Sibling Matings in a Hunting Wasp: Adaptive Inbreeding?
- 28 September 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 205 (4413) , 1403-1405
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4413.1403
Abstract
Upon emergence as adults, brothers of Euodynerus foraminatus compete among themselves for the microterritory around their natal nest. The winning male inseminates his sisters as they emerge several days later. Unlike most species that inbreed in a similar fashion, both sexes of this common wasp are strong fliers. The possibility is raised that siblings may be preferred as mates even when outbreeding is possible.Keywords
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