A rare but successful reproductive tactic in a social wasp (Hymenoptera:Vespidae): Use of heterospecific nests

dc.creator	DE SOUZA,ANDRÉ R.
dc.creator	SILVA,NEWTON J. J.
dc.creator	PREZOTO,FÁBIO
dc.date	2012-09-01
dc.date.accessioned	2019-04-25T12:54:11Z
dc.date.available	2019-04-25T12:54:11Z
dc.identifier	https://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0716-078X2012000300010
dc.identifier.uri	http://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/63085
dc.description	Successful heterospecific use of abandoned nests has been reported in birds. Although the same behavior has been observed in wasps, the success of such tactic has not been demonstrated. We described two cases in which the social wasp Polistes versicolor successfully reared its brood in empty nests of the social wasps Mischocyttarus drewseni and Mischocyttarus cassununga (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). We showed that this is a rare but a viable reproductive tactic for both solitary and associative foundress. Unlike birds, which use heterspecific nests very similar to their own, wasps are able to use heterspecific nests that do differ from their own.
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dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Sociedad de Biología de Chile
dc.relation	10.4067/S0716-078X2012000300010
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.source	Revista chilena de historia natural v.85 n.3 2012
dc.subject	Mischocyttarus cassununga
dc.subject	Mischocyttarus drewseni
dc.subject	Polistes versicolor
dc.title	A rare but successful reproductive tactic in a social wasp (Hymenoptera:Vespidae): Use of heterospecific nests