Browsing by Author "Aguilera-Olivares, Daniel"

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    • Kin recognition in a subsocial treehopper (Hemiptera: Membracidae) 
      Torrico-Bazoberry, Daniel; Caceres-Sanchez, Liliana; Flores-Prado, Luis; Aguilera-Olivares, Daniel; FontÚrbel, Francisco E.; Niemeyer, Hermann M.; Pinto, Carlos F. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2018)
      © 2018 The Royal Entomological Society 1. Insects exhibiting parental care usually can discriminate between kin and non-kin individuals, allowing parents to avoid investment in foreign offspring. 2. This study investigated ...
    • Nest-mate recognition in Manuelia postica (Apidae: Xylocopinae): An eusocial trait is present in a solitary bee 
      Flores-Prado, Luis; Aguilera-Olivares, Daniel; Niemeyer, Hermann M. (Royal Society, 2008)
      In eusocial Hymenoptera, females are more tolerant towards nest-mate than towards non-nest-mate females. In solitary Hymenoptera, females are generally aggressive towards any conspecific female. Field observations of the ...
    • X-ray computed tomography reveals that intraspecific competition promotes soldier differentiation in a ... 
      Aguilera-Olivares, Daniel; Palma-Onetto, Valeria; Flores-Prado, Luis; Zapata, Víctor; Niemeyer, Hermann M. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2017)
      © 2017 The Netherlands Entomological Society Investment in soldier production in eusocial lineages involves a trade-off between maintenance costs and defense benefits. Termites are eusocial insects that live in colonies ...