Heinze, Juergen and Schmidt, Christine V. and Nugroho, Hari and Seifert, Bernhard (2010) WINGLESS FIGHTER MALES IN THE WALLACEAN ANT CARDIOCONDYLA NIGROCEREA (INSECTA: FORMICIDAE). RAFFLES BULLETIN OF ZOOLOGY, 58 (2). pp. 323-328. ISSN 0217-2445,
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The ant genus Cardiocondyla is characterized by a peculiar male polymorphism with winged disperser males and wingless fighter males. Here, we report on the morphology and fighting behaviour of the hitherto unknown wingless male of Cardiocondyla nigrocerea, a species as yet known only from the Moluccan islands Ambon and Obi. Males of C. nigrocerea have sickle-shaped mandibles, which they use to grab and kill rival males.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | DIMORPHIC MALES; WROUGHTONII; COMPETITION; Lethal fighting; sexual selection; Cardiocondyla; ergatoid males; Formicidae |
| Subjects: | 500 Science > 590 Zoological sciences |
| Divisions: | Biology, Preclinical Medicine > Institut für Zoologie > Zoologie/Evolutionsbiologie (Prof. Dr. Jürgen Heinze) |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Jul 2020 09:16 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2020 09:16 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/24306 |
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