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      Teste da regra de equivalência energética para formigas de serapilheira: efeitos de diferentes métodos de estimativa de abundância em floresta ombrófila Translated title: Testing the energetic equivalence rule for litter ants: effects of different methods for abundance estimates in tropical rainforest

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          A regra de equivalência energética (REE) propõe que o uso de energia independe do tamanho corporal da espécie. O tamanho e a abundância de formigas da serapilheira, coletadas em floresta ombrófila usando armadilhas pitfall e extrator de Winkler, foram usados no teste da REE. Os dados de abundância obtidos da extração de Winkler confirmaram a REE, enquanto os dados provenientes das armadilhas pitfall rejeitaram. A combinação das abundâncias estimadas pelas duas técnicas tanto aceitou quanto rejeitou a REE. Estudos posteriores deveriam focar a interação entre a técnica de coleta e o tipo de habitat no teste da REE para comunidades de formigas.

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          The Energetic Equivalence Rule (EER) states that species tend to consume energy independent of their body size. Here, the EER was tested for litter ants using body size and abundance data. Rainforest ants were obtained using pitfall traps and Winkler extractor. The abundance data from the Winkler extractions confirmed the EER, while the pitfall traps rejected it. Combination of abundance from pitfall catches and Winkler extractions either confirmed or rejected the EER. Further studies should focus on the interaction between sampling techniques and habitat types in the test of EER for ant communities.

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            The energetic equivalence rule rejected because of a potentially common sampling error: evidence from carabid beetles

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              Inventory and bioindicator sampling: testing pitfall and winkler methods with ants a South African Savanna

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                Journal
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                Neotropical Entomology
                Neotrop. entomol.
                Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil (Londrina )
                1678-8052
                December 2009
                : 38
                : 6
                : 867-870
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                [2 ] Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro Brazil
                Article
                S1519-566X2009000600023
                10.1590/S1519-566X2009000600023
                04434127-7727-4476-bf91-ff5b9ab1d061

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                ENTOMOLOGY

                Entomology
                Macroecology,body size,pitfall,Winkler extractor,Macroecologia,tamanho corporal,extrator de Winkler

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