensive behavior
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American Naturalist, ISSN 0003-0147, 11/2016, Volume 188, Issue 5, pp. 576 - 576
One advantage of sociality is to mitigate environmental restrictions through collective behavior. Here we document a colony-level response of leaf-cutting ants...
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The American Naturalist, ISSN 0003-0147, 11/2016, Volume 188, Issue 5, p. 576
One advantage of sociality is to mitigate environmental restrictions through collective behavior. Here we document a colony-level response of leaf-cutting...
Wind | Insects | Animal behavior | Foraging behavior | Environmental conditions
Wind | Insects | Animal behavior | Foraging behavior | Environmental conditions
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Ecological Entomology, ISSN 0307-6946, 02/2018, Volume 43, Issue 1, pp. 114 - 125
1. Parasitoid–host interactions are important components of ecological communities. Although parasitoid–host interactions are strongly shaped by evolutionary...
ecological networks | electivity | Acromyrmex | interaction strength | host range | Atta | SCUTTLE FLIES DIPTERA | DETERMINANTS | PATTERNS | ENTOMOLOGY | ABUNDANCE | RECORDS | HERBIVORE | SPECIES RICHNESS | OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR | LEAF-CUTTER ANTS | HYMENOPTERA-FORMICIDAE | Ants | Pests | Phylogeny | Biological control | Parasitoids | Spatial discrimination | Abundance | Host selection | Ecological effects | Taxa | Biological effects | Host-parasite interactions | Phylogenetics | Temporal variations | Species richness
ecological networks | electivity | Acromyrmex | interaction strength | host range | Atta | SCUTTLE FLIES DIPTERA | DETERMINANTS | PATTERNS | ENTOMOLOGY | ABUNDANCE | RECORDS | HERBIVORE | SPECIES RICHNESS | OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR | LEAF-CUTTER ANTS | HYMENOPTERA-FORMICIDAE | Ants | Pests | Phylogeny | Biological control | Parasitoids | Spatial discrimination | Abundance | Host selection | Ecological effects | Taxa | Biological effects | Host-parasite interactions | Phylogenetics | Temporal variations | Species richness
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Journal of Insect Science, ISSN 1536-2442, 2012, Volume 12, Issue 135, pp. 1 - 26
Abstract Host-searching and oviposition behaviors of parasitoids, and defensive responses of the hosts, are fundamental in shaping the ecology of...
HITCHHIKING BEHAVIOR | SCUTTLE FLIES DIPTERA | ATTA-CEPHALOTES HYMENOPTERA | SEXDENS-RUBROPILOSA FOREL | DIVISION-OF-LABOR | OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR | FORMICIDAE | CUTTER ANTS | ENTOMOLOGY | WASTE MANAGEMENT | NEODOHRNIPHORA | Behavior, Animal | Biological Control Agents | Animals | Species Specificity | Ants - physiology | Ants - parasitology | Diptera - physiology | Female | Oviposition | Host-Parasite Interactions | Environmental aspects | Host-parasite relationships | Research | Animal behavior | Health aspects | Diptera
HITCHHIKING BEHAVIOR | SCUTTLE FLIES DIPTERA | ATTA-CEPHALOTES HYMENOPTERA | SEXDENS-RUBROPILOSA FOREL | DIVISION-OF-LABOR | OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOR | FORMICIDAE | CUTTER ANTS | ENTOMOLOGY | WASTE MANAGEMENT | NEODOHRNIPHORA | Behavior, Animal | Biological Control Agents | Animals | Species Specificity | Ants - physiology | Ants - parasitology | Diptera - physiology | Female | Oviposition | Host-Parasite Interactions | Environmental aspects | Host-parasite relationships | Research | Animal behavior | Health aspects | Diptera
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INSECTES SOCIAUX, ISSN 0020-1812, 05/2019, Volume 66, Issue 2, pp. 305 - 316
Taking bad decisions to solve problems can negatively affect organism fitness, hence, the costs accrued by them should modulate decisions about when and how...
HYMENOPTERA | Behaviour | Decision making | Foraging | PATTERNS | FORMICIDAE | Atta sexdens | ENTOMOLOGY | COOPERATIVE TRANSPORT | MAINTENANCE | DECISION-MAKING | CUTTER ANT | ENERGY-FLOW | DYNAMICS | Problem | Social organism | ATTA | Analysis | Ants | Clearing | Leaves | Fluctuations | Colonies | Barriers | Interference | Decisions | Fluxes | Cost benefit analysis | Fitness
HYMENOPTERA | Behaviour | Decision making | Foraging | PATTERNS | FORMICIDAE | Atta sexdens | ENTOMOLOGY | COOPERATIVE TRANSPORT | MAINTENANCE | DECISION-MAKING | CUTTER ANT | ENERGY-FLOW | DYNAMICS | Problem | Social organism | ATTA | Analysis | Ants | Clearing | Leaves | Fluctuations | Colonies | Barriers | Interference | Decisions | Fluxes | Cost benefit analysis | Fitness
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PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 05/2018, Volume 13, Issue 5, p. e0197109
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes and mutants have been associated with differences in clinical and virological characteristics. Autophagy is a cellular...
