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ArticleEthology, ecology & evolution2018

An Alpine ant's behavioural polymorphism: monogyny with and without internest aggression in

Patrick Krapf, Lucia Russo, Wolfgang Arthofer, Markus Möst, Florian M Steiner, Birgit C Schlick-Steiner

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Article in Ethology, ecology & evolution, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Patrick KrapfMolecular Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1625-4473
Lucia RussoMolecular Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
Wolfgang ArthoferMolecular Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
Markus MöstMolecular Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
Florian M SteinerMolecular Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.
Birgit C Schlick-SteinerMolecular Ecology Group, Institute of Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, Innsbruck 6020, Austria.

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Austrian Science Fund FWF J 3774
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social structure influences animal societies on various levels (e.g., relatedness, behaviour). In ants, both the number of matings per queen and the number of queens per colony can vary strongly. While workers from both monogynous and polygynous colonies often fight fiercely, in supercolonies (an extreme form of polygyny comprising thousands of queens in spatially separated but interconnected nests), non-nestmates interact peacefully. Studies on social and behavioural polymorphism within ant species can help elucidate their influence on genetic diversity and behaviour and the factors triggering variation in social structure and behaviour. Here, we reveal a behavioural and social polymorphism comprising monogyny with and without internest aggression in

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aggressionbehaviour analysesFormicidaemicrosatellitessocial structureTetramorium alpestre

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