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Morphological, Genetic and Behavioural Aspects of Reproduction in the Ant Genus Cardiocondyla

URN to cite this document:
urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-365928
DOI to cite this document:
10.5283/epub.36592
Schmidt, Christine V.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 26 Feb 2018 08:54


Abstract (English)

This thesis focusses on a variety of different aspects of the reproductive life cycle in the myrmicine genus Cardiocondyla, deviating from the typical pattern of reproduction in the social Hymenoptera: Cardiocondyla is characterized by intranidal mating involving close sib, and, as a consequence, high inbreeding coefficients and extremely female-biased sex ratios. Linked to mating in the nest are ...

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Translation of the abstract (German)

Diese Dissertation untersucht eine Vielzahl verschiedener Aspekte des reproduktiven Lebenszyklus der zu den Myrmicinen gehörenden Gattung Cardiocondyla, die vom typischen Muster der Reproduktion der sozialen Hymenopteren abweichen: Charakteristisch für Cardiocondyla ist die Verpaarung naher Verwandter innerhalb des Nests. Daraus resultieren hohe Inzuchtkoeffizienten und ein extrem zu weiblichen ...

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