La Calandria Forest is a coffee plantation-turned-reforestation project located in Los Llanos, Monteverde, Costa Rica. One of the species that seems to be successful in this forest is Atta cephalotes leaf cutter ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). I studied A. cephalotes foraging and nesting behavior to better understand their ecological relationships within a tropical forest ecosystem. I recorded the location of A. cephalotes nests and foraging sites with a GPS, and then identified plant species that these leaf cutter ants foraged from. After collecting data for two weeks: I created a map of A. cephalotes nests and their corresponding foraging sites, calculated foraging distances for each nest, calculated the nest density of an 11-hectacre seg...
I studied the foraging ecology of a Neotropical leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, at CEIBA Biologica...
I studied the foraging ecology of a Neotropical leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, at CEIBA Biologica...
In tropical forest systems, attine ants are the dominant herbivores. They construct large nest struc...
La Calandria Forest is a coffee plantation-turned-reforestation project located in Los Llanos, Monte...
Leaf cutter ants, Atta cephalotes, were found to make distinct tree species choices as herbivores in...
Leaf cutter ants, Atta cephalotes, were found to make distinct tree species choices as herbivores in...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
The foraging tendencies of Atta cephalotes, a leaf-cutting ant, have been widely studied. Optimal fo...
Human activity has fragmented habitat areas and has sparked the creation of new leaf-cutter ant colo...
Human activity has fragmented habitat areas and has sparked the creation of new leaf-cutter ant colo...
Human activity has fragmented habitat areas and has sparked the creation of new leaf-cutter ant colo...
The foraging tendencies of Atta cephalotes, a leaf-cutting ant, have been widely studied. Optimal fo...
The use of bioindicators of habitat condition can help to better understand the effects of tropical ...
Abstract: Successional state of forest and availability of pioneer plants are recognized factors aff...
I studied the foraging ecology of a Neotropical leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, at CEIBA Biologica...
I studied the foraging ecology of a Neotropical leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, at CEIBA Biologica...
In tropical forest systems, attine ants are the dominant herbivores. They construct large nest struc...
La Calandria Forest is a coffee plantation-turned-reforestation project located in Los Llanos, Monte...
Leaf cutter ants, Atta cephalotes, were found to make distinct tree species choices as herbivores in...
Leaf cutter ants, Atta cephalotes, were found to make distinct tree species choices as herbivores in...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
Leaf cutting ants play an integral role in tropical forest communities. Foraging strategies impact t...
The foraging tendencies of Atta cephalotes, a leaf-cutting ant, have been widely studied. Optimal fo...
Human activity has fragmented habitat areas and has sparked the creation of new leaf-cutter ant colo...
Human activity has fragmented habitat areas and has sparked the creation of new leaf-cutter ant colo...
Human activity has fragmented habitat areas and has sparked the creation of new leaf-cutter ant colo...
The foraging tendencies of Atta cephalotes, a leaf-cutting ant, have been widely studied. Optimal fo...
The use of bioindicators of habitat condition can help to better understand the effects of tropical ...
Abstract: Successional state of forest and availability of pioneer plants are recognized factors aff...
I studied the foraging ecology of a Neotropical leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, at CEIBA Biologica...
I studied the foraging ecology of a Neotropical leaf-cutter ant, Atta cephalotes, at CEIBA Biologica...
In tropical forest systems, attine ants are the dominant herbivores. They construct large nest struc...