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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"worker reproduction"”.
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An investigation of the sociogenetic structure of the endemic fynbos ant, Camponotus klugii, via the use of microsatellites
… mating frequency, levels of relatedness and worker reproduction. Within this study I perform an analysis on two groups of ant nests of the species Campo notus klugii, in order to investigate how the genetic structure may inform us of the sociogenetic structure of the species.
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Differentiation in reproductive potential and chemical communication of reproductive status in workers and queens of the ant Myrmecia gulosa
… an explanation in the kin selection theory: workers can overcome the cost of helping and of forgiving direct reproduction by rearing sufficiently related individuals. However, in the Hymenoptera, little is known on the proximate mechanisms that regulate the division of labour in colonies. Our …