Foraging Ecology of the Leaf-Cutter Ant, Acromyrmex subterraneus (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in a Neotropical Cerrado Savanna

Autor: Mariane U. V. Ronque, Ana C. Calheiros, Hélio Soares, Paulo S. Oliveira

Publikováno v: Environmental Entomology. 48:1434-1441

Fungus-farming ants cultivate a fungal symbiont inside the nest that serves as a food source. Leaf-cutter ants are distinctive among fungus-farmers because they forage for fresh plant material to nurture the fungus. Here we investigate the foraging e

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https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvz120

Association and birth prevalence of microcephaly attributable to Zika virus infection among infants in Paraíba, Brazil, in 2015–16: a case-control study

Autor: Henrique de Barros Moreira Beltrão, J. Erin Staples, Renata Candido da Silva, Annabelle de St. Maurice, Jonas Brant, Raquel Miranda, Brad J. Biggerstaff, Marcia Regina de Andrade, Priscila Leal Leite, Jadher Percio, Hélio Soares da Silva, Alexandre Macedo de Oliveira, Juliana Nunes Abath Cananéa, Sandra Matos, Cibelle Mendes Cabral, Paul Burns, Jeremy Ledermann, Michael Laurence Zini Lise, Alexia Harrist, Elisabeth R. Krow-Lucal, Eduardo Saad, Aristides Barbosa, Matheus Cerroni, Clarice França Lira, Eduardo Hage Carmo, Francieli Fontana Sutile Tardetti Fantinato, Julio Dicent-Taillepierre, Gnakub Soke, José Fernando Arena, Marc Fischer, Megumi Itoh, Emerson Araújo, Nena Lentini, Giovanini Evelim Coelho, Myrian Carvalho, Patrícia Miyuki Ohara, Ann M. Powers, Fatima Coronado, Roberta Batista Abath, Brendan Flannery, Elionardo Resende, Marcelo Y Wada, Erin Boland, Cynthia A. Moore, Vanessa Oliveira Costa Silva, Mariel Marlow, Rogéria Chelly Diniz, Eva Lídia Arcoverde Medeiros, Micheline César de Araújo Ariette, Taciana Mendonça Maia Wanderley, Roseanne de Arruda Pessoa, Natalie Kwit, Ada Dieke

Publikováno v: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health. 2:205-213

Summary Background In 2015, the number of infants born with microcephaly increased in Paraiba, Brazil, after a suspected Zika virus outbreak. We did a retrospective case-control investigation to assess the association of microcephaly and Zika virus.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-4642(18)30020-8

Development and characterization of microsatellite molecular markers for the investigation of polydomy in a Cerrado savanna ant, Camponotus leydigi ( Formicidae: Formicinae)

Autor: Salatiel Gonçalves Neto, Alessandra S. M. Lemos, Paulo Roberto de Oliveira, Anete de Souza, Hélio Soares Junior, Marianne Azevedo-Silva

Publikováno v: Resumos do....

Polydomy occurs when an ant colony occupies at least two spatially separated but socially connected nests. The identification of polydomy in ant colonies is important to understand ant life history, evolutionary success, and biotic and abiotic impact

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https://doi.org/10.20396/revpibic2720192677

Natural history, behavior and ecology of Camponotus leydigi Forel (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in cerrado vegetation

Autor: Hélio Soares Júnior

Publikováno v: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
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Orientador: Paulo Sérgio Moreira Carvalho de Oliveira Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Biologia Resumo: A formiga Camponotus leydigi se apresenta amplamente distribuída na região Neotropical e comumente é

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Association and birth prevalence of microcephaly attributable to Zika virus infection among infants in Paraíba, Brazil, in 2015–16: a case-control study

Autor: Krow-Lucal, Elisabeth R, de Andrade, Marcia Regina, Cananéa, Juliana Nunes Abath, Moore, Cynthia A, Leite, Priscila Leal, Biggerstaff, Brad J, Cabral, Cibelle Mendes, Itoh, Megumi, Percio, Jadher, Wada, Marcelo Y, Powers, Ann M, Barbosa, Aristides, Abath, Roberta Batista, Staples, J Erin, Coelho, Giovanini Evelim, Araújo, Emerson, Medeiros, Eva Lídia Arcoverde, Brant, Jonas, Cerroni, Matheus, de Barros Moreira Beltrão, Henrique, Fantinato, Francieli Fontana Sutile Tardetti, Lise, Michael Laurence Zini, Ohara, Patrícia Miyuki, Resende, Elionardo, Saad, Eduardo, de St. Maurice, Annabelle, Dieke, Ada, Harrist, Alexia, Kwit, Natalie, Marlow, Mariel, Soke, Gnakub, de Arruda Pessoa, Roseanne, da Silva, Renata Candido, Diniz, Rogéria Chelly, de Araújo Ariette, Micheline César, Lira, Clarice França, Matos, Sandra, Wanderley, Taciana Mendonça Maia, Silva, Vanessa Oliveira Costa, da Silva, Hélio Soares, Carmo, Eduardo Hage, Carvalho, Myrian, Lentini, Nena, Miranda, Raquel, Boland, Erin, Burns, Paul, Fischer, Marc, Ledermann, Jeremy, Coronado, Fatima, Dicent-Taillepierre, Julio, Flannery, Brendan, Macedo de Oliveira, Alexandre, Arena, José Fernando

Publikováno v: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health; March 2018, Vol. 2 Issue: 3 p205-213, 9p