Data from: A comparative study of egg recognition signature mixtures in Formica ants

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dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Copenhagen-d'Ettorre, Patrizia
dc.contributor.authord'Ettorre, Patrizia
dc.coverage.spatialFennoscandia
dc.coverage.spatialEurope
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-29T14:02:37Z
dc.date.issued2014-12-20
dc.date.issued2014-12-20
dc.descriptionProcessing of information from the environment, such as assessing group membership in social contexts, is a major determinant of inclusive fitness. For social insects, recognizing brood origin is crucial for inclusive fitness in many contexts, such as social parasitism and kin conflicts within colonies. Whether or not a recognition signature is informative in kin conflicts, depends on the extent of a genetic contribution into the cues. We investigated colony and matriline specific variation in egg surface hydrocarbons in seven species of Formica ants. We show that chemical variance is distributed similarly to genetic variation, suggesting a significant genetic contribution to eggs odors in the genus. Significant among matriline components, and significant correlations between chemical and genetic similarity among individuals also indicate kin informative egg odors in several species. We suggest that egg odor surface variation could play a large role in within colony conflicts, and that a comparative method can reveal novel insight into communication of identity.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.38204
dc.identifier.urihttps://datakatalogi.helsinki.fi/handle/123456789/5249
dc.rights.licensecc-zero
dc.subjectSocial parasitism
dc.subjectFormica pressilabris
dc.subjectsocial insects
dc.subjectFormica lemani
dc.subjectFormica fusca
dc.subjectFormica fennica
dc.subjectFormica
dc.subjectkin conflict
dc.subjectFormica cinerea
dc.subjectFormica picea
dc.subjectFormica aquilonia
dc.subjectSocial evolution
dc.titleData from: A comparative study of egg recognition signature mixtures in Formica ants
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