The ideal habitat for leaf-cutting ant queens to build their nests

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorInstituto Federal de Mato Grosso-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSousa, Kátia K. A.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCamargo, Roberto S.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCaldato, Nadia-
Autor(es): dc.creatorFarias, Adriano P.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCalca, Marcus V. C.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDal Pai, Alexandre-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMatos, Carlos A. O.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorZanuncio, José C.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorSantos, Isabel C. L.-
Autor(es): dc.creatorForti, Luiz C.-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T21:46:04Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T21:46:04Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-04-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-11-30-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-08918-2-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/230616-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/230616-
Descrição: dc.descriptionQueens of Atta sexdens Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) face biotic and abiotic environmental factors in the environment while establishing their nests. Biotic factors such as predation, microbial pathogens, successful symbiotic fungus regurgitation, excavation effort and abiotic factors such as radiant sunlight, temperature, density, and soil moisture exert selection pressures on ant queens. Biotic factors such as temperature and solar irradiation affect the survival of the initial colony differently, in different environments in the field. Queens of the leaf-cutting ant A. sexdens, were installed in sunny and shaded conditions to test this hypothesis. Two hundred A. sexdens queens were collected and individualized in two experimental areas (sunny and shaded), each in an experimental area (25 m2) in the center of a square (50 × 50 cm). Temperature, irradiance, nest depth, rainfall and queen mortality were evaluated. Atta sexdens colony development was better in the shaded environment, and the depth and volume of the initial chamber, fungus garden biomass and number of eggs, larvae, pupae and workers were greater. The queen masses were similar in both environments but mortality was higher in the sunny environment. The worse parameter values for A. sexdens nests in the sunny environment are due to the greater solar irradiance, increasing the variation range of the internal temperature of the initial chamber of the nest. On the other hand, the more stable internal temperature of this chamber in the shaded environment, is due to the lower incidence of solar irradiance, which is also more advantageous for queen survival and the formation and development of A. sexdens colonies. Shaded environments are a better micro habitat for nesting A. sexdens than sunny ones.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Proteção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Bioprocesso e Biotecnologia Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInstituto de Ciências e Engenharia Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Entomologia/BIOAGRO Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais-
Descrição: dc.descriptionLaboratório de Fitossanidade (FitLab) Instituto Federal de Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Proteção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Bioprocesso e Biotecnologia Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São Paulo-
Descrição: dc.descriptionInstituto de Ciências e Engenharia Universidade Estadual Paulista, São Paulo-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationScientific Reports-
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Título: dc.titleThe ideal habitat for leaf-cutting ant queens to build their nests-
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