Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps

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Autor(a) principal: Souza, Andre Rodrigues de
Data de Publicação: 2016
Outros Autores: Petrocelli, Iacopo, Lino-Neto, Jose, Santos, Eduardo Fernando [UNESP], Noll, Fernando Barbosa [UNESP], Turillazzi, Stefano
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154521
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/161540
Resumo: Recent studies have reported incipient morphological caste dimorphism in the Van der Vecht organ size of some temperate Polistes paper wasps. Whether species other than the temperate ones show a similar pattern remains elusive. Here, we have studied some Neotropical Polistes species. By comparing females collected through the year, we showed caste related differences in the size of the Van der Vecht organ in P. ferreri (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.45 +/- 0.06, workers = 0.38 +/- 0.07 mm(2), p = 0.0021), P. versicolor (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.54 +/- 0.11, workers = 0.46 +/- 0.09 mm(2), p = 0.010), but not P. simillimus (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.52 +/- 0.05, workers = 0.49 +/- 0.06 mm(2), p = 0.238). Therefore, it seems that queens and workers of some Neotropical Polistes have diverged in their ontogenic trajectory of the Van der Vecht organ size, providing clear evidence for incipient morphological caste dimorphism. As Polistes are distributed mostly in the tropics, we propose that physical caste differences may be widespread in the genus. Also, we highlight that morphological divergence in the queen-worker phenotypes may have started through differential selection of body structures, like the Van der Vecht organ.
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spelling Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper WaspsRecent studies have reported incipient morphological caste dimorphism in the Van der Vecht organ size of some temperate Polistes paper wasps. Whether species other than the temperate ones show a similar pattern remains elusive. Here, we have studied some Neotropical Polistes species. By comparing females collected through the year, we showed caste related differences in the size of the Van der Vecht organ in P. ferreri (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.45 +/- 0.06, workers = 0.38 +/- 0.07 mm(2), p = 0.0021), P. versicolor (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.54 +/- 0.11, workers = 0.46 +/- 0.09 mm(2), p = 0.010), but not P. simillimus (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.52 +/- 0.05, workers = 0.49 +/- 0.06 mm(2), p = 0.238). Therefore, it seems that queens and workers of some Neotropical Polistes have diverged in their ontogenic trajectory of the Van der Vecht organ size, providing clear evidence for incipient morphological caste dimorphism. As Polistes are distributed mostly in the tropics, we propose that physical caste differences may be widespread in the genus. Also, we highlight that morphological divergence in the queen-worker phenotypes may have started through differential selection of body structures, like the Van der Vecht organ.Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Entomol, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, BrazilUniv Florence, Dipartimento Biol Evoluzionist Leo Pardi, Via Romana 17, I-50125 Florence, ItalyUniv Fed Vicosa, Dept Biol Geral, BR-36570000 Vicosa, MG, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Zool & Bot, BR-15054000 Sao Paulo, BrazilUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Dept Zool & Bot, BR-15054000 Sao Paulo, BrazilCNPq: 143246/2011-9Public Library ScienceUniversidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)Univ FlorenceUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Souza, Andre Rodrigues dePetrocelli, IacopoLino-Neto, JoseSantos, Eduardo Fernando [UNESP]Noll, Fernando Barbosa [UNESP]Turillazzi, Stefano2018-11-26T16:33:10Z2018-11-26T16:33:10Z2016-05-11info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article12application/pdfhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0154521Plos One. San Francisco: Public Library Science, v. 11, n. 5, 12 p., 2016.1932-6203http://hdl.handle.net/11449/16154010.1371/journal.pone.0154521WOS:000376587300068WOS000376587300068.pdfWeb of Sciencereponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengPlos One1,164info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-11-10T06:10:55Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/161540Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T17:18:03.931653Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
title Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
spellingShingle Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
Souza, Andre Rodrigues de
title_short Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
title_full Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
title_fullStr Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
title_full_unstemmed Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
title_sort Ontogenic Caste Differences in the Van der Vecht Organ of Primitively Eusocial Neotropical Paper Wasps
author Souza, Andre Rodrigues de
author_facet Souza, Andre Rodrigues de
Petrocelli, Iacopo
Lino-Neto, Jose
Santos, Eduardo Fernando [UNESP]
Noll, Fernando Barbosa [UNESP]
Turillazzi, Stefano
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author2 Petrocelli, Iacopo
Lino-Neto, Jose
Santos, Eduardo Fernando [UNESP]
Noll, Fernando Barbosa [UNESP]
Turillazzi, Stefano
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Univ Florence
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Souza, Andre Rodrigues de
Petrocelli, Iacopo
Lino-Neto, Jose
Santos, Eduardo Fernando [UNESP]
Noll, Fernando Barbosa [UNESP]
Turillazzi, Stefano
description Recent studies have reported incipient morphological caste dimorphism in the Van der Vecht organ size of some temperate Polistes paper wasps. Whether species other than the temperate ones show a similar pattern remains elusive. Here, we have studied some Neotropical Polistes species. By comparing females collected through the year, we showed caste related differences in the size of the Van der Vecht organ in P. ferreri (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.45 +/- 0.06, workers = 0.38 +/- 0.07 mm(2), p = 0.0021), P. versicolor (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.54 +/- 0.11, workers = 0.46 +/- 0.09 mm(2), p = 0.010), but not P. simillimus (body size corrected Van der Vech organ size of queens = 0.52 +/- 0.05, workers = 0.49 +/- 0.06 mm(2), p = 0.238). Therefore, it seems that queens and workers of some Neotropical Polistes have diverged in their ontogenic trajectory of the Van der Vecht organ size, providing clear evidence for incipient morphological caste dimorphism. As Polistes are distributed mostly in the tropics, we propose that physical caste differences may be widespread in the genus. Also, we highlight that morphological divergence in the queen-worker phenotypes may have started through differential selection of body structures, like the Van der Vecht organ.
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