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Provedor de dados: 	Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Discrimination between workers of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans from monogynous and polygynous colonies	
Autores: 	Souza,Danival José de; Lucia,Terezinha Maria Castro Della; Barbosa,Luiz Cláudio de Almeida.	
Data: 	2006-03-01	
Ano: 	2006	
Palavras-chave: 	Leaf-cutting ants; Nestmate discrimination; Polygyny.	
Resumo: 	Behavioral assays were conducted with individuals from monogynous and polygynous colonies of Acromyrmex subterraneus molestans to evaluate the discriminatory ability of ant workers. These bioassays showed that this subspecies could not discriminate among non-nestmates or nestmate workers. However, nestmates of these same colonies did discriminate among workers of another subspecies Ac. subterraneus subterraneus. When discrimation occurred there were no differences in the response of workers from either monogynous or polygynous colonies. Similarities or differences in the chemical profile of both subspecies explained the absence or occurence of aggressiveness among workers. The chemical profile of colonies of the same subspecies was very similar among them, although distinct among subspecies. The number of queens did not influence the cuticular chemical composition of the workers or their behavior.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000300013	
Editor: 	Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1516-89132006000300013	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology  v.49 n.2 2006	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess