Alternative reproductive strategies in Formica lugubris Zett (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

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ID Serval
serval:BIB_93FC3621F722
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Titre
Alternative reproductive strategies in Formica lugubris Zett (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Périodique
Ethology Ecology and Evolution
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Cherix D., Chautems D., Fletcher D. J. C., Fortelius W., Gris G., Keller L., Passera L., Rosengren R., Vargo E. L., Walter F.
ISSN
0394-9370
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1991
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
1
Numéro
Sp. Iss. 1
Pages
61-66
Langue
anglais
Résumé
A long term study on the reproductive strategies of Formica lugubris (Formica rufa group) has revealed many new important facts. Within a supercolony the sex-ratio is strongly female biased. Some of the sexuals mate on the nest surface, whereas others fly from the nest. Those sexuals participating in flights aggregate in particular meadow sites (mating places). On these places females attract males by releasing a sex pheromone.
Mots-clé
reproductive strategy, Formica lugubris, ants, sex-ratio, sex pheromone, polygyny
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