Energy substrate used by workers of leaf-cutting ants during nest excavation
Energy substrate used by workers of leaf-cutting ants during nest excavation. In this study we aimed to ascertain whether leaf-cutting ant workers lose body reserves (fat or sugars) as a function of nest excavation. For each treatment, we isolated 10 workers of Atta sexdens into two experimental gro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262013000400008&lng=en&tlng=en |