1- Oliveira, P.S. & Sazima, I. 1984. The adaptive bases of ant-mimicry in a neotropical aphantochild spider (Araneae: Aphantochilidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 22: 145-155.

2- Oliveira, P.S. 1985. On the mimetic association between nymphs of Hyalymenus spp. (Hemiptera: Alydidae) and ants. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 83: 371-384.

3- Oliveira, P.S. & Sazima, I. 1985. Ant-hunting behaviour in spiders with emphasis on Strophius nigricans (Thomisidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 6: 309-312.

4- Oliveira, P.S. 1986. Ant-mimicry in some spiders from Brazil. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France, 111: 297-311.

5- Oliveira, P.S. & Leitão-Filho, H.F. 1987. Extrafloral nectaries: Their taxonomic distribution and abundance in the woody flora of cerrado vegetation in Southeast Brazil. Biotropica, 19: 140-148.

6- Oliveira, P.S., Oliveira-Filho, A.T. & Cintra, R. 1987. Ant foraging on ant-inhabited Triplaris (Polygonaceae) in Western Brazil: a field experiment using live termite-baits. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 3:193-200.

7- Oliveira, P.S., Silva, A.F. da & Martins, A.B. 1987. Ant foraging on extrafloral nectaries of Qualea grandiflora (Vochysiaceae) in cerrado vegetation: ants as potential antiherbivore agents. Oecologia 74: 228-230.

8- Oliveira, P.S. 1988. Ant-mimicry in some Brazilian salticid and clubionid spiders (Araneae: Salticidae, Clubionidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 33: 1-15.

9- Oliveira, P.S. & Hölldobler, B. 1989. Orientation and communication in the Neotropical ant Odontomachus bauri Emery (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae). Ethology, 83: 154-166.

10- Oliveira, P.S. & Hölldobler, B. 1990. Dominance orders in the ponerine ant Pachycondyla apicalis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 27: 385-393.

11- Oliveira, P.S. & and Oliveira-Filho, A.T. 1991. Distribution of extrafloral nectaries in the woody flora of tropical communities in Western Brazil. In: Plant-Animal Interactions: Evolutionary Ecology in Tropical and Temperate Regions. P.W. Price, T.M. Lewinsohn, G.W. Fernandes & W.W. Benson (Editors). John Wiley & Sons, New York. pp. 163-175.

12- Oliveira, P.S. & Brandão, C.R.F. 1991. The ant community associated with extrafloral nectaries in Brazilian cerrados. In: Ant-Plant Interactions. Cutler, D.F. & Huxley, C.R. (Editors). Oxford University Press, Oxford. pp. 198-212.

13- Oliveira, P.S. & Hölldobler, B. 1991. Agonistic interactions and reproductive dominance in Pachycondyla obscuricornis (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Psyche 98: 215-225.

14- Morellato, L.P.C. & Oliveira, P.S. 1991. Distribution of extrafloral nectaries in different vegetation types of Amazonian Brazil. Flora 185: 33-38.

15- Oliveira, P.S. & Freitas, A.V.L. 1991. Hostplant record for Eunica bechina magnipunctata (Nymphalidae) and observations on oviposition sites and immature biology. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 30: 140-141.

16- Medeiros, F.N.S., Lopes, L.E., Moutinho, P.R.S., Oliveira, P.S. & Hölldobler, B. 1992. Functional polygyny, agonistic interactions and reproductive dominance in the neotropical ant Odontomachus chelifer (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae). Ethology 91: 134-146.

17- Costa, F.M.C.B., Oliveira-Filho, A.T. & Oliveira, P.S. 1992. The role of extrafloral nectaries in Qualea grandiflora (Vochysiaceae) in limiting herbivory: an experiment of ant protection in cerrado vegetation. Ecological Entomology 17: 362-365.

