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| Title |
The dynamics of male-male competition in Cardiocondyla obscurior ants
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| Published in |
BMC Ecology and Evolution, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6785-12-7 |
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| Authors |
Sylvia Cremer, Masaki Suefuji, Alexandra Schrempf, Jürgen Heinze |
| Abstract |
The outcome of male-male competition can be predicted from the relative fighting qualities of the opponents, which often depend on their age. In insects, freshly emerged and still sexually inactive males are morphologically indistinct from older, sexually active males. These young inactive males may thus be easy targets for older males if they cannot conceal themselves from their attacks. The ant Cardiocondyla obscurior is characterised by lethal fighting between wingless ("ergatoid") males. Here, we analyse for how long young males are defenceless after eclosion, and how early adult males can detect the presence of rival males. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 37 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Romania | 1 | 3% |
| Austria | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 34 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 19% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 14% |
| Researcher | 4 | 11% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 9 | 24% |
| Unknown | 6 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 54% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 8% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 3% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 3 | 8% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 27. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 July 2012.
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#1,425,693
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#336
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#7,871
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#3
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