CV Lattes
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Rio Claro. Instituto de Biociências (IB) (Institutional affiliation for the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
graduation at Ciências Biológicas from Universidade Estadual de Mato Grosso do Sul (2005), master's at Entomologia e Conservação da Biodiversidade from Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (2008) and doctorate at General Biology from Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2012). Has experience in Zoology, focusing on Zoology, acting on the following subjects: formiga, ponerinae, ants, arquitetura de ninho and metabolism. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The postpharyngeal glands are unique to ants and are only observed in adults. They are located in the frontal region of the head, near the brain. In A. sexdens rubropilosa, the glands occur as a paired structure consisted of branched lobes ending in a sac-like portion that becomes a narrow channel lined by a thin chitinous layer. The role of the postpharyngeal gland is controversial. Some…
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