Fanfani Alberto
Associate professor
Department of Biology and biotechnology
University La Sapienza
Italy
Biography
He is working as an associate professor at university of Rome, Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Research Interest
- the anatomy, biology and systematics of various species of the Formicidae family, with particular regard to open species, to enhance the state of knowledge of specific diversity and interaction with invasive species - biology, eco-ethology of various bird species, with particular regard to the study of ornithic communities to better understand the fragmentation phenomena of the environments and the geographical isolation of the most biodiversity areas
Publications
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Solida L, Celant A, Luiselli L, Grasso DA, Mori A, Fanfani A. Competition for foraging resources and coexistence of two syntopic species of Messor harvester ants in Mediterranean grassland. Ecological Entomology. 2011 Aug 1;36(4):409-16.
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Solida L, Luiselli L, Grasso DA, D’Eustacchio D, Mori A, Fanfani A. Spatio-temporal foraging dynamics in two coexisting harvester ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Journal of insect behavior. 2014 Jul 1;27(4):429-38.
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Solida L, Luiselli L, D’Angeli D, Testi A, Fanfani A. Seed selection and coexistence in two sympatric Messor harvester ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Italian journal of zoology. 2015 Apr 3;82(2):224-30.