Gamergates in the Australian ant subfamily Myrmeciinae.

Details

Serval ID
serval:BIB_ED65925054E4
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Gamergates in the Australian ant subfamily Myrmeciinae.
Journal
Die Naturwissenschaften
Author(s)
Dietemann V., Peeters C., Hölldobler B.
ISSN
0028-1042 (Print)
ISSN-L
0028-1042
Publication state
Published
Issued date
09/2004
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
91
Number
9
Pages
432-435
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Ant workers can mate and reproduce in a few hundreds of species belonging to the phylogenetically basal poneromorph subfamilies ( sensu Bolton 2003). We report the first occurrence of gamergates (i.e. mated reproductive workers) in a myrmeciomorph subfamily. In a colony of Myrmecia pyriformis that was collected without a queen, workers continued to be produced over a period of 3 years in the laboratory. Behavioural observations and ovarian dissections indicated that three workers were mated and produced the diploid offspring. The Myrmeciinae are thus another taxon in which the selective benefits of sexual reproduction by workers can be investigated.
Keywords
Animals, Ants/classification, Ants/physiology, Australia, Female, Oviposition
Pubmed
Web of science
Create date
19/12/2016 16:40
Last modification date
03/08/2023 10:44
Usage data