| Grant number: | 10/00204-7 |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Visiting Researcher Grant - International |
| Start date: | September 16, 2010 |
| End date: | September 30, 2010 |
| Field of knowledge: | Agronomical Sciences - Agronomy - Plant Health |
| Principal Investigator: | Luiz Carlos Forti |
| Grantee: | Luiz Carlos Forti |
| Visiting researcher: | Flavio Roces |
| Visiting researcher institution: | Universität Würzburg, Germany |
| Host Institution: | Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas (FCA). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil |
Abstract
The aim of the present co-operative project is to understand the dynamics of nest growth in the leaf-cutting ant Atta laevigata, and so the emergence of a functional nests architecture. Functional architecture is defined as the spatial arrangement of the nest chambers, both for fungus gardens and refuse, and the establishment of the underground foraging tunnels. It is expected that the combination of field and laboratory research will highlight some mechanisms underlying the ontogeny of the nest architecture in leaf-cutting ant nests, and will help understand the growth dynamics of a nest as a collective structure. (AU)
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