Table 1 Differences in gaster size and ovary development across three castes of A. gracilipes
From: Worker reproduction of the invasive yellow crazy ant Anoplolepis gracilipes
Female castes | Ants dissected | Gaster width (mm) | Number of ovarioles/individual | Number of yolky oocytes per ovariole | Total number of yolky oocytes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Normal workers | n = 90 | 1.09 ± 0.03 [0.90–1.30] | 1.62 ± 0.12 [1–4] | 1.73 ± 0.12 [1–4] | 2.81 ± 0.31 [1–8] |
Physogastric workers | n = 90 | 1.53 ± 0.02 [1.40–1.70] | 2.51 ± 0.09 [2–5] | 4.46 ± 0.10 [1–9] | 11.21 ± 0.48 [6–27] |
Z | -5.475 | −5.652 | −10.416 | -8.290 | |
P | * < 0.01 | * < 0.01 | * < 0.01 | * < 0.01 | |
Queens | n = 9 | 2.77 ± 0.06 [2.60–3.00] | 47.33 ± 1.23 [44–52] | 2.00 ± 0.04 [1–3] | 94.50 ± 6.63 [69–116] |