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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"colony founding"”.
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Aspects of the biology, behavior, and economic importance of Camponotus pennyslvanicus (Degeer) and Camponotus ferrugineus (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera: formicidae)
… and C. pennsylvanicus are similar in their colony foundation and biology. C. ferrugineus required 54 days to produce the first brood and there were 18 workers, including one intermediate worker, in the first brood. Queens of C. pennsylvanicus required an average of 46 days to rear the first …
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Queen size dimorphism in ants
… while microgynes are specialized for dependent colony founding by readoption. Under natural conditions, mother and daughter size are highly correlated and this is also true for laboratory colonies. However, the size of developing queens is influenced by queens present in the colony. Comparing …
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Nest Morphogenesis and Population Ecology of Two Species of Formica
… determined with emphasis on mound morphogenesis, colony-founding and population characteristics. For each species the following samples and data were collected: random samples of each population, thatch sample, external and internal mound measurements, and field maps of distribution …
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Co-operation and conflict in societies of the ponerine ant genus Pachycondyla
… Pachycondyla cf. inversa, may co-operate during colony founding (pleometrosis). Approximately 50 per cent of all founding colonies collected near Itabuna, Brazil, consisted of two to five founding queens. Queens of P. cf. inversa have to forage for food (semi-claustral founding), and in founding …
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Paarungshäufigkeit und Aufteilung der Reproduktion bei Pachycondyla villosa
In Ameisensozietäten treten häufig Konflikte um die Reproduktion auf. Um dabei das soziale Verhalten der beteiligten Individuen und die Koloniestruktur zu verstehen ist es wichtig, die Verwandtschaftsstruktur innerhalb der Kolonien zu kennen. Diese wird durch die Paarungshäufigkeit der Königinnen, …