Soil ants and bromeliad-nesting ants in an Atlantic Forest area, Santa Catarina Island, southern Brazil: Species inventory and new records

The myrmecofauna in an Atlantic Forest area was studied using various methods for soil ants and bromeliad-nesting ants. Monthly collections were performed between March 2002 and August 2004, using a Winkler extractor, pitfall traps and bromeliad individuals. One hundred and twenty-four species from...

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Main Authors: Josefina Steiner, Benedito Cortês Lopes, Mônica Antunes Ulysséa, Félix Baumgarten Rosumek, Anne Zillikens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2008-12-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume214/p81a89.pdf