Seasonal dynamics of the phenotypic structure of a population of the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Rusina, L. Yu.; Gilev, A. V.; Skorokhod, O. V.; Firman, L. A.

doi:10.1134/s0013873806020059

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“…Mated females (gynes) then overwinter to found nests in the following spring. We collected 20 large nests in early June 2010 in the reproductive stage of the colony cycle, when the majority of emerging females will leave the nest to mate and overwinter (Rusina et al 2006). Temperature data obtained from the following weather stations: Florence 161700 (Italy), Ithaca, NY 725155 (North America), Jerez 84510 (Spain), Kherson 339020 (Ukraine) and Veszprem 128300 (Hungary).…”

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“…In Hungary, Ukraine and the northeastern USA, variability in the amount and distribution of black on the clypeus is high, and around 80% of wasps have black clypeal spots of varying size and shape (Tibbetts & Dale ; Rusina et al. ; Tibbetts ; Tibbetts et al. ; J. P. Green & Z. Ács, unpubl.…”

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“…); U kraine (Rusina et al. ). Temperature data obtained from the following weather stations: F lorence 161700 ( I taly), I thaca, NY 725155 ( N orth A merica), J erez 84510 ( S pain), K herson 339020 ( U kraine) and V eszprem 128300 ( H ungary).…”

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“…Recently, studies of P. dominulus populations in other geographical locations have reported striking differences in clypeal patterning at the population level (Cervo et al 2008;Zanette & Field 2009;Tibbetts et al 2011). In Hungary, Ukraine and the northeastern USA, variability in the amount and distribution of black on the clypeus is high, and around 80% of wasps have black clypeal spots of varying size and shape (Tibbetts & Dale 2004;Rusina et al 2006;Tibbetts 2006;Tibbetts et al 2011; J. P. Green & Z. Á cs, unpubl. data).…”

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The Role of Climatic Factors in the Expression of an Intrasexual Signal in the Paper Wasp Polistes dominulus

2012

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Within a species, variation in the use of sexual signals is observed between different populations. For intersexual traits, differences in the environmental conditions experienced by populations can play an important role in driving variation in male ornaments and female preferences. However, little is known about the factors maintaining variation in intrasexual traits used in competition. In this study, we investigate the role of climatic conditions in maintaining variation in the expression of an intrasexual signal in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus. The results of an experiment in which pupae were housed under different temperature and humidity conditions revealed a strong effect of temperature during pupal development on the expression of the signal. Furthermore, a comparison of survival and body weight between wasps reared at different temperatures indicates that signal expression exhibits phenotypic plasticity in response to developmental temperature. The effect of temperature on signal expression is consistent with patterns of signal expression observed across populations in the wild and suggests that climatic conditions may act to constrain signal expression in some populations but not in others, driving variation in signal use within P. dominulus. Environmental conditions may therefore be important in defining the scope for intrasexual signalling in animal populations and, in doing so, may play a role in maintaining variation in intrasexual traits in the face of sexual selection.

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“…No such colonies were registered in 2005. In 2004, when the population of P. dominulus was large (Rusina et al . 2006), the proportion of parasitized cells per nest was higher than in 2003 and 2005 (χ 2 = 42.92, d.f.…”

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Bionomics and morphological and molecular characterization of Elasmus schmitti and Baryscapus elasmi (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae), parasitoids associated with a paper wasp, Polistes dominulus (Vespoidea, Vespidae)

Gumovsky

Rusina

Firman

2007

Entomological Science

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Elasmus schmitti and Baryscapus elasmi have been recorded in southern Ukraine as gregarious parasitoids in the nests of the paper wasps Polistes dominulus and Polistes nimphus. Polistes dominulus nests infested with E. schmitti were less productive than uninfested nests in only one year (2004) of the three years of the present study, when an increase in the host population size occurred. Females of E. schmitti are synovigenic, and they lay their eggs on the skins of P. dominulus last instar larvae, without paralyzing the host. Rather, the parasitoid larvae feed on young host pupae. The pupae of E. schmitti are isolated from the host remnants by a thin fecal partition as in Elasmus polistis and Elasmus japonicus, other paper wasp parasitoids. Baryscapus elasmi is a pupal endoparasitoid of E. schmitti. The females of B. elasmi emerge without mature eggs in their ovaries and mate with males. They penetrate the paper wasp's cells with their ovipositor and feed on the extracted hemolymph exudate. Pupation of B. elasmi occurs inside or outside the pupa of the host, E. schmitti. If inside, then the cranial end of the pupa and the adult emergence hole of B. elasmi are situated in the caudal ends of the pupae of their hosts. Comparative notes and illustrations on the morphology of adults are provided, and DNA sequences of three genes (nuclear 28S D2 rDNA, mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I, and mitochondrial cytochrome b) were obtained for both parasitoid species. The similarity of the 28S D2 sequences of E. schmitti and E. polistis relative to other available Elasmus sequences suggests a single origin of parasitism on paper wasps in this genus.

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Clypeal patterning in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus: no evidence of adaptive value in the wild

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Carruthers³

et al. 2013

Behavioral Ecology

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Status signals function in a number of species to communicate competitive ability to conspecific rivals during competition for resources. In the paper wasp Polistes dominulus, variable black clypeal patterns are thought to be important in mediating competition among females. Results of previous behavioral experiments in the lab indicate that P. dominulus clypeal patterns provide information about an individual's competitive ability to rivals during agonistic interactions. To date, however, there has been no detailed examination of the adaptive value of clypeal patterns in the wild. To address this, we looked for correlations between clypeal patterning and various fitness measures, including reproductive success, hierarchical rank, and survival, in a large, free-living population of P. dominulus in southern Spain. Reproductive success over the nesting season was not correlated with clypeal patterning. Furthermore, there was no relationship between a female's clypeal patterning and the rank she achieved within the hierarchy or her survival during nest founding. Overall, we found no evidence that P. dominulus clypeal patterns are related to competitive ability or other aspects of quality in our population. This result is consistent with geographical variation in the adaptive value of clypeal patterns between P. dominulus populations; however, data on the relationship between patterning and fitness from other populations are required to test this hypothesis.

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Seasonal dynamics of the phenotypic structure of a population of the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

The Role of Climatic Factors in the Expression of an Intrasexual Signal in the Paper Wasp Polistes dominulus

The Role of Climatic Factors in the Expression of an Intrasexual Signal in the Paper Wasp Polistes dominulus

Bionomics and morphological and molecular characterization of Elasmus schmitti and Baryscapus elasmi (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae), parasitoids associated with a paper wasp, Polistes dominulus (Vespoidea, Vespidae)

Clypeal patterning in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus: no evidence of adaptive value in the wild

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