Queen Size Variation in the Ponerine AntPonera coarctata(Hymenoptera: Formicidae) | Zendy

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Queen Size Variation in the Ponerine AntPonera coarctata(Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Author(s) -

Jüergen Liebig,

Jürgen Heınze,

B. Hölldobler

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

psyche a journal of entomology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1687-7438

pISSN - 0033-2615

DOI - 10.1155/1995/34186

Subject(s) - queen (butterfly) , hymenoptera , variation (astronomy) , biology , ant , zoology , ecology , physics , astronomy

Queens of Ponera coarctata show a pronounced variation in size as measured by ommatidia number and Weber's alitrunk length. Isometric size variation and the normal distribution of size categories indicate that, despite these differences, only one queen morph exists. Queen size varies less within colonies than between colonies, and thus appears to be colony specific. Ovary length apparently varies with queen size. Similar size variations as in queens also occured in males, but not in workers

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