La última búsqueda de E.O. Wilson: ¿hay hormigas en las Islas Malvinas?

Autores/as

  • Robert Johnson Arizona State University
  • Rick Overson Arizona State University
  • Edward O. Wilson Harvard University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32870/dugesiana.v31i2.7330

Palabras clave:

hormigas, Islas Malvinas, islas oceánicas, insectos sociales, Océano Atlántico Sur

Resumen

Las Islas Malvinas constituyen un archipiélago remoto en el Océano Atlántico Sur que se encuentra a unos 450 km al este de América del Sur continental. La fauna de invertebrados en esta zona es poco conocida y hasta el momento no se han reportado hormigas. Realizamos estudios de hormigas en la Isla Malvina Este durante el verano austral de 2019. No se encontraron hormigas durante nuestros estudios, por lo que la Isla Malvina Este es una de las pocas islas oceánicas que carecen de hormigas nativas y no nativas.

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2024-07-01

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