BASAL CORE-PROMOTER | GENOTYPES | E-ANTIGEN | HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA | HEPATITIS-B-VIRUS | GENETIC-VARIABILITY | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLE | INFECTION | NATURAL-HISTORY | P62 | Autophagy (Cytology) | Genetic aspects | Research | Hepatitis B virus | Gene mutations | Liver cancer | Antigens | Hepatitis | Pathogenesis | Viruses | Infections | Tumorigenesis | Trends | Mutation | Autophagy | Apoptosis
BASAL CORE-PROMOTER | GENOTYPES | E-ANTIGEN | HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA | HEPATITIS-B-VIRUS | GENETIC-VARIABILITY | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | ALASKA NATIVE PEOPLE | INFECTION | NATURAL-HISTORY | P62 | Autophagy (Cytology) | Genetic aspects | Research | Hepatitis B virus | Gene mutations | Liver cancer | Antigens | Hepatitis | Pathogenesis | Viruses | Infections | Tumorigenesis | Trends | Mutation | Autophagy | Apoptosis
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Extracellular sunflower proteins: Evidence on non-classical secretion of a jacalin-related lectin
Protein and Peptide Letters, ISSN 0929-8665, 03/2012, Volume 19, Issue 3, pp. 270 - 276
Extracellular proteins from sunflower seedlings were analyzed by electrophoresis followed by peptide mass fingerprinting. Tentative identification revealed...
Signal sequence | Peptide mass fingerprinting | Unconventional secretion | Helianthus annuus | Secretome P | Agglutinin | Jacalin | FLUIDS | ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | jacalin | WALL PROTEINS | unconventional secretion | IDENTIFICATION | signal sequence | CALLUS | SUSPENSION-CULTURED CELLS | peptide mass fingerprinting | ROOTS | PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS | EXPRESSION | REVEALS | Amino Acid Sequence | Extracellular Fluid - metabolism | Reproducibility of Results | Helianthus - metabolism | Plant Lectins - isolation & purification | Proteomics | Molecular Sequence Data | Helianthus - cytology | Plant Lectins - chemistry | Plant Lectins - metabolism | Protein Sorting Signals | Protein Transport
Signal sequence | Peptide mass fingerprinting | Unconventional secretion | Helianthus annuus | Secretome P | Agglutinin | Jacalin | FLUIDS | ARABIDOPSIS-THALIANA | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | jacalin | WALL PROTEINS | unconventional secretion | IDENTIFICATION | signal sequence | CALLUS | SUSPENSION-CULTURED CELLS | peptide mass fingerprinting | ROOTS | PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS | EXPRESSION | REVEALS | Amino Acid Sequence | Extracellular Fluid - metabolism | Reproducibility of Results | Helianthus - metabolism | Plant Lectins - isolation & purification | Proteomics | Molecular Sequence Data | Helianthus - cytology | Plant Lectins - chemistry | Plant Lectins - metabolism | Protein Sorting Signals | Protein Transport
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Journal of Biogeography, ISSN 0305-0270, 12/2010, Volume 37, Issue 12, pp. 2305 - 2316
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No evidence of strong host resource segregation by phorid parasitoids of leaf-cutting ants
Acta Oecologica, ISSN 1146-609X, 11/2018, Volume 93, pp. 21 - 29
Resource segregation by species is a cornerstone ecological concept that may result from several processes such as interspecific competition, and can help...
Co-existence | Acromyrmex | Null models | Temporal segregation | Spatial segregation | Atta | Polymorphism | Arta | HYMENOPTERA | PSEUDACTEON | BEHAVIOR | DIPTERA PHORIDAE | PATTERNS | FORMICIDAE | FLIES | COMPETITION | ECOLOGY | FIRE ANTS | Usage | Ants | Pests | Segregation | Analysis | Biological control
Co-existence | Acromyrmex | Null models | Temporal segregation | Spatial segregation | Atta | Polymorphism | Arta | HYMENOPTERA | PSEUDACTEON | BEHAVIOR | DIPTERA PHORIDAE | PATTERNS | FORMICIDAE | FLIES | COMPETITION | ECOLOGY | FIRE ANTS | Usage | Ants | Pests | Segregation | Analysis | Biological control
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Ecological Entomology, ISSN 0307-6946, 02/2018, Volume 43, Issue 1, pp. 114 - 125
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American Naturalist, ISSN 0003-0147, 09/2017, Volume 190, Issue 3, pp. 410 - 419
Empirical data about food size carried by central-place foragers do not often fit with the optimum predicted by classical foraging theory. Traditionally,...
