Behavioural catalogue analysis methods

Behavioral Differentiation and Ovarian Development of Unmated Gynes, Queens, and Workers ofEctatomma vizottoiAlmeida 1987 (Formicidae, Ectatomminae)

“…The sample coverage value shows that the behavioral repertoire can be considered complete, according to Fagen and Goldman [32]. The number of behavioral tasks was very close to those described for other species of Ectatomminae ants ( Table 3).…”

“…After the quantification of the behavioral acts, the sample coverage value was calculated, estimated according to Fagen and Goldman [32], calculated by the expression: θ = 1 − (N 1 /i), with "N 1 " the number of behavioral acts observed only once and "i" the total number of behavioral acts. The closer θ is to 1.0, the better is the sample coverage.…”

Divisão de trabalho em colônias da vespa social neotropical Polistes canadensis canadensis Linnaeus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

“…O valor da cobertura amostral foi de 0,92 sendo considerado, portanto, completo segundo Fagen & Goldman (1977). Do total de atos descritos, 19 foram executados pelas rainhas, enquanto 26 foram executados pelas operárias, ocorrendo 17 atos em comum entre as duas castas, sendo que dois foram exclusivos do repertório de rainhas e nove de operárias.…”

“…Fagen & Goldman (1977), por meio da expressão: θ = 1 -(N 1 /i), sendo N 1 o número de atos comportamentais observados apenas uma vez, e i, o número total de atos comportamentais. Assim, quanto mais θ se aproxima de 1,0 melhor é a cobertura amostral.…”

Notes on the Behavior of the Dimorphic Ant Oligomyrmex Overbecki (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

“…Estimates of total repertory size were made by fitting the observed behavioral frequencies to a lognormal Poisson distribution as described by Fagen and Goldman (1977), the bark of the tree. In captivity, foragers often followed trunk routes at least 3-5 cm long before departing from them to forage singly.…”