18- Freitas, A.V.L. & Oliveira, P.S. 1992. Biology and behavior of Eunica bechina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) with special reference to larval defense against ant predation. Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera 31: 1-11.

19- Del Claro, K. & Oliveira, P.S. 1993. Ant-homoptera interaciton: do alternative sugar sources distract tending ants? Oikos 68: 202-206.

20- Morellato, L.P.C. & Oliveira, P.S. 1994. Extrafloral nectaries in the tropical tree Guarea macrophylla (Meliaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 72: 157-160.

21- Fernandes, W.D., Oliveira, P.S., Carvalho, S.L. & Habib, M.E.M. 1994. Pheidole ants as potential biological control agents of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in Southeast Brazil. Journal of Applied Entomology 118: 437-441.

22- Oliveira, P.S., Klitzke, C. & Vieira, E. 1995. The ant fauna associated with the extrafloral nectaries of Ouratea hexasperma (Ochnaceae) in an area of cerrado vegetation in Central Brazil. Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 131: 77-82.

23- Oliveira, P.S., Galetti, M., Pedroni, F. & Morellato, L.P.C. 1995. Seed cleaning by Mycocepurus goeldii ants (Attini) facilitates germination in Hymenaea courbaril (Caesalpiniaceae). Biotropica 27: 518-522.

24- Leal, I.R. & Oliveira, P.S. 1995. Behavioral ecology of the neotropical termite-hunting ant Pachycondyla (=Termitopone) marginata: colony founding, group-raiding and migratory patterns. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 37: 373-383.

25- Hölldobler, B., Janssen, E., Bestmann, H.J., Leal, I.R., Oliveira, P.S., Kern, F., König, W.A. 1996. Communication in the migratory termite-hunting ant Pachycondyla (=Termitopone) marginata (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Journal of Comparative Physiology 178: 47-53.

26- Freitas, A.V.L. & Oliveira, P.S. 1996. Ants as selective agents on herbivore biology: effects on the behaviour of a non-myrmecophilous butterfly. Journal of Animal Ecology 65: 205-210.

27- Del-Claro, K. & Oliveira, P.S. 1996. Honeydew flicking by treehoppers provides cues to potential tending ants. Animal Behaviour 51: 1071-1075.

28- Heinze, J., Trunzer, B., Oliveira, P.S. & Hölldobler, B. 1996. Regulation of reproduction in the neotropical ponerine ant, Pachycondyla villosa. Journal of Insect Behavior 9: 441-450.

29- Oliveira, P.S. 1997. The ecological function of extrafloral nectaries: herbivore deterrence by visiting ants and reproductive output in Caryocar brasiliense (Caryocaraceae). Functional Ecology 11: 323-330.

30- Castanho, L.M. & Oliveira, P.S. 1997. Biology and behaviour of the neotropical ant-mimicking spider Aphantochilus rogersi (Araneae: Aphantochilidae): nesting, maternal care and ontogeny of ant-hunting techniques. Journal of Zoology, London 242: 643-650.

31- Leal, I.R. & Oliveira, P.S. 1998. Interactions Between Fungus-Growing Ants (Attini), Fruits and Seeds in Cerrado Vegetation in Southeast Brazil. Biotropica 30: 170-178.

32- Oliveira, P.S., Obermayer, M. & Hölldobler, B. 1998. Division of labor in the neotropical ant Pachycondyla stigma (Ponerinae), with special reference to mutual antennal rubbing between nestmates. Sociobiology 31: 9-24.

33- Oliveira, P.S. & Pie, M.R. 1998. Interaction between ants and plants bearing extrafloral nectaries in cerrado vegetation. Anais da Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil 27: 161-176.

34- Pizo, M.A. & Oliveira, P.S. 1998. Interaction between ants and seeds of a nonmyrmecochorous neotropical tree, Cabralea canjerana (Meliaceae), in the Atlantic forest of Southeast Brazil. American Journal of Botany 85: 669-674.

