Influence of queen weight and colony origin on worker response in Solenopsis geminata
Rojas, Julio C [autor] | Brindis Ruíz, Yolanda Concepción [autora] | Malo, Edi A [autor] | Cruz López, Leopoldo Caridad [autor].
Tipo de material: Artículo impreso(a) y electrónico Tipo de contenido: Texto Tipo de medio: Computadora Tipo de portador: Recurso en líneaTema(s): Solenopsis geminata | Hormigas | Comportamiento de los insectos | Feromonas de insectosTema(s) en inglés: Solenopsis geminata | Ants | Insect behavior | Insect pheromonesDescriptor(es) geográficos: Tapachula (Chiapas, México) | Puerto Madero (San Benito), Tapachula (Chiapas, México) | Cacahoatán (Chiapas, México) | Tuxtla Chico (Chiapas, México) | Unión Juárez (Chiapas, México) Nota de acceso: Disponible para usuarios de ECOSUR con su clave de acceso En: Physiological Entomology. Volumen 29, número 4 (September 2004), páginas 356-362. --ISSN: 0307-6962Número de sistema: 3170Resumen:Tipo de ítem | Biblioteca actual | Colección | Signatura | Info Vol | Estado | Fecha de vencimiento | Código de barras |
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The influence of weight and colony origin of the queen of Solenopsis geminata (F.) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) on worker attraction is studied under laboratory conditions. In the first experiment, worker response to individual queens of different weight from the same colony is evaluated. Heavier queens are more attractive than smaller queens to their own workers. In subsequent experiments, the colony origin effect is investigated and worker response to a pair of queens of the same weight from the same or different colonies is compared. When queens are from the same colony, workers do not show a significant preference between queens. However, when queens are from a different colony, workers are significantly more attracted to their own queen than to the foreign queen. Finally, the response of workers to queens of different weight from the same or different colonies is investigated. In both cases, workers are significantly more attracted to a heavier queen than a lighter queen, even if the lighter queen is their own queen. A putative pheromonal component (E)-6-(1-pentenyl)-2H-2-pyranone, is not positively correlated with queen weight. eng