Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

<p>A fundamental feature in the evolution of social insects is the separation of castes, and the presence of wide differentiation between castes indicates a more advanced degree of sociability. In this study, we evaluated factors that indicate the reproductive status of females in colonies of...

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Autores principales:	Viviana O. Torres, Denise Sguarizi-Antonio, Sandro Marcio Lima, Luis Humberto da Cunha Andrade, William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014
Materias:	Cuticular hydrocarbons, Ovarian development, Polistinae. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:1894738696794ed4b5a5a62a04726ac12021-12-02T13:10:45ZReproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v61i2.218-224https://doaj.org/article/1894738696794ed4b5a5a62a04726ac12014-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/304https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>A fundamental feature in the evolution of social insects is the separation of castes, and the presence of wide differentiation between castes indicates a more advanced degree of sociability. In this study, we evaluated factors that indicate the reproductive status of females in colonies of the social wasp <em>Polistes versicolor</em>. The reproductive status of each female was examined by measuring nine morphometric characters, by the cuticular chemical profile, insemination and by her relative age. We conclude that in <em>P. versicolor</em> colonies there are 3 female groups that show cuticular chemical profile difference. The first group belong to females with ovarioles filamentous, typical of workers; the second is females with ovarioles intermediates; and the third is a group of queens, which are older females, inseminated and with greater degree of ovarian development found among all females. On the other hand, there was no significant morphological differences between these female groups. Therefore, although no significant morphological differences among females there are other factors such as the cuticular chemical composition that is an indicative of reproductive physiological condition of female in the colony.</p>Viviana O. TorresDenise Sguarizi-AntonioSandro Marcio LimaLuis Humberto da Cunha AndradeWilliam Fernando Antonialli-JuniorUniversidade Estadual de Feira de SantanaarticleCuticular hydrocarbons, Ovarian development, Polistinae.ZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 61, Iss 2, Pp 218-224 (2014)
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topic	Cuticular hydrocarbons, Ovarian development, Polistinae. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
spellingShingle	Cuticular hydrocarbons, Ovarian development, Polistinae. Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Viviana O. Torres Denise Sguarizi-Antonio Sandro Marcio Lima Luis Humberto da Cunha Andrade William Fernando Antonialli-Junior Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
description	<p>A fundamental feature in the evolution of social insects is the separation of castes, and the presence of wide differentiation between castes indicates a more advanced degree of sociability. In this study, we evaluated factors that indicate the reproductive status of females in colonies of the social wasp <em>Polistes versicolor</em>. The reproductive status of each female was examined by measuring nine morphometric characters, by the cuticular chemical profile, insemination and by her relative age. We conclude that in <em>P. versicolor</em> colonies there are 3 female groups that show cuticular chemical profile difference. The first group belong to females with ovarioles filamentous, typical of workers; the second is females with ovarioles intermediates; and the third is a group of queens, which are older females, inseminated and with greater degree of ovarian development found among all females. On the other hand, there was no significant morphological differences between these female groups. Therefore, although no significant morphological differences among females there are other factors such as the cuticular chemical composition that is an indicative of reproductive physiological condition of female in the colony.</p>
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author	Viviana O. Torres Denise Sguarizi-Antonio Sandro Marcio Lima Luis Humberto da Cunha Andrade William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
author_facet	Viviana O. Torres Denise Sguarizi-Antonio Sandro Marcio Lima Luis Humberto da Cunha Andrade William Fernando Antonialli-Junior
author_sort	Viviana O. Torres
title	Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
title_short	Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
title_full	Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
title_fullStr	Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
title_sort	reproductive status of the social wasp polistes versicolor (hymenoptera, vespidae)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2014
url	https://doaj.org/article/1894738696794ed4b5a5a62a04726ac1
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Reproductive Status of the social wasp Polistes versicolor (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

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