A5015005641- Plant and animal studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco
2023-2024
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
2020-2022
Abstract The study of how trap design responds to biotic and abiotic conditions can help understand the selective forces affecting foraging trap‐building organisms. We experimentally tested whether pit be modified by intraspecific competition for space in larvae Myrmeleon crudelis , a common sit‐and‐wait predator that digs conical traps soil capture walking arthropods. In tropical forest Costa Rica, we measured dimensions, larval body size, level (i.e., density neighboring traps) 40 antlion...
Abstract Pollinator diversity plays an important role in improving the resilience of pollination services. However, agricultural intensification is causing declines pollinator diversity. Such losses could be mitigated and even reversed by agroforestry systems, whose structural complexity exceeds that intensive systems. Research, primarily conducted tropical regions, suggests efficiently managing systems can increase We performed a global meta‐analysis to explore how coffee management...
Abstract Plant reproduction is influenced by resource availability, environment and interactions with pollinators, pathogens herbivores. In the Neotropical region, leaf‐cutting ants are voracious herbivores soil engineers, potentially affecting plant performance. This study investigated effects of herbivory changes via nest construction maintenance linked to Atta opaciceps (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) (Bormeier, 1939) on reproductive success two Leguminosae species ( Cenostigma pyramidale...
First larval stages require adequate feeding to reach subsequent instars. However, the accumulation of reserves is also important in last instar because it vital pupate and successfully perform metamorphosis into adulthood. We indirectly determined presence changes relative importance prey capture through ontogeny antlion larvae (Neuroptera Myrmeleontidae), a sit-and-wait predator with three that preys fall their pit-traps. used scaling relationships between size body parts directly related...
Abstract Background The complex interplay of social and environmental factors shapes ecosystems, potentially leading to harmony or conflict, highlighting the importance understanding these dynamics for coexistence. In developing countries, firewood serves as a primary energy source plays role in cultural-religious rituals festivities. However, specific patterns woody species used latter remain poorly understood, including impact access restrictions resources local bans on practices....