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2014
2014
Reproductive status, endocrine physiology and chemical signaling in the Neotropical, swarm-founding eusocial wasp Polybia micans.
In the evolution of caste-based societies in Hymenoptera, the classical insect hormones juvenile hormone (JH) and ecdysteroids… (More)
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2013
2013
Age and Morphological Changes in the Epiponini Wasp Polybia paulista Von Ihering (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
The division of labor is a central theme in the study of social insects. In bees and wasps, this activity is regulated by age… (More)
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2011
2011
First records of Synoeca septentrionalis Richards, 1978 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini) in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest
Nests of Synoeca septentrionalis were collected in two Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest localities (Itabuna and Santa Terezinha, in… (More)
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2007
2007
Myotoxic effects of mastoparan from Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera, Epiponini) wasp venom in mice skeletal muscle.
In a previous study, we showed that the Polybia paulista wasp venom causes strong myonecrosis. This study was undertaken to… (More)
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2005
2005
T.URNALoFTHEKANSAS."il;",yr?i:,"rt..:ir:Tf;; caste Dimorphism in the wasp Epipona guerini (Hymenoptera: vespidae; Polistinae, Epiponini): Further Evidence for Larval Determination
ABSTRA6T: Queens of the social, swarm-founding wasp Epipona guerini are larger than workers in each of l3 morphometric variables… (More)
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2004
2004
Stable relatedness structure of the large-colony swarm-founding wasp Polybia paulista
In social-insect colonies, cooperation among nestmates is generally stabilized by their high genetic similarity. Thus, fitness… (More)
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2003
2003
Behavioral mediators of cyclical oligogyny in the Amazonian swarm-founding wasp Asteloeca ujhelyii (Vespidae, Polistinae, Epiponini)
In the Epiponini, queen number may vary from many to few during the colonial cycle. This cyclical oligogyny may be important for… (More)
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2003
2003
Shape differences rather than size differences between castes in the Neotropical swarm-founding wasp Metapolybia docilis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Epiponini)
Swarm-founding epiponine wasps are an intriguing group of social insects in which colonies are polygynic (several queens share… (More)
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2002
2002
Castes and the influence of the colony cycle in swarm-founding polistine wasps (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Epiponini)
In neotropical swarm-founding wasps, caste differences can be arranged along a spectrum ranging from taxa in which queens and… (More)
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1998
1998
Dominance and polyethism in the eusocial wasp Mischocyttarus mastigophorus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)
Dominance interactions affected patterns of non-reproductive division of labor (polyethism) in the eusocial wasp Mischocyttarus… (More)
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