Produção Nacional
Effect of a foreign male’s age on acceptance into a conspecific colony in a Neotropical wasp
2006; Wiley; Volume: 9; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1479-8298.2006.00181.x
ISSN1479-8298
AutoresKazuyuki Kudô, Ronaldo Zucchi,
Tópico(s)Animal Behavior and Reproduction
ResumoAbstract We conducted field experiments to examine whether young males of different age cohorts were accepted from alien colonies in the swarm‐founding wasp Polybia paulista . We showed, as for young females in other social wasp species, that newly emerged males were frequently accepted from alien colonies. Our study suggests that young males of P . paulista acquire colony‐specific chemical odors shortly after emergence.
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