The relative importance of LMC and of inbreeding depends on the number of foundresses that oviposit in a local patch. |
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Every little Italian convent has managed to get their foundresses raised to sainthood, haven't they? |
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She and her colleagues tracked the fortunes of 1,113 foundresses in 228 nests in southern Spain. |
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Gene expression in workers was more similar to foundresses, which show maternal care, than to queens and gynes, which do not. |
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Because each colony is founded by a single queen, within-colony relatedness is higher than in species with multiple foundresses. |
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Because P simillimus foundresses are closely related, subordinate females would still gain in indirect fitness. |
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Are lone paper wasp foundresses mainly the result of sister mortality? |
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