Task division and Age Polyethism in colonies of Mischocyttarus latior social wasps (Fox) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae).

Sociobiology

Agda Alves Da Rocha²  Daniel Simões Santos Cecílio¹  Edilberto Giannotti¹ 

[1] Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho;Universidade Federal da Bahia

关键词: Ethogram;    Social Organization;    Polistinae;    Mischocyttarini.;   

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来源: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Brazil

【 摘 要 】

This paper aimed to study the division of labor between queen and workers, division of labor by age range and sequence of behavioral patterns exercised by females and males fromMischocyttarus latior(F.) colonies. Behaviors of 13 dominant females (queens), 68 subordinate (workers) from emergence until they are 77 days and 12 males in 37 colonies were quantified during 545 hours. There were 23 behavioral acts registered divided into five categories. Both dominant females as the workers showed a behavioral repertoire of 23 items, while males only 15. Dominants remain longer on the nest than subordinates and exercise exclusively the behavior of oviposition and rubbing gaster on the nest and share 21 behaviors with the workers. Males foraged nectar, preys and water, and exercise other behaviors, mostly related to social activity. All behaviors can be performed by any potentially worker at any age.

【 授权许可】

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