Life Expectancy and Entropy Values for Workers of Pachycondyla striata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

da Silva-Melo, Adolfo; Giannotti, Edilberto

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Title:

Life Expectancy and Entropy Values for Workers of Pachycondyla striata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Ponerinae)

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Institution:

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

ISSN:

0361-6525

Abstract:

We investigated the life expectancy and entropy value for workers of the ant Pachycondyla striata. Seven nests were excavated and these colonies were raised in laboratory conditions. The workers have a mean life-span of 74.48 days, these have a high mortality rate in the period of 1 to 85 days with a high entropy value of H = 0.611, confirming the number of deaths in the initial period.

Issue Date:

1-Jan-2011

Citation:

Sociobiology. Chico: California State Univ, v. 58, n. 1, p. 143-150, 2011.

Time Duration:

143-150

Publisher:

California State University

Keywords:

worker longevity
mortality rate
life table
Pachycondyla striata
Ponerinae

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Acesso restrito

Type:

outro

Source:

http://repositorio.unesp.br/handle/11449/21293

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