| Title |
Gamergates in the Australian ant subfamily Myrmeciinae
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|---|---|
| Published in |
The Science of Nature, July 2004
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00114-004-0549-1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Vincent Dietemann, Christian Peeters, Bert Hölldobler |
| Abstract |
Ant workers can mate and reproduce in a few hundreds of species belonging to the phylogenetically basal poneromorph subfamilies ( sensu Bolton 2003). We report the first occurrence of gamergates (i.e. mated reproductive workers) in a myrmeciomorph subfamily. In a colony of Myrmecia pyriformis that was collected without a queen, workers continued to be produced over a period of 3 years in the laboratory. Behavioural observations and ovarian dissections indicated that three workers were mated and produced the diploid offspring. The Myrmeciinae are thus another taxon in which the selective benefits of sexual reproduction by workers can be investigated. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 3% |
| Israel | 1 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 33 | 87% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 32% |
| Researcher | 10 | 26% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 5% |
| Professor | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 16% |
| Unknown | 2 | 5% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 32 | 84% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 3 | 8% |
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