OVIPOSICIÓN DE STENORRHINA DEGENHARDTI (SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE) EN UN NIDO DE ACROMYRMEX OCTOSPINOSUS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE) OVIPOSITION OF STENORRHINA DEGENHARDTI (SERPENTES: COLUBRIDAE) IN A NEST OF ACROMYRMEX OCTOSPINOSUS (HYMENOPTERA: FORMICIDAE)

During excavation of a leaf-cutter nest (Acromyrmex octospinosus), we discovered a clutch laid by the colubrid snake Stenorrhina degenhardti. The eggs and the bulk of the ant nest were transferred to a laboratory at the University of Antioquia for rearing. The ants not only tolerated the snake clutc...

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Hauptverfasser:	Eliana Velásquez-Múnera, Adriana Ortiz-Reyes, Vivian P. Páez, Gloria E. Guzmán-Restrepo
Format:	Artigo
Sprache:	Inglês
Veröffentlicht:	Universidad de Antioquia 2008-12-01
Schriftenreihe:	Actualidades Biológicas
Schlagworte:	Acromyrmex octospinosus Formicidae inquilinismo de incubación hormiga-serpiente Stenorrhina degenhardti snake incubatory inquilinism
Online-Zugang:	http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0304-35842008000200008
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