@misc{10481/110783,
year = {2010},
month = {7},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/110783},
abstract = {In this paper, we analyze and compare nest composition and architecture as
well as worker relatedness in three related species of slave-making ants: Rossomyrmex
anatolicus, R. minuchae, and R. quandratinodum. Colony structure within nests is an
important trait in ants, especially in the case of mixed societies, when host and parasite
coexist in the same nest. Data for their respective free-living hosts, Proformica korbi,
P. longiseta and P. sp., are also provided. For our study, we integrated a meticulous excavation procedure with a genetic method. We conclude that the average number of parasites,
as well as of slaves, is species-specific, whereas nest depth depends on the nest architecture of the host. The genus Rossomyrmex seems to be monogynous and monandrous,
whereas Proformica shows differences in the number of queens and mating frequency.
R. quandratinodum shows different traits in nest composition (host/parasite ratio: P/R) and
architecture. The difference in traits may account for some differences in parasitism: raid
process or avoidance of parasitism.},
organization = {National Park of Sierra Nevada},
organization = {Spanish Ministerio de Medio Ambiente and Red de Parques Nacionales, project 78/2003},
organization = {University of Granada},
publisher = {Wiley},
keywords = {Nest architecture},
keywords = {Nest composition},
keywords = {Proformica},
title = {Nest composition and relatedness in three slavemaking ants of the genus Rossomyrmex Arnoldi and their Proformica Ruzsky hosts (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)},
doi = {10.1111/j.1744-7917.2009.01303.x},
author = {Tinaut Ranera, Alberto and Ruano Díaz, Francisca Del Carmen and Sanllorente Bolinches, Olivia María and Fernández-Zambrano, Alejandra and Karaman, Çelal and Kaz, Yelimbek},
}