Social dominance molds cuticular and egg chemical blends in a paper wasp. We have demonstrated that, contrary to the widely accepted view, dominance, rather than fertility, determines chemical signatures in Polistes wasps. Dominant individuals are characterized by a particular GC profile of the hydrocarbons of their cuticle (and of their laid eggs) with respect to subordinate (but with still developed ovaries) individuals of the same colonies.
Social dominance molds cuticular and egg chemical blends in a paper wasp / DAPPORTO L; DANI F.R; S. TURILLAZZI. - In: CURRENT BIOLOGY. - ISSN 0960-9822. - STAMPA. - 17:(2007), pp. 502-503. [10.1016/j.cub.2007.05.002]
Social dominance molds cuticular and egg chemical blends in a paper wasp
DAPPORTO, LEONARDO
;DANI, FRANCESCA ROMANA;TURILLAZZI, STEFANO
2007
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Social dominance molds cuticular and egg chemical blends in a paper wasp. We have demonstrated that, contrary to the widely accepted view, dominance, rather than fertility, determines chemical signatures in Polistes wasps. Dominant individuals are characterized by a particular GC profile of the hydrocarbons of their cuticle (and of their laid eggs) with respect to subordinate (but with still developed ovaries) individuals of the same colonies.
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