Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

<p>Currently, the main impacts on biodiversity are generated by human activities in natural environments. Monitoring the number of species of social wasps nesting attached to buildings is important to evaluate the effect of this activity on colony productivity. This study evaluated the effect...

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Autores principales:	Romario Ferreira Torres, Viviana de Oliveira Torres, Yzel Rondon Súarez, William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014
Materias:	Nest, Independent foundation, Polistinae, Reutilization of cells, Synanthropy. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:116b284a68674488a3a8e701ee17c9912021-12-02T12:46:29ZEffect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v61i1.100-106https://doaj.org/article/116b284a68674488a3a8e701ee17c9912014-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/243https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>Currently, the main impacts on biodiversity are generated by human activities in natural environments. Monitoring the number of species of social wasps nesting attached to buildings is important to evaluate the effect of this activity on colony productivity. This study evaluated the effect of human activity on the productivity of colonies of the wasp <em>Polistes versicolor</em>. We evaluated 20 abandoned nests and compared the productivity parameters: number of cells constructed, number of adults produced, nest dry mass, proportion of productive cells, number of generations, height of central and peripheral cells, and diameter of the petiole. Most of these parameters showed higher values in the colonies nesting in the area of low human activity. Therefore, productivity was significantly higher in the area with low human activity. In the nests, regardless of the site, the cells that were central and closer to the petiole were the most productive. Colonies in the two areas used different strategies: in the area of intense human activity, the wasps invested more in reusing cells than in enlarging the nest. However, the species continues to nest in the urban area, probably because of decreased interspecific competition, predation, and interference from climate variations.</p>Romario Ferreira TorresViviana de Oliveira TorresYzel Rondon SúarezWilliam Fernando Antonialli-JuniorUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleNest, Independent foundation, Polistinae, Reutilization of cells, Synanthropy.ZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 61, Iss 1, Pp 100-106 (2014)
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topic	Nest, Independent foundation, Polistinae, Reutilization of cells, Synanthropy. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Nest, Independent foundation, Polistinae, Reutilization of cells, Synanthropy. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Romario Ferreira Torres Viviana de Oliveira Torres Yzel Rondon Súarez William Fernando Antonialli-Junior Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
description	<p>Currently, the main impacts on biodiversity are generated by human activities in natural environments. Monitoring the number of species of social wasps nesting attached to buildings is important to evaluate the effect of this activity on colony productivity. This study evaluated the effect of human activity on the productivity of colonies of the wasp <em>Polistes versicolor</em>. We evaluated 20 abandoned nests and compared the productivity parameters: number of cells constructed, number of adults produced, nest dry mass, proportion of productive cells, number of generations, height of central and peripheral cells, and diameter of the petiole. Most of these parameters showed higher values in the colonies nesting in the area of low human activity. Therefore, productivity was significantly higher in the area with low human activity. In the nests, regardless of the site, the cells that were central and closer to the petiole were the most productive. Colonies in the two areas used different strategies: in the area of intense human activity, the wasps invested more in reusing cells than in enlarging the nest. However, the species continues to nest in the urban area, probably because of decreased interspecific competition, predation, and interference from climate variations.</p>
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author	Romario Ferreira Torres Viviana de Oliveira Torres Yzel Rondon Súarez William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
author_facet	Romario Ferreira Torres Viviana de Oliveira Torres Yzel Rondon Súarez William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
author_sort	Romario Ferreira Torres
title	Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
title_short	Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
title_full	Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
title_fullStr	Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
title_sort	effect of human disturbance on colony productivity of the social wasp polistes versicolor olivier (hymenoptera: vespidae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/116b284a68674488a3a8e701ee17c991
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Effect of Human Disturbance on Colony Productivity of the Social Wasp Polistes versicolor Olivier (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

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