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Ventilation of the giant nests of Atta leaf-cutting ants: does underground circulating air enter the fungus chambers? by Bollazzi, M, Forti, L. C, Roces, F

“…Nest ventilation should be particularly relevant for the huge colonies of leaf-cutting ants, genus Atta. Considerable amounts of O2 are consumed and CO2…”
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Underground nest building: the effect of CO2 on digging rates, soil transport and choice of a digging site in leaf-cutting ants by Römer, D., Halboth, F., Bollazzi, M., Roces, F.

“…By reacting to local environmental stimuli, ant workers excavate a nest that offers suitable climatic conditions. Workers may face increasing CO 2 levels while…”
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Acromyrmex charruanus: a new inquiline social parasite species of leaf-cutting ants by Rabeling, C, Schultz, T. R, Bacci, M., Jr, Bollazzi, M

“…Social parasites exploit the colony resources of social species to secure their own survival and reproduction. Social parasites are frequently studied as…”
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AntVideoRecord: Autonomous system to capture the locomotor activity of leafcutter ants by Sabattini, J.A., Reta, J.M., Bugnon, L.A., Cerrudo, J.I., Sabattini, R.A., Peñalva, A., Bollazzi, M., Paz, M.O., Sturniolo, F.

“…[Display omitted] The leafcutter ants (LCA) are considered plague in a great part of the American continent, causing great damage in production fields. Knowing…”
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Control of nest water losses through building behavior in leaf-cutting ants (Acromyrmex heyeri) by Bollazzi, M, Roces, F

“…Like many ants inhabiting temperate regions, leaf-cutting ant colonies of a number of Acromyrmex species build thatched nests that achieve more stable…”
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Thermal preference for fungus culturing and brood location by workers of the thatching grass-cutting ant Acromyrmex heyeri by BOLLAZZI, M, ROCES, F

“…Thermal preferences for location of brood and fungus by workers of the thatching grass-cutting ant Acromyrmex heyeri were investigated in the laboratory, using…”
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Efficiency and soil contamination during underground application of insecticides: control of leaf-cutting ants with thermal foggers by Bollazzi, M, Forti, L. C, Moreira, S, Roces, F

“…There are several types of potential hazards associated with the use of pesticides, among them, soil contamination during their underground application. The…”
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To build or not to build: circulating dry air organizes collective building for climate control in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex ambiguus by Bollazzi, Martin, Roces, Flavio

“…To investigate to what extent climatic variables are used by ant workers to decide whether and where nest building should be started, the effect of humidity…”
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Leaf-cutting ant workers (Acromyrmex heyeri) trade off nest thermoregulation for humidity control by Bollazzi, Martin, Roces, Flavio

“…This study investigated whether workers of the thatching grass-cutting ant Acromyrmex heyeri respond to the competing demands of temperature and humidity…”
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