Nest defense behavior against the attack of ants in colonies of pre-emergent Mischocyttarus cerberus (hymenoptera, vespidae)

dc.contributor.authorTogni, Olga Coutinho [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorGiannotti, Edilberto [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-27T11:22:33Z
dc.date.available2014-05-27T11:22:33Z
dc.date.issued2007-07-16
dc.description.abstractThe study was carried out at the UNESP Rio Claro campus (SP), where biotests consisting of simulated ant attacks were performed in colonies of Mischocyttarus cerberus. The behaviors of the wasps were recorded with a camcorder, for further analysis. This analysis was done using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Principal Component Analysis. In the pre-emergence development stage, colonies with a single foundress defend the nest only after the first larvae appear. When there are only eggs in the nest, the wasp abandons the nest. Before leaving, the wasp rubs its gaster against the nest, releasing the ant repellent secretion. When the nest contains larvae or larvae and pupae, the foundress defends the colony, vibrating its wings, pumping her abdomen and biting the ant.en
dc.description.affiliationDepartmento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociencias Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900, Rio Claro, Sp
dc.description.affiliationUnespDepartmento de Zoologia Instituto de Biociencias Universidade Estadual Paulista, Caixa Postal 199, 13506-900, Rio Claro, Sp
dc.format.extent675-694
dc.identifierhttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/issue/archive
dc.identifier.citationSociobiology, v. 50, n. 2, p. 675-694, 2007.
dc.identifier.issn0361-6525
dc.identifier.lattes9753300597430777
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-34447272251
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/69798
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000247458800031
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofSociobiology
dc.relation.ispartofjcr0.604
dc.relation.ispartofsjr0,396
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAnts
dc.subjectDefense of nest
dc.subjectMischocyttarus cerberus
dc.subjectPre-emergence stage
dc.subjectFormicidae
dc.subjectHymenoptera
dc.subjectMischocyttarus
dc.subjectVespidae
dc.titleNest defense behavior against the attack of ants in colonies of pre-emergent Mischocyttarus cerberus (hymenoptera, vespidae)en
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://periodicos.uefs.br/ojs/index.php/sociobiology/about/submissions#copyrightNotice
unesp.author.lattes9753300597430777
unesp.campusUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), Instituto de Biociências, Rio Claropt

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