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Colony kin structure and breeding patterns in the social wasp, Polistes biglumis

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Author	Seppä, P. Fogelqvist, J. Gyllenstrand, N. Lorenzi, M. C.
Copyright Year	2011
Abstract	We used DNA microsatellites to study colony kin structure and breeding patterns in the primitively eusocial wasp Polistes biglumis. P. biglumis inhabits cool areas at high altitudes and, as a consequence, has a reduced colony cycle compared to more temperate Polistes. P. biglumis colonies are always founded and controlled by a single foundress, but nest failure is common and foundresses losing their nests do not have time to start new ones due to the short season. Instead, nests are characterized by frequent female turnover, in the form of females taking over (usurpation) other con-specific nests. Our results showed that most nests had offspring from multiple unrelated females, including some where multiple females were not observed in monitoring. Reconstruction of behavioural events from the genetic data revealed three types of multiple matriline nests: (a) nests that were usurped by another female, where the original nest owner disappeared following the usurpation event, (b) nests that were joined by another female, where the original nest owner stayed following the joining event, (c) nests that were both usurped and joined by other females. We also found, for the first time, a clear indication of multiple mating by Polistes females. Moreover, males mating with the same female were related, which may be explained by the lek mating system of P. biglumis. Finally, we analysed the nest sex ratios and how it changed during the season and found that sexes were produced sequentially, males before females.
Starting Page	345
Ending Page	355
Page Count	11
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00201812
Journal	Insectes Sociaux
Volume Number	58
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14209098
Language	English
Publisher	SP Birkhäuser Verlag Basel
Publisher Date	2011-01-22
Publisher Place	Basel
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	DNA microsatellites Joining and usurpation Polistes Polyandry Protandry Zoology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics Insect Science

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