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JOURNAL OF INSECT BEHAVIOR
卷 23, 期 3, 页码 205-214出版社
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-010-9207-y
关键词
Acromyrmex; Apterostigma; Attini; evolution; Mycetarotes; substrate; symbiosis; Trachymyrmex
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- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico (CNPq) [141013/2004-4]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo
Despite their importance for the evolution of the symbiosis between Attine ants and their fungal cultivar, substrate preparation behaviors have been the focus of few studies. This study aimed to comparatively examining these behaviors in Acromyrmex disciger, Apterostigma pilosum, Mycetarotes parallelus, Myrmicocrypta sp., Trachymyrmex fuscus and Trachymyrmex sp. Nov. to describe the patterns of their evolution. Behavioral observations were carried out with a set of micro cameras and the behavioral frequencies were analyzed by principal components. Our findings revealed that the process can be divided into three parts: physical treatment, chemical treatment, and incorporation. Two behavioral patterns were revealed. The first is exhibited by basal species (Myrmicocrypta sp, A. pilosum and M. parallelus) and is characterized by the absence or low frequency of chemical treatment behaviors, while the second pattern is exhibited by derived species (Trachymyrmex sp. Nov., T. fuscus and A. disciger) and is characterized by great fragmentation of the substrate and deposit of fecal fluid. This suggests that the evolution of the process is marked by an increase in the importance of the chemical treatment, leading to the adaptations observed in leaf-cutting ants.
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