Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
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Resumo: | In many animal species, females are faced with at least 2 reproductive options: independent or cooperative breeding. Some individuals in cooperative groups choose to help in rearing the broods of conspecific females. Through observations of how females of Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) started new nests in the field, we investigated whether ecological constraints and the geographic variations explain group formation in this species. The founding of nests was studied between 1996 and 2000 in various localities of 2 states of southeastern Brazil. Weekly observations were carried out on 109 pre-worker nests. We kept track of 40 colonies in Minas Gerais State and 69 in São Paulo State, each started either by a single female or by an association of females. There was a chance that worker production would become numerically similar in both solitary and associative colonies in both states. An increased number of foundresses did not improve the chance of colony success in Minas Gerais State, but it improved this chance in São Paulo State, so that colonies each with 3 or more foundressess were always successful. In colonies in both states, nest cell productivity was higher with a greater number of associated females per nest. Females were able to start building nests alone, being the only reproductive, or 2 or more females could cooperate to found a nest, thus increasing worker production. However, the type of environment chosen to establish the nest (anthropogenic or natural) seemed to influence strongly the choice of the founding strategy. |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)ecological constraintsfoundress numbergroup augmentationhelpingPolistinaeIn many animal species, females are faced with at least 2 reproductive options: independent or cooperative breeding. Some individuals in cooperative groups choose to help in rearing the broods of conspecific females. Through observations of how females of Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) started new nests in the field, we investigated whether ecological constraints and the geographic variations explain group formation in this species. The founding of nests was studied between 1996 and 2000 in various localities of 2 states of southeastern Brazil. Weekly observations were carried out on 109 pre-worker nests. We kept track of 40 colonies in Minas Gerais State and 69 in São Paulo State, each started either by a single female or by an association of females. There was a chance that worker production would become numerically similar in both solitary and associative colonies in both states. An increased number of foundresses did not improve the chance of colony success in Minas Gerais State, but it improved this chance in São Paulo State, so that colonies each with 3 or more foundressess were always successful. In colonies in both states, nest cell productivity was higher with a greater number of associated females per nest. Females were able to start building nests alone, being the only reproductive, or 2 or more females could cooperate to found a nest, thus increasing worker production. However, the type of environment chosen to establish the nest (anthropogenic or natural) seemed to influence strongly the choice of the founding strategy.Departamento de Zoologia, Campus Universitário, Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaUniversidade Federal de Viçosa, Departamento de Entomologia, Avenida Peter Henry Rolfs s/nUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Centro de Estudos Ambientais, Avenida 24A, 1515Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Centro de Estudos Ambientais, Avenida 24A, 1515Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)Prezoto, FábioDe Castro, Mariana MonteiroDe Souza, André RodriguesGobbi, Nivar [UNESP]2022-04-29T07:26:05Z2022-04-29T07:26:05Z2015-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article556-559http://dx.doi.org/10.1653/024.098.0224Florida Entomologist, v. 98, n. 2, p. 556-559, 2015.0015-4040http://hdl.handle.net/11449/22799310.1653/024.098.02242-s2.0-84931453197Scopusreponame:Repositório Institucional da UNESPinstname:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)instacron:UNESPengFlorida Entomologistinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2024-04-10T19:22:25Zoai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/227993Repositório InstitucionalPUBhttp://repositorio.unesp.br/oai/requestopendoar:29462024-08-05T14:07:57.576352Repositório Institucional da UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)false |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Prezoto, Fábio ecological constraints foundress number group augmentation helping Polistinae |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
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Foundress Association in the Paper Wasp Polistes simillimus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) |
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Prezoto, Fábio |
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Prezoto, Fábio De Castro, Mariana Monteiro De Souza, André Rodrigues Gobbi, Nivar [UNESP] |
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De Castro, Mariana Monteiro De Souza, André Rodrigues Gobbi, Nivar [UNESP] |
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Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV) Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
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Prezoto, Fábio De Castro, Mariana Monteiro De Souza, André Rodrigues Gobbi, Nivar [UNESP] |
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ecological constraints foundress number group augmentation helping Polistinae |
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ecological constraints foundress number group augmentation helping Polistinae |
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In many animal species, females are faced with at least 2 reproductive options: independent or cooperative breeding. Some individuals in cooperative groups choose to help in rearing the broods of conspecific females. Through observations of how females of Polistes simillimus Zikán, 1951 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) started new nests in the field, we investigated whether ecological constraints and the geographic variations explain group formation in this species. The founding of nests was studied between 1996 and 2000 in various localities of 2 states of southeastern Brazil. Weekly observations were carried out on 109 pre-worker nests. We kept track of 40 colonies in Minas Gerais State and 69 in São Paulo State, each started either by a single female or by an association of females. There was a chance that worker production would become numerically similar in both solitary and associative colonies in both states. An increased number of foundresses did not improve the chance of colony success in Minas Gerais State, but it improved this chance in São Paulo State, so that colonies each with 3 or more foundressess were always successful. In colonies in both states, nest cell productivity was higher with a greater number of associated females per nest. Females were able to start building nests alone, being the only reproductive, or 2 or more females could cooperate to found a nest, thus increasing worker production. However, the type of environment chosen to establish the nest (anthropogenic or natural) seemed to influence strongly the choice of the founding strategy. |
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