Resource accumulation | Environmental factors | Mathematical model | Foraging rate | ANTENNAL LOBE | resource accumulation | TRAIL GRADIENT | environmental factors | LOAD-SIZE | BEHAVIOR | VOLLENWEIDERI | LEAF-CUTTING ANTS | ACROMYRMEX-OCTOSPINOSUS | RESPONSES | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | ATTA-CEPHALOTES | mathematical model | ECOLOGY | CUTTER ANTS | foraging rate | Food Preferences | Wind | Feeding Behavior | Animals | Ants | Social Behavior
Resource accumulation | Environmental factors | Mathematical model | Foraging rate | ANTENNAL LOBE | resource accumulation | TRAIL GRADIENT | environmental factors | LOAD-SIZE | BEHAVIOR | VOLLENWEIDERI | LEAF-CUTTING ANTS | ACROMYRMEX-OCTOSPINOSUS | RESPONSES | EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY | ATTA-CEPHALOTES | mathematical model | ECOLOGY | CUTTER ANTS | foraging rate | Food Preferences | Wind | Feeding Behavior | Animals | Ants | Social Behavior
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Ecological Entomology, ISSN 0307-6946, 10/2012, Volume 37, Issue 5, pp. 370 - 376
1. Ants using trails to forage have to select between two alternative routes at bifurcations, using two, potentially conflicting, sources of information to...
Decision-making | Foraging trail network | Bifurcation | U-turn | Experience | Ant traffic | RECRUITMENT | HYMENOPTERA | SITE FIDELITY | STRATEGY | BEHAVIOR | foraging trail network | experience | CONTEXT | ENTOMOLOGY | bifurcation | PHEROMONE | decision-making | ORIENTATION | TRUNK TRAILS | SELECTION | Food supply | Food habits | Colonies
Decision-making | Foraging trail network | Bifurcation | U-turn | Experience | Ant traffic | RECRUITMENT | HYMENOPTERA | SITE FIDELITY | STRATEGY | BEHAVIOR | foraging trail network | experience | CONTEXT | ENTOMOLOGY | bifurcation | PHEROMONE | decision-making | ORIENTATION | TRUNK TRAILS | SELECTION | Food supply | Food habits | Colonies
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Mammalia, ISSN 0025-1461, 10/2017, Volume 81, Issue 6, pp. 601 - 604
This study provides data on the diet of two species of anteaters in Argentina. We worked with feces and the stomachs of road kill individuals. The feces were...
ants | myrmecophagy | Argentina | diet | ZOOLOGY | TERMITES | BRAZIL | Ants | Food and nutrition | Distribution | Anteaters | Nesting | Studies | Ground level | Food habits | Food preferences | Leaf litter | Feces | Mammals | Habits | Forages
ants | myrmecophagy | Argentina | diet | ZOOLOGY | TERMITES | BRAZIL | Ants | Food and nutrition | Distribution | Anteaters | Nesting | Studies | Ground level | Food habits | Food preferences | Leaf litter | Feces | Mammals | Habits | Forages
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Behavioral Ecology, ISSN 1045-2249, 2016, Volume 27, Issue 4, pp. 1017 - 1024
The fitness and survival of organisms ultimately depend on their feeding. Therefore, foraging behaviors should be selected to maximize cost-benefit ratio. Wind...
forage | Abiotic factors | Acromyrmex | resource selection | speed | trail system | HYMENOPTERA | LOAD SIZE SELECTION | SENSITIVITY | FORMICIDAE | PREDATOR | TRANSPORT | ZOOLOGY | DESERT ANTS | TEMPERATURE | ORIENTATION | BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | ECOLOGY | abiotic factors | ATTA
forage | Abiotic factors | Acromyrmex | resource selection | speed | trail system | HYMENOPTERA | LOAD SIZE SELECTION | SENSITIVITY | FORMICIDAE | PREDATOR | TRANSPORT | ZOOLOGY | DESERT ANTS | TEMPERATURE | ORIENTATION | BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | ECOLOGY | abiotic factors | ATTA
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