THE REALLOCATTION OF THE ANT SPECIES Dinoponera lucida EMERY (FORMICIDAE: PONERINAE) POPULATION INCREASING ITS LOCAL GENETIC DIVERSITY

Authors

  • Sabrina Soares Simon Federal Institute of Espírito Santo
  • Marcos da Cunha Teixeira Federal University of Espírito Santo (CEUNES)
  • Tânia Salomão Federal University of Viçosa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v63i4.1074

Keywords:

Conservation, fauna reallocation, genetic variability, Atlantic Forest

Abstract

The aim of the current study is to describe the genetic consequences of the reallocation process in order to preserve an entire Dinoponera lucida Emery, 1901 population. The sample collection and the mitochondrial data analysis were conducted before and after the reallocation of nests in two conservation unities in Espírito Santo State, Southeastern Brazil. The data analysis showed that the genetic variability inside the forest fragmentation has considerably increased above the natural levels. The importance of the present study relies on information and notifications about the herein studied populations, which will be provided to future studies.

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Sabrina Soares Simon, Federal Institute of Espírito Santo

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2016-12-29

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Simon, S. S., Teixeira, M. da C., & Salomão, T. (2016). THE REALLOCATTION OF THE ANT SPECIES Dinoponera lucida EMERY (FORMICIDAE: PONERINAE) POPULATION INCREASING ITS LOCAL GENETIC DIVERSITY. Sociobiology, 63(4), 1058–1062. https://doi.org/10.13102/sociobiology.v63i4.1074

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Vol. 63 No. 4 (2016)

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