Behavioral Differentiation and Ovarian Development of Unmated Gynes, Queens, and Workers of Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida 1987 (Formicidae, Ectatomminae)
Joint Authors
Antonialli-Junior, William Fernando
Fernandes, Wedson Desidério
Vieira, Alexsandro Santana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-10-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Behavioral differentiation and ovarian development of unmated gynes, queens, and workers of Ectatomma vizottoi were investigated in laboratory conditions.
Forty-one behavioral acts were identified and quantified for workers, 19 for queens and 24 for unmated gynes, for an overall species repertoire of 42 different behavioral acts.
Ovipositing reproductive eggs was an exclusive task of the queen, whereas workers showed 15 caste-specific behaviors.
The most important (frequent) behaviors for the queens were brood care, immobility, and reproduction, and for workers were immobility, grooming/interaction, brood care, and foraging.
Unmated gynes (not winged) primarily showed immobility, brood care, grooming/interaction, and foraging.
Analysis of ovarian development showed that unmated gynes had little-developed ovarioles, in contrast to queens.
Queens and unmated gynes showed a clear behavioral differentiation, in which queens played the role of reproducers and unmated gynes performed activities belonging to the worker repertoire.
Despite the presence of several breeding queens in the colony, functional monogyny was the rule.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Vieira, Alexsandro Santana& Fernandes, Wedson Desidério& Antonialli-Junior, William Fernando. 2011. Behavioral Differentiation and Ovarian Development of Unmated Gynes, Queens, and Workers of Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida 1987 (Formicidae, Ectatomminae). Psyche،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464878
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Vieira, Alexsandro Santana…[et al.]. Behavioral Differentiation and Ovarian Development of Unmated Gynes, Queens, and Workers of Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida 1987 (Formicidae, Ectatomminae). Psyche No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464878
American Medical Association (AMA)
Vieira, Alexsandro Santana& Fernandes, Wedson Desidério& Antonialli-Junior, William Fernando. Behavioral Differentiation and Ovarian Development of Unmated Gynes, Queens, and Workers of Ectatomma vizottoi Almeida 1987 (Formicidae, Ectatomminae). Psyche. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464878
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464878