As for all living organisms, the nutritional needs of ants change over time in response to
varying environmental conditions and demands for growth, health, and reproduction …

Ants are diverse and abundant, especially in tropical ecosystems. They are often cited as the
agents of key ecological processes, but their precise contributions compared with other …

Highlights•Social insects regulate nutrient intake on individual and colony-level.•The level of
plasticity in nutrient regulation is unknown in most species.•Plasticity in nutrient regulation …

Nutrition is the single most important factor for individual's growth and reproduction.
Consequently, the inability to reach the nutritional optimum imposes severe consequences …

Amazon and Cerrado‐forested streams show natural fluctuations in leaf litter quantity along
the time and space, suggesting a change on litter quality input. These natural fluctuations of …

Animals are integrated into the wider ecosystem via their foraging and behavior. The
compensation hypothesis predicts that animals target their foraging efforts (i) toward …

Associating morphological features with ecological traits is essential for understanding the
connection between organisms and their roles in the environment. If applied successfully …

There is a long tradition of community ecologists using interspecific dominance hierarchies
as a way to explain species coexistence and community structure. However, there is …

The caterpillars of many Lepidoptera are neither attacked nor tended by ants but
nevertheless appear to be obligately ant-associated and benefit from the enemy-free space …

Availability and quality of food resources limit consumer performance and modulate food
webs, which in turn, can affect ecosystem functioning. Availability and quality of food …