Artículos de revistas
Morphological and physiological caste differences in Synoeca cyanea (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) according to the ontogenetic development of the colonies
Fecha
2003-07-08Registro en:
Sociobiology, v. 41, n. 3, p. 547-570, 2003.
0361-6525
WOS:000181568700002
2-s2.0-0037930565
0104276564359648
0000-0003-0207-1067
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Ohio State University
Institución
Resumen
Morphological caste differences in different stages of the biological cycle in Synoeca cyanea were not distinct. Females presented a gradual sequence in ovarian development from filamentous ovarioles to well developed ones with the presence of intermediates, with shorter ovaries than queens, which can be present or not according to the stage of colonial development. Such data suggest that access to the reproductive status would only be possible in some intervals of colonial development.