Table 1. Ovarian status of ORs, NRs, and nonreproductives in the ant, Platythyrea punctata.
Colony |
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Group | A | B | C | D | E | F |
OR | —* | IV | —* | IV | III-IV | IV |
OR2 | IV | |||||
NR1 | II† | II† | II | III† | I† | II |
NR2 | II | II | I | |||
NR3 | III | |||||
Nonreproductives | — | — | — | I (14), II (3) (n = 17) | I (4),‡ II (3) (n = 11) | I (28),§ II (2) (n = 34) |
I-IV, ovarian status (number of dissected individuals). For details see text. —, not dissected.
ORs in colonies A and B were not dissected, but their behavior and the frequent observation of egg laying suggests that their ovaries were well developed.
Died during the experiment.
Four individuals could not be dissected.
Four individuals could not be dissected.