Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

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Autor(a) principal: Fowler, Harold G.
Data de Publicação: 1997
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/230999
Resumo: The grass-cutting ant Acromyrmex balzani conducts nuptial flights at dusk, often during light rain. The daily timing of flights is invariant, but annual occurrence is dependent upon meterological conditions. Males form aggregations over shrubs or other prominent objects, into which females fly to be mated. These aggregation sites are used perennially. Sexual competition among males is intense, with an average of 4 males simultaneously competing for access to each female in a mating ball. Multiple matings of females are common. The male genetial capsule is detatched and retained in the female genetalia upon mating, and females remove these prior to flying to mate again. Females found colonies independently and are not claustral.
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spelling Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)Acromyrmex balzaniBehaviourColony foundingHaplometrosisMatingSex-ratioSexual competitionThe grass-cutting ant Acromyrmex balzani conducts nuptial flights at dusk, often during light rain. The daily timing of flights is invariant, but annual occurrence is dependent upon meterological conditions. Males form aggregations over shrubs or other prominent objects, into which females fly to be mated. These aggregation sites are used perennially. Sexual competition among males is intense, with an average of 4 males simultaneously competing for access to each female in a mating ball. Multiple matings of females are common. The male genetial capsule is detatched and retained in the female genetalia upon mating, and females remove these prior to flying to mate again. Females found colonies independently and are not claustral.Departamento de Ecologia Instituto de Biociências Universidade Estatual Paulista, 13506-900 Rio Claro, São PauloUniversidade Estatual PaulistaFowler, Harold G.2022-04-29T08:43:00Z2022-04-29T08:43:00Z1997-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article3-7Etologia, n. 5, p. 3-7, 1997.1130-3204http://hdl.handle.net/11449/2309992-s2.0-2742517057Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengEtologiainfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2022-04-29T08:43:00Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/230999Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462022-04-29T08:43Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
spellingShingle Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Fowler, Harold G.
Acromyrmex balzani
Behaviour
Colony founding
Haplometrosis
Mating
Sex-ratio
Sexual competition
title_short Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_fullStr Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_full_unstemmed Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
title_sort Behavioral ecology of mating and colony founding in the grass-cutting ant, Acromyrmex balzani (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
author Fowler, Harold G.
author_facet Fowler, Harold G.
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade Estatual Paulista
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Fowler, Harold G.
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Acromyrmex balzani
Behaviour
Colony founding
Haplometrosis
Mating
Sex-ratio
Sexual competition
topic Acromyrmex balzani
Behaviour
Colony founding
Haplometrosis
Mating
Sex-ratio
Sexual competition
description The grass-cutting ant Acromyrmex balzani conducts nuptial flights at dusk, often during light rain. The daily timing of flights is invariant, but annual occurrence is dependent upon meterological conditions. Males form aggregations over shrubs or other prominent objects, into which females fly to be mated. These aggregation sites are used perennially. Sexual competition among males is intense, with an average of 4 males simultaneously competing for access to each female in a mating ball. Multiple matings of females are common. The male genetial capsule is detatched and retained in the female genetalia upon mating, and females remove these prior to flying to mate again. Females found colonies independently and are not claustral.
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