Contoh bait

• A similar pattern was observed at the carrion baits.

• The species responding to baits represent a relatively small sample of the meliponine guild, and may be biased to include foraging generalists, rather than specialists.

• Both of these species also responded to baits throughout the day.

• Not surprisingly, sampling with baits attracts species that are generalists; species with narrower floral preferences will require baiting with species-appropriate floral models.

• However, tiny ant species that fed on the rice on the spot had to be sampled at the baits.

• To keep seed availability roughly constant throughout our experiments, baits were replenished when necessary.

• The highest values for mean species richness, percentage of baits attacked and intensities of attack, all occurred during the transitional season.

• Marked diaspores were set out at 06h00 (day) and at 18h00 (night) at baiting stations on the forest floor, protected by wire cages.

• Untreated control: natural baits without the application of any substance, and placed on unprotected plants.

• The frequency of captured a nd non-captured larvae or baits in each bioassay were compared as in the ant experiments.

• The use of relatively small baits ensured that competition would have occurred even at low beetle densities.

• Further examination of species distributions on baits in a plot during a single observation, however, provides evidence of mild interspecific interaction.

• No direct relationships were noted between rainfall recorded at the sites and species richness, frequency and intensity of attack on baits.

• Examination of baits may disrupt termite foraging for some period because the anchoring wire and planter bag must be removed for inspection.

• The five baits inspected at any given census were randomly selected from those baits that had not been previously examined.