35- Machado, G. & Oliveira, P.S. 1998. Reproductive biology of the neotropical harvestman (Goniosoma longipes) (Arachnida, Opiliones, Gonyleptidae): mating and oviposition behaviour, brood mortality, and parental care. Journal of Zoology, London 246: 359-367.

36- Del-Claro, K. & Oliveira, P.S. 1999. Ant-Homoptera interactions in a neotropical savanna: The honeydew-producing treehopper Guayaquila xiphias (Membracidae) and its associated ant fauna on Didymopanax vinosum (Araliaceae). Biotropica 31: 135-144.

37- Acosta-Avalos, D., Wajnberg, E., Oliveira, P.S., Leal, I., Farina, M. & Esquivel, D. 1999. Isolation of magnetic nanoparticles from Pachycondyla marginata ants. Journal of Experimental Biology 202: 2687-2692.

38- Oliveira, P.S. 1999. ATB Presidential Address. Tropinet 10: 1.

39- Oliveira, P.S., Rico-Gray, V., Díaz-Castelazo, C, & Castillo-Guevara, C. 1999. Interaction between ants, extrafloral nectaries, and insect herbivores in Neotropical coastal sand dunes: Herbivore deterrence by visiting ants increases fruit set in Opuntia stricta (Cactaceae). Functional Ecology 13: 623-631.

40- Pizo, M.A. & Oliveira, P.S. 1999. Removal of seeds from vertebrate feces by ants: effects of seed species and deposition site. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77: 1595-1602.

41- Oliveira, P.S. 1999. Edward O. Wilson, Doyen of Biodiversity's Crusade, 1999 Honorary Fellow of ATB. Biotropica 31: 538-539

42- Machado, G., Raimundo, R.L.G. & Oliveira, P.S. 2000. Daily activity schedule, gregariousness, and defensive behaviour in the Neotropical harvestmen Goniosoma longipes (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae). Journal of Natural History 34: 587-596.

43- Del-Claro, K. & Oliveira, P.S. 2000. Conditional outcomes in a neotropical treehopper-ant association: temporal and species-specific variation in ant protection and homopteran fecundity. Oecologia 124: 156-165.

44- Leal, I.R. & Oliveira, P.S. 2000. Foraging ecology of attine ants in a Neotropical savanna: seasonal use of fungal substrate in the cerrado vegetation of Brazil. Insectes Sociaux 47: 376-382.

45- Pizo, M.A. & Oliveira, P.S. 2000. The Use of Fruits and Seeds by Ants in the Atlantic Forest of Southeast Brazil. Biotropica 32(b): 851-861.

46- Queiroz, J.M. & Oliveira, P.S. 2001. Tending ants protect honeydew-producing whiteflies (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae). Environmental Entomology 30: 295-297.

47- Passos, L. & Oliveira, P.S. 2001. Ant effects on seedling recruitment in Guapira opposita (Nyctaginaceae) in a Brazilian rainforest. In: Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare. Ganeshaiah, K.N., Uma Shaanker, R. & Bawa, K.S. (Editors). Oxford-IBH, New Delhi. pp. 629-632.

48- Oliveira, P.S., Machado, G. & Bonato, V. 2001. Alarm communication in a neotropical harvestman (Arachnida: Opiliones). In: Tropical Ecosystems: Structure, Diversity and Human Welfare. Ganeshaiah, K.N., Uma Shaanker, R. & Bawa, K.S. (Editors). Oxford-IBH, New Delhi. pp. 641-644.

49- Acosta-Avalos, D., Esquivel D. M. S., Wajnberg, E., Lins de Barros H. G. P., Oliveira, P.S. & Leal, I. 2001. Seasonal patterns in the orientation system of the migratory ant Pachycondyla marginata. Naturwissenschaften 88: 343-346.

