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Soil micromorphology and CO2 exchange in initial Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests by Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Caldato, Nadia, Farias, Adriano Pimentel, de Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira, Zanuncio, José Cola, Sabattini, Julian Alberto, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Ants build underground nests to protect their colonies and to improve conditions for their offspring. The excavation of nests, by ants, modifies the soil…”
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Effects of cycloheximide on the mortality of Atta sexdens leaf-cutting worker ants by Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Forti, Luiz Carlos, Caldato, Nadia

“…Leaf-cutting ants live symbiotically with a fungus that they cultivate on the plant leaves that they cut. The innumerous studies on the plant selection…”
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Communication or Toxicity: What Is the Effect of Cycloheximide on Leaf-Cutting Ant Workers? by Andrade Sousa, Kátia Kaelly, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Leaf-cutting ants are insects that use plant material to grow fungus from which they feed. These fungus-growing ants perform various behavioral activities to…”
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Occurrence of Leaf-Cutting and Grass-Cutting Ants of the Genus Atta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Geographic Regions of Brazil by Forti, Luiz Carlos, Rando, Jael Santos, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Moreira, Aldenise Alves, Castellani, Maria Aparecida, Leite, Suzany Aguiar, Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Caldato, Nadia

“…Leaf-cutting ants are widely distributed in Brazil, particularly species of the genus Atta. We therefore described the occurrence of leaf-cutting and…”
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To exchange or not to exchange liquid food: is that the question for foraging leaf‐cutting ant workers? by Catalani, Gabriela Christal, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Mota Filho, Tarcisio Marcos Macedo, Andrade Sousa, Kátia Kaelly, Matos, Carlos Alberto Oliveira, Caldato, Nádia, Nagamoto, Nilson Satoru, Zanuncio, José Cola, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Leaf‐cutting ants forage fresh plants in the field to cultivate the symbiotic fungus in their nests. The trophallaxis rates in leaf‐cutting ants may be related…”
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Nest Architecture and Colony Growth of Atta bisphaerica Grass-Cutting Ants by Farias, Adriano Pimentel, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Andrade Sousa, Kátia Kaelly, Caldato, Nadia, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…grass-cutting ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae: Attini) are found in the Cerrado biome and build giant nests with hundreds or thousands of large chambers. We…”
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First record of Cyphoderus innominatus Mills, 1938 (Collembola: Paronellidae) in Early Colonies of the Leaf-cutting Ant Atta sexdens by Mota Filho, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo, Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Camargo, Roberto Silva, Oliveira, João Victor Lemos Cavalcante, Caldato, Nadia, Zeppelini, Douglas, Forti, Luiz Carlos

“…Cyphoderus innominatus Mills, 1938 (Collembola: Paronellidae) was first observed in early colonies of Atta sexdens leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)…”
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Taxonomic revision of the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus (Forel, 1893) by Forti, Luiz Carlos, Andrade, Ana Paula Protti, da Silva Camargo, Roberto, Mota Filho, Tarcísio Marcos Macedo, Scudillio, Tamires Tainara, Zanuncio, José Cola, Sousa, Katia Kaelly Andrade, Caldato, Nadia

“…Leaf-cutting ants (genera Acromyrme x, Amoimyrmex and Atta ) are the most important generalist herbivores in the Neotropical Region. The subspecies of…”
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Polygyny, oviposition, life cycle and longevity of the three subspecies of leaf-cutting ants, Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Forti, Luiz Carlos, Camargo, Roberto da Silva, Protti de Andrade, Ana Paula, Caldato, Nadia, Sousa, Kátia Kaelly Andrade, Silva, Aline de Amorim Costa da, Ramos, Vânia Maria

“…Research related to the comparative biology of phylogenetically close ant species has received little attention, although it is the basis for understanding the…”
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Effects of cycloheximide on the mortality of Atta sexdens leaf-cutting worker ants by Kátia Kaelly Andrade Sousa, Roberto da Silva Camargo, Luiz Carlos Forti, Nadia Caldato

“…ABSTRACT Leaf-cutting ants live symbiotically with a fungus that they cultivate on the plant leaves that they cut. The innumerous studies on the plant…”
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