Freiburger Brian J, Breed Michael D, Metcalf Jessica L
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado 80309-0334, USA.
Mol Ecol. 2004 Dec;13(12):3703-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2004.02372.x.
We examined the mating frequencies of queens in a social wasp, Dolichovespula arenaria (Vespinae) using DNA microsatellites. Five of the seven colonies supported the hypothesis of single mating by queens. The other two colonies supported two and three matings, with effective paternity of 1.48 and 1.91. Mean worker relatedness was 0.77 +/- 0.09. In two of the four male-containing colonies, all were likely progeny of the queen. In the other two colonies workers produced 8 and 14% of the male wasps. Overall, 94.3% of the male wasps were likely progeny of the queen. These patterns are consistent with published studies of vespine wasps.
我们使用DNA微卫星技术研究了社会性黄蜂黄胡蜂（胡蜂亚科）中蚁后的交配频率。七个蜂群中有五个支持蚁后单次交配的假说。另外两个蜂群支持两次和三次交配，有效父系分别为1.48和1.91。工蜂的平均亲缘系数为0.77±0.09。在四个有雄蜂的蜂群中，有两个蜂群里所有雄蜂可能都是蚁后的后代。在另外两个蜂群中，工蜂产生了8%和14%的雄蜂。总体而言，94.3%的雄蜂可能是蚁后的后代。这些模式与已发表的胡蜂亚科黄蜂的研究结果一致。