50- Pizo, M.A. & Oliveira, P.S. 2001. Size and lipid content of nonmyrmecochorous diaspores: effects on the interaction with litter-foraging ants in the Atlantic rain forest of Brazil. Plant Ecology 157: 37-52.

51- Passos, L. & Oliveira, P.S. 2002. Ants affect the distribution and performance of Clusia criuva seedlings, a primarily bird-dispersed rainforest tree. Journal of Ecology 90: 517-528.

52- Machado, G., Bonato, V. & Oliveira, P.S. 2002. Alarm communication: a new function for the scent gland secretion in harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones). Naturwissenschaften 89: 357-360.

53- Oliveira, P.S. & Marquis, R.J. 2002. Introduction: Development of research in the cerrados. In: The Cerrados of Brazil: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Savanna. Oliveira, P.S. & Marquis R.J. (Editors). Columbia University Press, NY. pp. 1-10.

54- Oliveira, P.S., Freitas, A.V.L. & Del-Claro, K. 2002. Ant foraging on plant foliage: contrasting effects on the behavioral ecology of insect herbivores. In: The Cerrados of Brazil: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Savanna. Oliveira, P.S. & Marquis R.J. (Editors). Columbia University Press, NY. pp. 287-305.

55- Fourcassié, V. & Oliveira, P. S. 2002. Foraging ecology of the giant Amazonian ant Dinoponera gigantea (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Ponerinae): activity schedule, diet, and spatial foraging patterns. Journal of Natural History 36: 2211-2227.

56- Machado, G. & Oliveira, P.S. 2002. Maternal care in the Neotropical harvestman Bourguyia albiornata (Arachnida: Opiliones): Oviposition site selection and egg protection. Behaviour 139: 1509-1524.

57- Passos, L. & Oliveira, P.S. 2003. Interactions between ants, fruits, and seeds in a restinga forest in south-eastern Brazil. Journal of Tropical Ecology 19: 261-270.

58- Cogni, R., Freitas, A.V.L., & Oliveira P.S. 2003. Interhabitat differences in ant activity on plant foliage: Ants at extrafloral nectaries of Hibiscus pernambucensis in sandy and mangrove forests. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 107: 125-131.

59- Del-Claro, K. & Oliveira, P.S. 2003. O Que é Ecologia Comportamental. In: As Distintas Faces do Comportamento Animal. Del-Claro, K. & F. Prezoto. (Editors). Livraria Conceito, Jundiaí, Brasil. pp. 160-164.

60- Rico-Gray, V., Oliveira, P.S., Parra-Tabla, V., Cuautle, M. & Díaz-Castelazo, C. 2004. Ant-Plant Interactions: Their Seasonal Variation and Effects on Plant Fitness. In: Coastal Sand Dunes: Ecology and Restoration. Martínez M.L., Psuty, N. & Lubke, R. (editores). Springer-Verlag, Berlin. pp. 221-239.

61- Passos, L. & Oliveira, P.S. 2004. Interaction between ants and fruits of Guapira opposita (Nyctaginaceae) in a Brazilian sandy plain rainforest: ant effects on seeds and seedlings. Oecologia 139: 376-382.

62- Cogni, R. & Oliveira P.S. 2004. Patterns in foraging and nesting ecology in the neotropical ant Gnamptogenys moelleri (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Insectes Sociaux 51: 123-130.

63- Cogni, R. & Oliveira P.S. 2004. Recruitment behavior during foraging in the neotropical ant Gnamptogenys moelleri (Formicidae: Ponerinae): does the type of food matter. Journal of Insect Behavior 17:443-458.

64- Oliveira, P.S. & Freitas A.V.L. 2004. Ant-Plant-Herbivore Interactions in the Neotropical Cerrado Savanna. Naturwissenschaften 91:557-570.

65- Díaz-Castelazo, C., V. Rico-Gray, P.S. Oliveira & M. Cuautle. 2004. Extrafloral nectary-mediated ant-plant interactions in the coastal vegetation of Veracruz, Mexico: Richness, occurrence, seasonality and ant foraging patterns. Ecoscience 11:472-481.

