Inferring polydomy: a review of functional, spatial and genetic methods for identifying colony boundaries
| العنوان: | Inferring polydomy: a review of functional, spatial and genetic methods for identifying colony boundaries |
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| المؤلفون: | Elva J. H. Robinson, Samuel Ellis, Phillip Buckham-Bonnett, Duncan Procter |
| المصدر: | Insectes Sociaux |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | 0106 biological sciences, 0301 basic medicine, Functional ecology, Ecology, Social organisation, Review Article, Polydomy, Biology, Genetic differentiation, Spatial clustering, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Data science, Colony boundaries, Resource movement, 03 medical and health sciences, 030104 developmental biology, Insect Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics |
| الوصف: | Identifying the boundaries of a social insect colony is vital for properly understanding its ecological function and evolution. Many species of ants are polydomous: colonies inhabit multiple, spatially separated, nests. Ascertaining which nests are parts of the same colony is an important consideration when studying polydomous populations. In this paper, we review the methods that are used to identify which nests are parts of the same polydomous colony and to determine the boundaries of colonies. Specifically, we define and discuss three broad categories of approach: identifying nests sharing resources, identifying nests sharing space, and identifying nests sharing genes. For each of these approaches, we review the theoretical basis, the limitations of the approach and the methods that can be used to implement it. We argue that all three broad approaches have merits and weaknesses, and provide a methodological comparison to help researchers select the tool appropriate for the biological question they are investigating. |
| تدمد: | 1420-9098 0020-1812 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::ca207b372c9eb1bb2d027c9654aa0216 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00040-016-0534-7 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....ca207b372c9eb1bb2d027c9654aa0216 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
Find this article in full text from Springer Verlag. | تدمد: | 14209098 00201812 |
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