Search publications of the members of the Royal Belgian institute of natural Sciences
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IBISCA: Towards a Census of Canopy Life.
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Revision of the Termitinae with snapping soldiers (Isoptera: Termitidae) from New Guinea.
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Insights into the termite assemblage of a neotropical rainforest from the spatio-temporal distribution of flying alates
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Are the spatio-temporal dynamics of soil-feeding termite colonies shaped by intra-specific competition?
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Beta-Diversity of Termite Assemblages Among Primary French Guiana Rain Forests
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Diversity and nest site selection of social wasps along Guianese forest edges: assessing the influence of arboreal ants
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Termites (Isoptera) in Kibale Forest National Park, Western Uganda
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Nest relocation and high mortality rate in a Neotropical social wasp: impact of an exceptionally rainy La Niña year / Migration et fort taux de mortalité chez une guêpe Néotropicale: conséquence de pluies exceptionnelles durant une année La Niña.
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Climate change impact on Neotropical social wasps.
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Rainforest Canopy Ants: The Implications of Territoriality and Predatory Behavior
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Ontogenetic succession and the ant mosaic: An empirical approach using pioneer trees
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Spatial distribution of dominant arboreal ants in a malagasy coastal rainforest: gaps and presence of an invasive species.
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The raiding success of Pheidole megacephala on other ants in both its native and introduced ranges
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Contribution of cocoa plantations to the conservation of native ants (Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae) with a special emphasis on the Atlantic Forest fauna of southern Bahia, Brazil
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Experimental Draught Impacts Ant Assemblage
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Effect of rainfall exclusion on ant assemblages in mountain rainforests of Ecuador.
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Rainfall Influences Ant Sampling in Dry Forests
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Ant diversity along a wide rainfall gradient in the Paraguayan dry Chaco
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Spatial and temporal foraging overlaps in a Chacoan ground-foraging ant assemblage
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Trophic ecology of the armadillo ant Tatuidris tatusia assessed by stable isotopes and behavioral observations.
- Ants of the genus Tatuidris Brown and Kempf (Formicidae: Agroecomyrmecinae) generally occur at low abundances in forests of Central and South America. Their morphological peculiarities, such as mandibular brushes, are presumably linked with specialized predatory habits. Our aims were to (1) assess the Tatuidris abundance in an evergreen premontane forest of Ecuador; (2) detail morphological characteristics and feeding behavior of Tatuidris; and (3) define the position of Tatuidris in the food web. A total of 465 litter samples were collected. For the first time, live Tatuidris individuals were observed. Various potential food sources were offered to them. A nitrogen stable isotope ratio analysis ((15)N/(14)N) was conducted on Tatuidris tatusia, other ants, and common organisms from the leaf-litter mesofauna. We found a relatively high abundance of T. tatusia in the site. Live individuals did not feed on any of the food sources offered, as usually observed with diet specialist ants. The isotope analysis revealed that T. tatusia is one of the top predators of the leaf-litter food web.
