Competition and opportunity shape the reproductive tactics of males in the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior.

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-237845
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.23784

Cremer, Sylvia ; Schrempf, Alexandra ; Heinze, Jürgen

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Abstract

Context-dependent adjustment of mating tactics can drastically increase the mating success of behaviourally flexible animals. We used the ant Cardiocondyla obscurior as a model system to study adaptive adjustment of male mating tactics. This species shows a male diphenism of wingless fighter males and peaceful winged males. Whereas the wingless males stay and exclusively mate in the maternal ...