Novel insights into paternity skew in a polyandrous social wasp.

doi:10.1111/1744-7917.13343

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Novel insights into paternity skew in a polyandrous social wasp.

Insect science - 1 Dec 2024

Orr Sarah E, Hedrick Nicole A, Murray Kayla A, Pasupuleti Abhinav K, Goodisman Michael A D

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Females of many species are polyandrous. However, polyandry can give rise to conflict among individuals within families. We examined the level of polyandry and paternity skew in the common eastern yellowjacket wasp, Vespula maculifrons, in order to gain a greater understanding of conflict in social insects. We collected 10 colonies of V. maculifrons and genotyped workers and prereproductive queens at highly...

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Animals
Wasps
Sexual Behavior, Animal
Male
Female
Microsatellite Repeats
Reproduction
Genotype
Social Behavior

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PMID: 38415498
DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.13343
PMCID: PMC11632298

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