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(Reference retrieved automatically from Web of Science through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

Larval sex identification of in vivo and long-term ethanol-preserved social wasps

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Author(s):
De Souza, Andre Rodrigues [1] ; da Silva, Rafael Carvalho [1] ; Ferreira, Riudo Paiva [2] ; Mateus, Sidnei [1] ; Prato, Amanda [1] ; Oi, Cintia Akemi [3] ; Noll, Fernando Barbosa [4] ; Lino-Neto, Jose [2]
Total Authors: 8
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biol, BR-14040900 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil
[2] Univ Fed Vicosa, Dept Biol Geral, BR-36570900 Vicosa, MG - Brazil
[3] Univ Leuven, Lab Socioecol & Social Evolut, KU Leuven, Leuven - Belgium
[4] Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Zool & Bot, Inst Biociencias Letras & Ciencias Exatas, Rua Cristovao Colombo 2265, BR-15054000 Sao Paulo - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata; v. 168, n. 9 AUG 2020.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

Larval genital discs are sexually dimorphic in many social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). These sexual traits are visible in vivo and in long-term ethanol-preserved samples. Genital disc morphology provides a cheap, quick, and accurate way to distinguish larvae of females and males. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 15/05302-0 - The choice of sexual partner in eusocial wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Polistinae)
Grantee:André Rodrigues de Souza
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 18/22461-3 - Searching for the missing link: the eggs act as an alternative vehicle of communication in social systems?
Grantee:Rafael Carvalho da Silva
Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
FAPESP's process: 18/10996-0 - An Evo-Devo perspective on reproductive division of labour in wasps
Grantee:Fábio Santos do Nascimento
Support type: Regular Research Grants