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Morphometry of the sexual forms of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus Forel, 1911 (Hym., Formicidae) in queenright and queenless laboratory colonies

dc.contributor.authorCamargo, R. S. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorForti, L. C. [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Andrade, A. P P [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorDe Matos, C. A O [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorLopes, J. F S
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:21:22Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:21:22Z
dc.date.issued2005-07-01
dc.description.abstractA morphometric study was performed on the sexual forms of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus in colonies kept under laboratory conditions. The males studied were obtained from queenright and queenless colonies, i.e. they were produced by either the queen or the workers. Cluster analysis revealed a wide distribution in the size of the sexual forms produced in queenless colonies compared with queenright colonies, and that some of the worker-produced males were significantly smaller than those produced in queenright colonies. However, we found no indication that the males produced in queenless colonies are unable to mate, as smaller and larger males had identical genitalia that varied only in size, and therefore probably represent an alternative route of reproduction in this species. © 2005 Blackwell Verlag.en
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga Departamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationDepartamento de Comportamento e Ecologia Animal Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - ICB Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora - UFJF, Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais State
dc.description.affiliationUnidade Diferenciada de Itapeva UNESP, Itapeva, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationLaboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga Departamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas FCA/UNESP, PO Box 237, 18603-970, Botucatu, SP State
dc.description.affiliationUnespLaboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga Departamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas FCA/UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationUnespUnidade Diferenciada de Itapeva UNESP, Itapeva, São Paulo State
dc.description.affiliationUnespLaboratório de Insetos Sociais-Praga Departamento de Produção Vegetal Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas FCA/UNESP, PO Box 237, 18603-970, Botucatu, SP State
dc.format.extent347-351
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0418.2005.00971.x
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Applied Entomology, v. 129, n. 6, p. 347-351, 2005.
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1439-0418.2005.00971.x
dc.identifier.issn0931-2048
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-23044499605
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/68295
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000230432300011
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Applied Entomology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr1.629
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,720
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dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAcromyrmex subterraneus brunneusen
dc.subjectLeaf-cutting anten
dc.subjectSexual formsen
dc.subjectmorphometryen
dc.subjectqueenen
dc.subjectreproductive biologyen
dc.subjectAttaen
dc.subjectFormicidaeen
dc.titleMorphometry of the sexual forms of Acromyrmex subterraneus brunneus Forel, 1911 (Hym., Formicidae) in queenright and queenless laboratory coloniesen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-406071.html
dspace.entity.typePublication
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Instituto de Ciências e Engenharia, Itapevapt
unesp.departmentEngenharia Industrial Madeireira - ICEpt

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