Strassmann, Joan E.2009-06-042009-06-041995Klingler, 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>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/13964I 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.66 p.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.EntomologyEcologyGeneticsThesisTHESIS ECOL. 1995 KLINGLER