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Resource allocation among worker castes of the leaf-cutting ants Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus through trophallaxis by Moreira, D.D.O., Bailez, A.M. Viana, Erthal, M., Bailez, O., Carrera, M.P., Samuels, R.I.

“…[Display omitted] • Division of labor may result in differences in trophallactic exchanges. • Ant crop volumes varied from 0.13 to 1.03 μL. • All classes of…”
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Diet type modifies ingestion rates and trophallactic exchanges in leaf-cutting ants by Moreira, D.D.O., Dáttilo, W., Morais, V., Erthal Jr, M., Silva, C.P., Samuels, R. I.

“…Conventional control of leaf‐cutting ants is mainly carried out by application of solid insecticide baits. However, alternative approaches could increase the…”
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Colony behavior of Atta sexdens rubropilosa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the absence of the queen under laboratory conditions by Della Lucia, T.M.C., Peternelli, E.F.O., Lacerda, F.G., Peternelli, L.A., Moreira, D.D.O.

“…A colony of Atta sexdens rubropilosa was studied in the presence and absence of the queen. The frequency of 23 previously defined behaviors was quantified in…”
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Trail pheromone of leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus (FOREL) by Do Nascimento, R.R. (University of Keele, Staffordshire, England.), Morgan, E.D, Moreira, D.D.O, Della Lucia, M.C

“…The trail pheromone of Acromyrmex subterraneus subterraneus consists simply of the heterocyclic ester methyl 4-methylpyrrole-2-carboxylate in the venom…”
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