Semi-claustral founding and worker behaviour in gynes of Messor andrei

被引：23

作者：

Brown, MJF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Stanford Univ, Dept Biol Sci, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

INSECTES SOCIAUX | 1999年 / 46卷 / 02期

基金：

美国安德鲁·梅隆基金会;

关键词：

Messor andrei; seed-harvesting ant; semi-claustral colony founding; queen behavior;

D O I：

10.1007/s000400050133

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Claustral founding is the common mode of colony foundation in ant species outside the Ponerinae. I report the existence of both semi-claustral founding and worker-type behaviour in new gynes of the myrmicine ant Messor andrei. Worker-type behaviour may be a non-adaptive corollary of semi-claustral colony founding, and represents little cost to colony reproduction. In contrast, semiclaustral founding is a high risk activity; numerous attacks on foraging queens were observed. Why non-ponerine ants exhibit semi-claustral founding behaviour remains unknown, and deserves further study.

引用

页码：194 / 195

页数：2

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[1] Nest relocation and encounters between colonies of the seed-harvesting ant Messor andrei [J].