66- Pizo, M.A., L. Passos & P.S. Oliveira. 2005. Ants as seed dispersers of fleshy diaspores in Brazilian Atlantic forests. In: Seed fate: Predation, dispersal and seedling establishment. P.-M. Forget, J. E. Lambert, P. E. Hulme & S. B. Vander Wall (editores.). CABI Publishing, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK. pp 315-329.

67- Pizo, M.A., P.R. Guimarães, Jr. & P.S. Oliveira. 2005. Seed removal by ants from faeces produced by different vertebrate species. Ecoscience 12:136-140.

68- Quental, T.B., J.R. Trigo & P.S. Oliveira. 2005. Host-Plant Flowering Status and Sugar Concentration of Phloem Sap: Effects on an Ant-Treehopper Interaction. European Journal of Entomology 102:201-208.

69- Oliveira, P.S. & Del-Claro, K. 2005. Multitrophic interactions in a neotropical savanna: Ant-hemipteran systems, associated insect herbivores, and a host plant. In: Biotic Interactions in the Tropics. Burslem, DFRP, Pinard, MA & Hartley, SE (editors). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. pp. 414-438.

70- Dutra, H.P, Freitas, A.V.L., & Oliveira P.S. 2006. Dual ant attraction in the Neotropical shrub Urera baccifera (Urticaceae): the role of ant visitation to pearl bodies and fruits in herbivore deterrence and leaf longevity. Functional Ecology 20:252-260.

71- Christianini, A.V, Mayhé-Nunes, A.J. & Oliveira P.S. 2007. The role of ants in the removal of non-myrmecochorous diaspores and seed germination in a Neotropical savanna. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23:343-351.

72- Guimarães Jr., P.R., Rico-Gray, V., Oliveira, P.S., Izzo, T.J., dos Reis, S.F. & Thompson, J.N. 2007. Interaction intimacy affects structure and coevolutionary dynamics in mutualistic networks. Current Biology 17:1-7.

73- Machado, S.R., Morellato, L.P.C., Sajo, M.G., & Oliveira, P.S. 2008. Morphological patterns of extrafloral nectaries in woody plant species of the Brazilian cerrado. Plant Biology 10: 660-673.

74- Oliveira, P.S. 2008. Interações entre formigas e frutos carnosos: Efeitos na biologia de sementes e plântulas. In: Insetos Sociais - da Biologia à Aplicação. E. F. Vilela, I. A. Santos, J. H. Schoereder, J. Lino-Neto, L. A. O. Campos & J. E. Serrão (editores). Editora da Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais pp. 266-275.

75- Kaminski, L. A., Sendoya, S.F., Freitas, A.V.L., & Oliveira, P.S. 2009. Ecologia comportamental na interface formiga-planta-herbívoro: Interações entre formigas e lepidópteros. Oecologia Brasiliensis 13:27-44.

76- Medeiros, F.N.S. & Oliveira, P.S. 2009. Season-Dependent Foraging Patterns: Case Study of a Neotropical Forest-Dwelling Ant (Pachycondyla striata; Ponerinae). In: Food Exploitation by Social Insects: Ecological, Behavioral, and Theoretical Approaches. S. Jarau & M. Hrncir (editores). CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, USA. pp. 81-95.

77- Christianini, A.V . & Oliveira, P.S. 2009. The relevance of ants as seed rescuers of a primarily bird-dispersed tree in the neotropical cerrado savanna. Oecologia 160:735–745.

78- Raimundo, R. L. G., Freitas, A.V.L., & Oliveira, P.S. 2009. Seasonal patterns in activity rhythm and foraging ecology in the Neotropical forest-dwelling ant, Odontomachus chelifer (Formicidae: Ponerinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 102:1151-1157.

