Nest architecture of the ant Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida (Hymenoptera, Formicidae);Modelo arquitetônico de ninhos da formiga Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-493

  Vieira, Alexsandro Santana ^a   Antonialli Jr , William Fernando ^a,b   Fernandes, Wedson Desidério ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DA GRANDE DOURADOS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MATO GROSSO DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ectatomminae; Population; Structure of nests

Indexed keywords

ECTATOMMA VIZOTTOI; ECTATOMMINAE; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 39449115028     PISSN: 00855626     EISSN: 18069665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0085-56262007000400014     Document Type: Article

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