Grooming, aggression, and genetic relatedness in Parachartergus colobopterus, a neotropical swarm-founding wasp

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dc.contributor.advisorStrassmann, Joan E.en_US
dc.creatorKlingler, Ceal Jeniferen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T00:01:54Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T00:01:54Zen_US
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.description.abstractI examined biting, grooming, and inspection behavior in a pre-emergent colony of Parachartergus colobopterus, a neotropical swarm-founding wasp, to determine whether kin discrimination occurs between adult colony members. If within-colony kin discrimination exists, this is a likely place to find it. Low relatedness among colony members at some points in the colony cycle reduces advantages of nestmate discrimination and increases possible advantages of within-colony kin discrimination. I found no evidence of kin discrimination in length or frequency of biting and grooming interactions. Furthermore, interactants in biting, inspection, and grooming interactions were no more or less related than by chance. Results suggest that members of the species P. colobopterus do not identify and preferentially aid closer kin within a colony.en_US
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dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ECOL. 1995 KLINGLERen_US
dc.identifier.citationKlingler, Ceal Jenifer. "Grooming, aggression, and genetic relatedness in Parachartergus colobopterus, a neotropical swarm-founding wasp." (1995) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13964">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13964</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/13964en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
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dc.subjectEntomologyen_US
dc.subjectEcologyen_US
dc.subjectGeneticsen_US
dc.titleGrooming, aggression, and genetic relatedness in Parachartergus colobopterus, a neotropical swarm-founding waspen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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thesis.degree.departmentEcology and Evolutionary Biologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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