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Genetic Diversity of Urban Camponotus Mayr (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) Ants Revealed by Capture of Alates and DNA Sequencing.
Neotropical entomology - 1 Oct 2017
Oliveira A A, Campos A E C, Harakava R
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The Camponotus Mayr genus of carpenter ants is one of the largest in species number and widely represented in the Neotropical Region. Most species are generalists and capable of exploiting diverse habitats including urban environments. Urban green areas can act as a repository of regional biodiversity, thus we investigated whether this is valid for the largest city in South America. We compared the richness of...
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