| Autor: |
Vargas AB; Programa de Pós-Graduaçao em Ciências Ambientais e Florestais, Univ. Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, 23890-971, Seropéddica, RJ. andrebvargas@yahoo.com.br, Queiroz JM, Mayhé-Nunes AJ, Souza GO, Ramos EF |
| Jazyk: |
portugalština |
| Zdroj: |
Neotropical entomology [Neotrop Entomol] 2009 Nov-Dec; Vol. 38 (6), pp. 867-70. |
| DOI: |
10.1590/s1519-566x2009000600023 |
| Abstrakt: |
The Energetic Equivalence Rule (EER) states that species tend to consume energy independent of their body size. Here, the EER was tested for litter ants using body size and abundance data. Rainforest ants were obtained using pitfall traps and Winkler extractor. The abundance data from the Winkler extractions confirmed the EER, while the pitfall traps rejected it. Combination of abundance from pitfall catches and Winkler extractions either confirmed or rejected the EER. Further studies should focus on the interaction between sampling techniques and habitat types in the test of EER for ant communities. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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