In NeotI'opical wet forests several species of omnivorous, resource-defending ants, live and forage in close proximity to one another. Although the forest floor is heterogeneous in microhabitat and food quantity, little is known about the impact of microhabi.tat and food variation upon resource monopoly among ants. We investigated how food type and microhabitat influence food monopoly in resource-defending ants in old-growth tropical wet forest in the Caribbean lowlands o'Í Costa Rica. We measured several ¡nicrohabitat characteristics at 66 points in a 0.5 hectare plot, and baited each point with two categories of tuna bait. These baits were presentEn los bosques húmedos de la Región Neotropical conviven varias especies de hormigas omívoras...
Conservation efforts in fragmented landscapes frequently focus on characteristics of the habitat fra...
Niche differentiation is thought to be one of the main mechanisms how species avoid competitive excl...
<div><p>Ants frequently interact with fleshy fruits on the ground of tropical forests. This interact...
More than 500 species of ants (family Formicidae: order Hymenoptera) have been found in Costa Rica (...
International audienceCompetition for limited resources can yield two contrasting outcomes in commun...
The use of food resources is one of the most important aspects of ecosystem functioning. Trophic rel...
Ants are key players in ecosystem function, especially in the tropics, yet little is known about the...
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado...
The majority of the ants is opportunistic and generalist foragers, commonly feeding on vegetable sec...
This study aimed to analyze assemblages of arboreal ants in different vegetation physiognomies withi...
La Calandria Forest is a coffee plantation-turned-reforestation project located in Los Llanos, Monte...
Ants are abundant and ecologically dominant insects in most terrestrial communities. In subtropical ...
Carpenter ants (genus Camponotus) are considered to be predominantly omnivorous, mixing several feed...
Resource availability can influence the foraging strategy adopted by different ant species as they e...
Ants frequently interact with fleshy fruits on the ground of tropical forests. This interaction is r...
Conservation efforts in fragmented landscapes frequently focus on characteristics of the habitat fra...
Niche differentiation is thought to be one of the main mechanisms how species avoid competitive excl...
<div><p>Ants frequently interact with fleshy fruits on the ground of tropical forests. This interact...
More than 500 species of ants (family Formicidae: order Hymenoptera) have been found in Costa Rica (...
International audienceCompetition for limited resources can yield two contrasting outcomes in commun...
The use of food resources is one of the most important aspects of ecosystem functioning. Trophic rel...
Ants are key players in ecosystem function, especially in the tropics, yet little is known about the...
Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado...
The majority of the ants is opportunistic and generalist foragers, commonly feeding on vegetable sec...
This study aimed to analyze assemblages of arboreal ants in different vegetation physiognomies withi...
La Calandria Forest is a coffee plantation-turned-reforestation project located in Los Llanos, Monte...
Ants are abundant and ecologically dominant insects in most terrestrial communities. In subtropical ...
Carpenter ants (genus Camponotus) are considered to be predominantly omnivorous, mixing several feed...
Resource availability can influence the foraging strategy adopted by different ant species as they e...
Ants frequently interact with fleshy fruits on the ground of tropical forests. This interaction is r...
Conservation efforts in fragmented landscapes frequently focus on characteristics of the habitat fra...
Niche differentiation is thought to be one of the main mechanisms how species avoid competitive excl...
<div><p>Ants frequently interact with fleshy fruits on the ground of tropical forests. This interact...