79- Sendoya, S.F., Freitas, A.V.L., & Oliveira, P.S. 2009. Egg-laying butterflies distinguish predaceous ants by sight. American Naturalist 174:134-140.

80- Silveira, H.C.P., Oliveira, P.S., & Trigo, J.R. 2010. Attracting predators without falling prey: Chemical camouflage protects honeydew-producing treehoppers from ant predation. American Naturalist 175:261-268.

81- Christianini, A.V . & Oliveira, P.S. 2010. Birds and ants provide complementary seed dispersal in a neotropical savanna. Journal of Ecology 98:573–582.

82- Schoereder, J.H., Sobrinho, T.G., Madureira, M.S., Ribas, C.R., & Oliveira, P.S. 2010. The arboreal ant community visiting extrafloral nectaries in the Neotropical cerrado savanna. Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews 3:3-27.

83- Rodrigues, D., Kaminski, L.A., Freitas, A.V.L., & Oliveira, P.S. 2010. Trade-offs underlying polyphagy in a facultative ant-tended florivorous butterfly: the role of host plant quality and enemy-free space. Oecologia 163:719-728.

84- Kaminski, L.A., Freitas, A.V.L., & Oliveira, P.S. 2010. Interaction between mutualisms: Ant-tended butterflies exploit enemy-free space provided by ant-treehopper associations. American Naturalist 176:322-334.

85- Silva, D.P. & Oliveira, P.S. 2010. Field biology of Edessa rufomarginata (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae): Phenology, behavior, and patterns of host plant use. Environmental Entomology 39:1903-1910.

86- Oliveira, P. S., Camargo, R. X. & Fourcassié, V. 2011. Nesting patterns, ecological correlates of polygyny and social organization in the neotropical arboreal ant Odontomachus hastatus (Formicidae, Ponerinae). Insectes Sociaux 58:207–217.

87- Leal, I. R.; Silva, P. S. D., & Oliveira, P.S. 2011. Natural history and ecological correlates of fungus-growing ants (Formicidae: Attini) in the Neotropical cerrado savanna. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 104: 910-908.

88- Oliveira, P.S., Sendoya S.F., & Del-Claro, K. 2012. Defesas bióticas contra herbívoros em plantas do Cerrado: Interações entre formigas, nectários extraflorais e insetos trofobiontes. In: Ecologia das Interações Plantas-Animais: Uma Abordagem Ecológico-Evolutiva. K. Del-Claro & H. M. Torezan-Silingardi. (Editores). Rio de Janeiro: Technical Books. pp. 155-168.

89- Christianini, A. V., Mayhé-Nunes, A. J., & Oliveira, P.S. 2012. Exploitation of Fallen Diaspores By Ants: Are There Ant-Plant Partner Choices? Biotropica (in press).

90- Camargo, R. X. & Oliveira, P.S. 2012. Natural history of the Neotropical arboreal ant, Odontomachus hastatus (Formicidae, Ponerinae): Nest sites, foraging schedule, and diet. Journal of Insect Science (in press). 

91- Moraes, A., Greeney H. F., Oliveira, P.S., Barbosa E. P., Freitas, A. V. L. 2012. Morphology and behavior of the early stages of the skipper Urbanus esmeraldus on an ant-visited host plant, Urera baccifera. Journal of Insect Science (in press).

92- Bächtold, A., Del-Claro, K., Kaminski, L. A., Freitas, A. V. L., & Oliveira, P. S. 2012. Natural history of an ant-plant-butterfly interaction in a Neotropical savanna. Journal of Natural History (in press).

Books

Oliveira, P.S. & Marquis, R.J. 2002 (Editors).The Cerrados of Brazil: Ecology and Natural History of a Neotropical Savanna. 398 pp. Columbia University Press, NY.

Rico-Gray, V. & Oliveira, P.S. 2007. The Ecology and Evolution of Ant-Plant Interactions. 331 pp. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.