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FORAGING AND NESTING SUBSTRATES OF THE ESCAMOLERA ANT (Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, Himenoptera: Formicidae) IN VILLA GONZALEZ ORTEGA, ZACATECAS, MEXICO | |
Rafael-Valdez, Javier1; Tarango-Arambula, Luis A.2; Ugalde-Lezama, Saul1; Lozano-Cavazos, Eloy A.3; Ruiz-Vera, Victor M.2; Bravo-Vinaja, Angel2 | |
通讯作者 | Tarango-Arambula, Luis A. |
来源期刊 | AGROCIENCIA
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ISSN | 1405-3195 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 51期号:7页码:755-769 |
英文摘要 | The escamolera ant (Liometopum apiculatum Mayr) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has an ecological and socioeconomic importance for the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. There are not enough studies of this species and of its foraging activity. The objectives of this study were to determine the relationship between the distance and the number of trails with the forage substrate of L. apiculatum and to identify the forage and nesting substrates, and its foraging effort. The hypotheses were: 1) there is not direct relationship between the distance and the number of trails with the forage substrate of the escamolera ant; and 2) the use of substrates is homogeneous. From June to August 2014, we carried out a daily sampling (90 d), through field surveys from 7: 00 h to 14: 00 h within the habitat of the escamolera ant. The following analyses were carried out: linear regression (LR), observation frequency rate (OF), stepwise logistic regression (LR), main components (PCA), stepwise Poisson regression (PRA), simple correspondence (SCA), and Kruskal-Wallis analysis. The substrates in which the ant foraged were Yucca spp. (63.8 %), Agave salmiana (21.6 %), and Opuntia rastrera (14.7%). The ant nested (n = 31) under A. salmiana (45.2 %), Yucca spp. (38.7 %), O. rastrera (12.9 %), and Dalea bicolor (3.2 %). The correlation between linear and foraging distances (R-2 = 0.80) was significant. Ants travelled longer distances (greater foraging effort) to forage on palm trees. The ants assigned less foraging effort when their colonies had more trails. The probability of finding colonies with three or four trails was higher than finding colonies with two, five, and six trails (p <= 0.05). This information can support the management and conservation of the habitat of the escamolera ant in central Mexico. |
英文关键词 | insect habitat arid zone foraging distance conservation |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Mexico |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000415374000005 |
WOS关键词 | INSECTS ; RISK |
WOS类目 | Agriculture, Multidisciplinary |
WOS研究方向 | Agriculture |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/197195 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Autonoma Chapingo, Dept Suelos, Km 38-5 Carretera Mexico Texcoco, Chapingo 56230, Estado De Mexic, Mexico; 2.Colegio Postgrad, Campus San Luis Potosi,Iturbide 73, Salinas De Hidalgo 78600, San Luis Potosi, Mexico; 3.Univ Autonoma Agr Antonio Narro, Dept Recursos Nat Renovables, Saltillo 25315, Coahuila, Mexico |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Rafael-Valdez, Javier,Tarango-Arambula, Luis A.,Ugalde-Lezama, Saul,et al. FORAGING AND NESTING SUBSTRATES OF THE ESCAMOLERA ANT (Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, Himenoptera: Formicidae) IN VILLA GONZALEZ ORTEGA, ZACATECAS, MEXICO[J],2017,51(7):755-769. |
APA | Rafael-Valdez, Javier,Tarango-Arambula, Luis A.,Ugalde-Lezama, Saul,Lozano-Cavazos, Eloy A.,Ruiz-Vera, Victor M.,&Bravo-Vinaja, Angel.(2017).FORAGING AND NESTING SUBSTRATES OF THE ESCAMOLERA ANT (Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, Himenoptera: Formicidae) IN VILLA GONZALEZ ORTEGA, ZACATECAS, MEXICO.AGROCIENCIA,51(7),755-769. |
MLA | Rafael-Valdez, Javier,et al."FORAGING AND NESTING SUBSTRATES OF THE ESCAMOLERA ANT (Liometopum apiculatum Mayr, Himenoptera: Formicidae) IN VILLA GONZALEZ ORTEGA, ZACATECAS, MEXICO".AGROCIENCIA 51.7(2017):755-769. |
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