Primitive nest architecture and small monogynous colonies in basal Attini inhabiting sandy beaches of southern Brazil

Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-126

  Klingenberg, Christiana ^a,b,d   Brandão, Carlos Roberto Ferreira ^a   Engels, Wolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b The State Museum of Natural History Museum Karlsruhe   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTION AND BIODIVERSITY SCIENCE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basal Attini; Brazil; Coastal sand habitats; Colony structure; Cyphomyrmex; Mycetophylax; Nest architecture

Indexed keywords

ATTINI; CYPHOMYRMEX; CYPHOMYRMEX MORSCHI; FUNGI; MYCETOPHYLAX; MYCETOPHYLAX CONFORMIS; MYCETOPHYLAX SIMPLEX;

EID: 34247507237     PISSN: 01650521     EISSN: 17445140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650520601065509     Document Type: Article

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