Colony defensive behavior by the social wasp Polybia (Trichothorax) sericea (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual de Feira de Santana (UEFS)
dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-26T17:28:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-20T13:57:18Z
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-05T14:38:58Z
dc.date.available2014-02-26T17:28:23Z
dc.date.available2014-05-20T13:57:18Z
dc.date.available2022-10-05T14:38:58Z
dc.date.created2014-02-26T17:28:23Z
dc.date.created2014-05-20T13:57:18Z
dc.date.issued2007-01-01
dc.identifierSociobiology. Chico: Calif State Univ, v. 49, n. 3, p. 215-220, 2007.
dc.identifier0361-6525
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/20439
dc.identifierWOS:000244514200012
dc.identifier2-s2.0-34147104870
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3894361
dc.description.abstractThis work aimed at evaluating the aggressive response of Polybia sericea, incited by mechanical means, as well as collecting information on the biological and population parameters of this species in Caatinga environments. There were positive correlations (P < 0.05) between the number of aggressors and the number of eggs, larvae and adults present in the nests. These results showed that the magnitude of the defense response exhibited by P. sericea is proportional to the energetic investment carried out by the colony in making young forms. The positive significant correlation between the number of aggressors and the total number of adults of the colony corroborates the hypothesis that colonies with a large population of adults have greater potential to perform what is called defensive altruism.
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherCalifornia State University
dc.relationSociobiology
dc.relation0.604
dc.relation0,396
dc.rightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.titleColony defensive behavior by the social wasp Polybia (Trichothorax) sericea (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
dc.typeArtigo


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