Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps

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Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)-
Autor(es): dc.contributorKatholieke Universiteit Leuven-
Autor(es): dc.contributorUniversity of London-
Autor(es): dc.creatorDa Silva, Rafael Carvalho-
Autor(es): dc.creatorPrato, Amanda-
Autor(es): dc.creatorTannure-Nascimento, Ivelize-
Autor(es): dc.creatorOi, Cintia Akemi-
Autor(es): dc.creatorWenseleers, Tom-
Autor(es): dc.creatorNascimento, Fabio-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2025-08-21T17:19:58Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2025-08-21T17:19:58Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-03-01-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2023-03-01-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2022-06-07-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13571-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/241201-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/11449/241201-
Descrição: dc.descriptionWasps (Vespidae) are important organisms to understand the evolution of socia behaviour. Wasps show different levels of sociality, which includes solitary to highly eusocial organisms. In social insect species, queens and workers differ in physiology and morphology. The Neotropical swarm-founding wasps (Epiponini) show a variety of caste syndromes. In this clade, the caste-flexibility is a unique characteristic, in which workers can become queens and swarm to start a new nest. The investigation of the caste system comparing several Epiponini species show a clear-cut morphological distinction between queens and workers, with a morphological continuum between queens and workers. However, whether cuticular hydrocarbons (CHCs) are used as cues for caste recognition in swarm-founding wasps is still unknown. We studied whether CHCs may display caste-linked differences in eleven species of Epiponini wasps and if CHCs differences would follow morphological patterns. Our results suggest that queens and workers of Epiponini wasps are chemically different from each other at two levels, qualitatively and quantitatively, or merely quantitatively. This variation seems to exist regardless of their morphological traits and may be useful to help us understanding how chemical communication evolved differently in these species.-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Biologia Faculdade de Filosofia Ciencias e Letras de Ribeirao Preto Universidade de Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal-
Descrição: dc.descriptionLaboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution Katholieke Universiteit Leuven-
Descrição: dc.descriptionCentre for Biodiversity and Environment Research University College London University of London-
Descrição: dc.descriptionDepartamento de Morfologia e Fisiologia Animal Universidade Estadual Paulista, Jaboticabal-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Relação: dc.relationPeerJ-
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Palavras-chave: dc.subjectCastes-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectChemical signaling-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectQueen pheromones-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectReproduction-
Título: dc.titleCuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps-
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