Species‐level predation network uncovers high prey specificity in a Neotropical army ant community

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (9) ◽  
pp. 2423-2440 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philipp O. Hoenle ◽  
Nico Blüthgen ◽  
Adrian Brückner ◽  
Daniel J.C. Kronauer ◽  
Brigitte Fiala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Species Level ◽  
Ant Community ◽  
Army Ant ◽  
Prey Specificity

Are roadside strips important reservoirs of invertebrate diversity? A comparison of the ant and beetle faunas of roadside strips and large remnant woodlands

1999 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard E. Major ◽  
Derek Smith ◽  
Gerasimos Cassis ◽  
Michael Gray ◽  
Donald J. Colgan
Keyword(s):  
Species Richness ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Beetle Species ◽  
Total Abundance ◽  
Ant Community ◽  
Large State ◽  
Invertebrate Diversity ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Family

Pitfall traps were used to sample the terrestrial ant and beetle fauna of four large State Forests and five roadside strips of white cypress pine woodland in the wheat belt of central western New South Wales. In total, 93 morphospecies of ant and 82 morphospecies of beetle were identified. The species richness and total abundance of both ants and beetles did not differ significantly between roadside strips and large State Forests. Multivariate analyses detected significant differences in community composition of the ant and beetle faunas of large State Forests and roadside strips of vegetation. Differences in ant community composition were similar regardless of whether the analysis was conducted at the species or genus level. Differences in beetle community composition were significant at the family level, but not at the species level, possibly because sampling intensity at the species level was sub-optimal. There was no significant correlation between ant species richness and beetle species richness, nor between total abundance of ants and total abundance of beetles. However, there was a significant correlation between site similarity assessed according to ant community composition and beetle community composition. Of the species found in the large State Forests (presumed woodland species), 69% of ant species and 64% of beetle species were found in roadside strips of vegetation. This suggests that even though the two habitat configurations may support different communities, narrow strips of vegetation still represent useful habitat for many species of woodland invertebrates. They therefore have considerable potential both as conduits of gene flow and as reservoirs of biodiversity in highly fragmented landscapes

scholarly journals Genetic differentiation at species level in the Neotropical army ant Labidus praedator

2015 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Barth ◽  
R. F. A. Moritz ◽  
F. B. Kraus
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Differentiation ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Army Ant

STUDY ON DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ANTS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) IN URBAN AND PERIURBAN AREAS OF AURANGABAD CITY, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. D. CHATE ◽  
R. J. CHAVAN
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Seasonal Abundance ◽  
Urban Region ◽  
Ant Community ◽  
Community Variation

The present study deals with the ant community variation in and around Aurangabad city. During the study total 16 species of ants belonging to twelve genera and four subfamilies were reported in eight habitat from urban and periurban regions. Abundance of ants was more in peri-urban region as compared to urban region. Subfamily myrmicinae was more dominant as compared to other subfamilies. Seasonal abundance of ants was seen to be more in winter season and less in rainy season.

ERRORS ASSOCIATED WITH HERBAGE DISSECTION ANALYSES 2. Problems of species identification

1976 ◽  
pp. 213-225
Author(s):  
I.M. Ritchie ◽  
C.C. Boswell ◽  
A.M. Badland
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Species Level ◽  
Weight Basis ◽  
Plant Identification ◽  
Leaf Fragment ◽  
Research Division ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Botanical Analysis

HERBACE DISSECTION is the process in which samples of herbage cut from trials are separated by hand into component species. Heavy reliance is placed on herbage dissection as an analytical tool ,in New Zealand, and in the four botanical analysis laboratories in the Research Division of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries about 20 000 samples are analysed each year. In the laboratory a representative subsample is taken by a rigorous quartering procedure until approximately 400 pieces of herbage remain. Each leaf fragment is then identified to species level or groups of these as appropriate. The fractions are then dried and the composition calculated on a percentage dry weight basis. The accuracy of the analyses of these laboratories has been monitored by a system of interchanging herbage dissection samples between them. From this, the need to separate subsampling errors from problems of plant identification was, appreciated and some of this work is described here.

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