FECUNDITY OF ANT QUEENS IN RELATION TO THEIR AGE AND THE MODE OF COLONY FOUNDING

被引：45

作者：

KELLER, L ^{[1
]}

PASSERA, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] UNIV TOULOUSE 3, ENTOMOL LAB, CNRS, UA 303, F-31062 TOULOUSE, FRANCE

来源：

INSECTES SOCIAUX | 1990年 / 37卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1007/BF02224025

中图分类号：

Q96 [昆虫学];

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摘要：

The change over time in the fecundity and weight of queens was investigated in three monogynous, independent colony founding species, Lasius niger, Camponotus ligniperda and C. herculaneus, and two polygynous dependent colony founding species, Plagiolepis pygmaea and Iridomyrmex humilis. Queens of the three species founding independently exhibited a similar pattern with a significant loss of weight between mating and the emergence of the first workers. In contrast, weights of queens of the species employing dependent colony founding remained more stable. Fecundity of queens founding independently increased slowly with time whereas fecundity of queens founding dependently reached the maximum level some weeks after the beginning of the first reproductive season. These results are discussed in relation to some differences in the life history (e.g., life-span) between queens utilizing independent and dependent colony founding. © 1990 Masson.

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