Bioecological and genetic aspects of Solenopsis spp. in mosaic landscapes of the Alto Tietê Cabeceiras (SP)

• Grant number: 15/05126-8
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: February 01, 2017
• End date: January 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Applied Zoology
• Principal Investigator: Maria Santina de Castro Morini
• Grantee: Maria Santina de Castro Morini
• Host Institution: Pró-Reitoria Acadêmica. Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC). Campus da Sede Mogi das Cruzes. Mogi das Cruzes , SP, Brazil
• Associated researchers: Alexandre Wagner Silva Hilsdorf ; Ana Eugênia de Carvalho Campos ; Ricardo Harakava
• Associated scholarship(s): 18/08771-0 - Technical procedures for the use of morphology to confirm the registration of Solenopsis macdonaghi in Brazil, BP.TT; 18/08651-4 - This work aims to teach molecular techniques for total DNA extraction, specifically for the study of the Gp-9 gene, BP.TT

Abstract

The Alto Tietê Cabeceiras has extensive areas of Atlantic Forest and it is an economically important region for the state of São Paulo. It is responsible for producing large amounts of fruits and vegetables; besides eucalyptus intended especially for paper production. Studies on Formicidae diversity show the existence of seven morphological species of Solenopsis in the region, but only one was identified. Reports of farmers show concern for the "ants-of-fire." Thus, the purpose of this project is the study of biological, ecological and genetic species of Solenopsis in the different landscapes making up the Alto Tietê Basin. We expect our results provide technical and scientific knowledge to support programs aiming at the region sustainability, besides showing the distribution area of S. invicta, since it is a species that cause serious economic damage and its expansion in the State of São Paulo is the subject of academic interest.Keywords: Atlantic Forest, greenbelt, Barcode, diversity, richness. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MARTELLO, FELIPE; DE BELLO, FRANCESCO; DE CASTRO MORINI, MARIA SANTINA; SILVA, ROGERIO R.; DE SOUZA-CAMPANA, DEBORA RODRIGES; RIBEIRO, MILTON CEZAR; CARMONA, CARLOS P.. Homogenization and impoverishment of taxonomic and functional diversity of ants in Eucalyptus plantations. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, v. 8, FEB 19 2018. (10/50294-2, 15/05126-8, 10/50973-7, 13/50421-2)

NAGATANI, VICTOR H.; RAMALHO, MANUELA O.; ALVES, JULIANA M. C.; SOUZA, RODRIGO F.; KAYANO, DEBORA Y.; SILVA, NATHALIA S.; SILVA, OTAVIO G. M.; HARAKAVA, RICARDO; BUENO, ODAIR C.; HILSDORF, ALEXANDRE W. S.; et al. Impact of native vegetation cover near crops on the occurrence and molecular diversity of fire ants. AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY, v. N/A, p. 11-pg., 2022-11-14. (15/05126-8)

MANUELA DE O. RAMALHO; LEONARDO MENINO; RODRIGO F. SOUZA; DÉBORA Y. KAYANO; JULIANA M. C. ALVES; RICARDO HARAKAVA; VICTOR H. NAGATANI; OTÁVIO G. M. SILVA; ODAIR C. BUENO; MARIA S. C. MORINI. Fire ants: What do rural and urban areas show us about occurrence, diversity, and ancestral state reconstruction?. GENETICS AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, v. 45, n. 1, 2022-03-07. (15/05126-8)

RAMALHO, MANUELA O.; NAGATANI, VICTOR H.; ALVES, JULIANA M. C.; SILVA, OTAVIO G. M.; FOX, EDUARDO G. P.; SOUZA, RODRIGO F.; KAYANO, DEBORA Y.; HARAKAVA, RICARDO; HILSDORF, ALEXANDRE W. S.; MORINI, MARIA S. C.. The Facet of Human Impact: Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 Spreading around the Atlantic Forest. DIVERSITY-BASEL, v. 15, n. 2, p. 12-pg., 2023-02-01. (15/05126-8)