There is often a vertical stratification of the vegetation in tropical forests, where each forest
stratum has a unique set of environmental conditions, including marked differences in …

Species loss in tropical regions is forecast to occur under environmental change scenarios
of low precipitation. One of the main questions is how drought will affect invertebrates, a key …

Fallen twigs on forest floors are an important nesting resource for ants. Despite their
abundance in the leaf litter, these twigs are not always colonized, since various attributes …

Pheidole Westwood, 1839 is a hyperdiverse ant genus that is widely distributed in a variety
of terrestrial ecosystems, especially in the tropics. The identification of Pheidole species is …

The foraging activity can be defined as the search for food resources and is an activity of
utmost importance for ant colony maintenance. Workers can be exposed to adverse …