Affiliation:
1. Niğde University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Nigde, Turkey
Abstract
The aim of this study was to determine and compare the nest materials and
some physical features and elemental composition of the nests of Polistes
gallicus (L.), Polistes dominulus (Christ) and Polistes nimpha (Christ)
collected in similar ecological conditions. The nest architectures of the
three species were similar. In the P. gallicus nest, the average thickness of
the fibers was 5.73 ?m, the nitrogen concentration was 26.14%, and
percentages of the fibers and saliva were 77% and 23%, respectively. In the
P. dominulus nest, the average thickness of the fibers was 8.7 ?m, and the
nitrogen concentration was 27.42%; the percentages of fiber and saliva were
78% and 22%, respectively. In the P. nimpha nest, the average thickness of
the fibers was 9.04 ?m, the nitrogen concentration was 25.82%, and the
percentages of the fiber and saliva were 42% and 58%, respectively. There
were differences in the amount of saliva and nitrogen concentrations.
Publisher
National Library of Serbia
Subject
General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Cited by
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