Twigs of Albizia niopoides (Spruce ex Benth.) Burkart as a nesting resource for ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Ants can use twigs from fragments of tree branches as a nesting resource. The present study analyzed gatherings of ants in twigs of Albizia niopoides, a Fabaceae native to the Atlantic Forest that is used in landscaping in parks and squares in Brazil. Expeditions were performed in an urban park loca...

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Main Authors: Otávio Guilherme Morais da Silva, Tae Tanaami Fernandes, Rogério Rosa da Silva, Débora Rodrigues de Souza-Campana, Maria Santina de Castro Morini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2016-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0085562616000029