Publication: Descripción del órgano estridulador en Messor barbarus (Linneo, 1767) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
Authors
Hernández, José María ; Martínez, María Dolores ; Ruiz, Eduardo
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Facultad de Biología
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Murcia: Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones
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Abstract
En este trabajo se describe el órgano estridulador para todas las cas
tas de Messor barbarus (Hymenoptera, Formicidae), prestando espe
cial atención a su pars stridens. Después de observar la variabilidad
intraespecífica en 30 machos, 12 ginas y 36 obreras, hemos sido ca
paces de distinguir cada casta, no sólo por el tamaño y número de
estrías, como había ocurrido hasta ahora, sino también por su forma.
Esto abre una nueva vía de estudio del significado biológico de la
comunicación acústica en hormigas.
In this paper stridulatory organ for all castes of Messor babarus (Hy menoptera, Formicidae) is described, we have studied mainly its pars stridens. The intra-specific variability has been measured in 30 males, 12 gynes and 36 workers and through this research we have been able to establish that the three castes can be differentiated not only by its size and number of ridges, as has been formerly made, but also by its shape. These findings open new horizons for the understanding of the biological meaning of acoustical communication in ants.
In this paper stridulatory organ for all castes of Messor babarus (Hy menoptera, Formicidae) is described, we have studied mainly its pars stridens. The intra-specific variability has been measured in 30 males, 12 gynes and 36 workers and through this research we have been able to establish that the three castes can be differentiated not only by its size and number of ridges, as has been formerly made, but also by its shape. These findings open new horizons for the understanding of the biological meaning of acoustical communication in ants.
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Anales de biología, vol. 24, 2002, 167-174
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