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Table 2 Mating and reproductive status of queens for all colonies used in the analysis

From: Queen dominance and worker policing control reproduction in a threatened ant

 

No. Queens

  

No. Queens

 

Colony

Mated

Unmated

UD

Reproductive

Non-reproductive

SA 20

4

0

0

2

2

SA 51

2

0

2

1

3

SA 68

6

0

0

1

5

SA 102

2

3

1

1

5

SA 109

5

1

1

1

6

SA 125

3

1

0

1

3

SA 151

4

2

0

1

5

SG 04

3

1

1

1

4

SG 32

3

1

0

1

3

SG 40

4

1

0

1

4

  1. Data indicated as the number of queens per category and colony. With the exception of colony SA 20, all colonies had one reproductive queen. As colony SA 20 was observed only for a rather short period (9.7 h over 10 days), the reproductive hierarchy, and hence functional monogyny, could not be fully established. The mating status of several queens that were killed before dissection could not be determined (UD).