Utilização de sementes de Syagrus romanzoffiana (Arecaceae) por formigas em floresta secundária no Sul do Brasil

Abstract

Ants can nest in a wide variety of substracts. This paper shows Syagrus romanzoffi ana seed utilization by ants in an Atlantic secondary forest. We report 29 seeds occupied by small-bodied ants, with 27 of them showing at least two ant development stages. Although a large number of seeds were sampled, a low level of ant occupation was observed.