Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)

<p>Division of labor in Epiponini is associated with age polyethism and individual task specialization. We observed worker activities in three colonies of <em>Metapoybia miltoni</em> in Brazil. We analyzed differences of task allocation between age groups. Old workers tend to forag...

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Autores principales:	Laura Chavarría, Fernando Barbosa Noll
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Publicado:	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2013
Materias:	social wasps division of labor workers Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ca7db5d3dded438792a3193dcaff80312021-12-02T11:03:22ZAge polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)0361-652510.13102/sociobiology.v60i2.214-216https://doaj.org/article/ca7db5d3dded438792a3193dcaff80312013-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/148https://doaj.org/toc/0361-6525<p>Division of labor in Epiponini is associated with age polyethism and individual task specialization. We observed worker activities in three colonies of <em>Metapoybia miltoni</em> in Brazil. We analyzed differences of task allocation between age groups. Old workers tend to forage more than young, but age polyethism was less evident in other tasks. Age composition of population could be a determinant factor in task allocation. Possibly workers are allocate to perform tasks according to colony needs, and no to individual’s age. Consider age population in studies of division of labor could help to understand how colonies respond to different situations.</p>Laura ChavarríaFernando Barbosa NollUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santanaarticlesocial waspsdivision of laborworkersZoologyQL1-991EcologyQH540-549.5Natural history (General)QH1-278.5ENSociobiology, Vol 60, Iss 2, Pp 214-216 (2013)
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spellingShingle	social wasps division of labor workers Zoology QL1-991 Ecology QH540-549.5 Natural history (General) QH1-278.5 Laura Chavarría Fernando Barbosa Noll Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)
description	<p>Division of labor in Epiponini is associated with age polyethism and individual task specialization. We observed worker activities in three colonies of <em>Metapoybia miltoni</em> in Brazil. We analyzed differences of task allocation between age groups. Old workers tend to forage more than young, but age polyethism was less evident in other tasks. Age composition of population could be a determinant factor in task allocation. Possibly workers are allocate to perform tasks according to colony needs, and no to individual’s age. Consider age population in studies of division of labor could help to understand how colonies respond to different situations.</p>
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author	Laura Chavarría Fernando Barbosa Noll
author_facet	Laura Chavarría Fernando Barbosa Noll
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title	Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)
title_short	Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)
title_full	Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)
title_fullStr	Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)
title_full_unstemmed	Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)
title_sort	age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp metapolybia miltoni (andena & carpenter) (hymenoptera: vespidae; polistinae, epiponini)
publisher	Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana
publishDate	2013
url	https://doaj.org/article/ca7db5d3dded438792a3193dcaff8031
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Age polyethism in the swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia miltoni (Andena & Carpenter) (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini)

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