Testing an artificial aril as a new ant-attractant

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Title:	Testing an artificial aril as a new ant-attractant
Other Titles:	Testando um arilo artificial como um novo atrativo de formigas
Keywords:	Seeds – Dispersal Seeds – Biochemistry Ants Sementes – Dispersão Sementes – Bioquímica Formiga
Issue Date:	2014
Publisher:	Universidade de Taubaté
Citation:	RABELLO, A. M.; BERNARDI, L. F. de O.; RIBAS, C. R. Testing an artificial aril as a new ant-attractant. Biociências, Taubaté, v. 20, n. 1, p. 86-90, 2014.
Abstract:	Ants are attracted by structures called arils, which have different biochemical compositions. In this study, we tested seed removal by ants by offering a new ant-attractant and we analyzed its efficiency to induce seed removal. We installed six observational points observed for 6 h thereafter. We collected 12 ant species removing the ant-attractants. There was a significant difference in the removal of the different types of resources. The new ant-attractant used as artificial aril was significantly more removed than the other types of resources. Therefore this new ant-attractant used as artificial aril will be a useful tool in studies concerned about ant-plant interactions and evaluating ecosystem functions.
URI:	http://periodicos.unitau.br/ojs-2.2/index.php/biociencias/article/view/1843 http://repositorio.ufla.br/jspui/handle/1/12732
Appears in Collections:	DBI - Artigos publicados em periódicos

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