Nepotistic colony fission in dense colony aggregations of an Australian paper wasp [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Social insects are highly diverse in their social structures, aside from the consistent presence of reproductive castes. Among social insects, the Australian paper wasp Ropalidia plebeiana constructs extremely dense colony aggregations consisting of ...
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Bright green fluorescence of Asian paper wasp nests. [PDF]
J R Soc Interface, 2021 An exceptionally bright fluorescent biomatter was discovered when exploring, with UV-A light, the nests of several oriental paper wasp species of the genusPolistes, a genus of diurnal social insects. Fluorescence spectra of the cocoon cap membranes revealed narrow emission bands in the green range of the visible spectrum.
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Caste-specific storage of dopamine-related substances in the brains of four Polistes paper wasp species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 How the role of dopamine differs according to the evolution of eusociality and how it is required in the flexible society of Polistes paper wasps need further clarification.
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Brighter-colored paper wasps (
Frontiers in Zoology, 2012 Introduction Aposematism is a defense system against predators consisting of the toxicity warning using conspicuous coloration. If the toxin production and aposematic coloration is costly, only individuals in good physical condition could simultaneously ...
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Solar Panels as Novel Nest Sites for the European Paper Wasp Polistes dominula [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionSolar energy facilities are rapidly expanding in their land‐use footprint worldwide, with significant implications for biodiversity. Although the impacts of conventional solar development are often negative for biodiversity, it is possible for some ...
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Fine-Scale Population Structure but Limited Genetic Differentiation in a Cooperatively Breeding Paper Wasp. [PDF]
Genome Biol Evol, 2020 Relatively little is known about the processes shaping population structure in cooperatively breeding insect species, despite the long-hypothesized importance of population structure in shaping patterns of cooperative breeding.
Bluher SE, Miller SE, Sheehan MJ.
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Transitive inference in Polistes paper wasps [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2019 Transitive inference (TI) is a form of logical reasoning that involves using known relationships to infer unknown relationships (A > B; B > C; then A > C). TI has been found in a wide range of vertebrates but not in insects. Here, we test whether Polistes dominula and Polistes metricus
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Shedding Light on the Venom Proteomes of the Allergy-Relevant Hymenoptera Polistes dominula (European Paper Wasp) and Vespula spp. (Yellow Jacket). [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2020 Allergic reactions to stings of Hymenoptera species can have serious or even fatal consequences. If the identification of the culprit insect is possible, venom-specific immunotherapy effectively cures Hymenoptera venom allergies.
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Sexually dimorphic traits and male fertility in a paper wasp [PDF]
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2020 Females of many social Hymenoptera commit their reproductive potential to a single male; they mate once and never re-mate. Sexual selection theory predicts that under this regimen female precopulatory mate choice is crucial.
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Postural analysis reveals persistent changes in paper wasp foundress behavioral state after conspecific challenge [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2023 Vigilant animals detect and respond to threats in the environment, often changing posture and movement patterns. Vigilance is modulated not only by predators but also by conspecific threats.
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