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Pap. Avulsos de Zool. (São Paulo)
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Brazil
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| Título: |
Run to the nest: A parody on the Iron Maiden song by Corotoca spp. (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)
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| Autores: |
Moreira,Igor Eloi
Pires-Silva,Carlos Moreno
Ribeiro,Kézia Gomes
Zilberman,Bruno
Bezerra-Gusmão,Maria Avany
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| Data: |
2019-01-01
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| Ano: |
2019
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| Palavras-chave: |
Passive dispersal
Termite
Rove beetle
Termitophily
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| Resumo: |
Abstract Rove beetles belonging to the genus Corotoca (Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) are termitophiles exclusively found in nests of Constrictotermes (Isoptera: Termitidae). We observed the reproductive behavior of Corotoca melantho and C. fontesi during host (Constrictotermes cyphergaster) foraging events. The reproductive behaviors of both species are similar. The variables collected for analysis were distance traveled, the time of larval deposition, nest return time, and locomotion speed. The fact that the female stops in the middle of the foraging trail to deposit the larva leads to a discussion of how its physiological or voluntary mechanisms function to determine the correct stopping time and the importance of speed when returning to the nest as a strategy to avoid predation. This study provides new information concerning the life cycle of Corotoca spp., although complete understanding of host-termitophile relationships, their evolutionary history, and the significance of viviparity will require additional studies.
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Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0031-10492019000100218
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| Editor: |
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo
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| Relação: |
10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.18
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| Fonte: |
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia v.59 2019
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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