Table 2 Depth, width, length, height and volume of the initial chamber of Atta sexdens (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) nests in sunny and shaded environments.

From: The ideal habitat for leaf-cutting ant queens to build their nests

 

Depth*

Width*

Length*

Height*

Volume**

Sunny

9.21 ± 0.39b

2.43 ± 0.14b

3.34 ± 0.18b

2.62 ± 0.15b

8.51 ± 0.12b

Shaded

13.18 ± 0.38a

3.41 ± 0.14ª

4.52 ± 0.16a

3.66 ± 0.14a

24.88 ± 0.15a

  1. Multiple comparison test results.
  2. *Averages followed by the same letter, per column, do not differ by Tukey's test (α = 0.05).
  3. **Medians followed by the same letter, per column, do not differ by Dunn's test (α = 0.05).
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