An Investigation of the Moisture Content of Plant Resources Selected by Atta.cephalotes in Different Habitats

 

 

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Data:

Trail # Hab. Time Sampled Air Soil % Can # Wkr # Hitch Wet Mass Dry Mass % Frequency Frequency Food Types Collected
(C) (C) Hum Cov Cuttings(g) Cuttings(g) Moist Wkrs/Min. Hitch/Min. (% are estimations)

2

O 9:25-9:26 a.m.

27

28

92%

98%

8

0

0.3076

0.0939

69%

13.33

0.50

50% green leaves

2

O 9:30-9:31 a.m.

6

1

H /W = 50% bright pink flower

2

O 9:35-9:36 a.m.

13

1

0.04

petal pieces

2

O 9:40-9:41 a.m.

8

0

2

O 9:45-9:46 a.m.

14

1

2

O 9:50-9:51 a.m.

31

0

3

O 10:15-10:16 a.m.

27

26

92%

89%

49

0

1.0162

0.4005

61%

38.33

0.83

90% green leaves,

3

O 10:20-10:21 a.m.

36

5

H/W = several parts of seed

3

O 10:25-10:26 a.m.

24

0

0.02

husks, some tiny white

3

O 10:30-10:31 a.m.

45

0

balls of ?pollen?

3

O 10:35-10:36 a.m.

35

0

3

O 10:40-10:41 a.m.

41

0

4

O 10:55-10:56 a.m.

27

26

92%

100%

186

22

3.0519

0.4423

86%

164.67

18.67

90% sm. purple flowers,

4

O 11:00-11:01 a.m.

123

15

H/W = 5% green leaves,

4

O 11:05-11:06 a.m.

185

19

0.11

a few green stems,
some pistils/stamens

1

D 8:00-8:01 a.m.

27

28

92%

89%

70

2

1.406

0.4343

69%

62.67

2.67

90% green leaves,

1

D 8:05-8:06 a.m.

78

3

H/W = A few yellow/brown

1

D 8:10-8:11 a.m.

71

1

0.04

leaves, 1 seed, 1 white

1

D 8:15-8:16 a.m.

53

3

flower petal.

1

D 8:20-8:21 a.m.

50

2

1

D 8:25-8:26 a.m.

54

5

5

D 11:20-11:21 a.m.

26

27

87%

95%

31

24

1.2936

0.4623

64%

44.00

29.67

100% green leaves

5

D 11:25-11:26 a.m.

49

37

H/W =

5

D 11:30-11:31 a.m.

52

28

0.67

6

A 4:25-4:26 p.m.

26

27

N/A

95%

106

25

3.3484

1.2605

62%

103.67

26.00

100% green leaves

6

A 4:30-4:31 p.m.

82

17

H/W =

6

A 4:35-4:36 p.m.

123

36

0.25

7

A 5:30-5:31 p.m.

27

27

N/A

97%

23

14

0.5891

0.1817

69%

19.00

11.67

97% green leaves,

7

A 5:35-5:36 p.m.

13

10

H/W = several red balls of fruit,

7

A 5:40-5:41 p.m.

21

11

0.61

1 green seed