Avoiding plagiarism,
self-plagiarism, and other questionable writing practices: A guide to ethical
writing
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ORIGINAL VERSION REWRITTEN
VERSION
“This
study examines whether workers of S. invicta are able to assist their
mothers in colony usurpations.
First we tested whether [queens] of S. invicta are better able to
usurp colonies to which their daughters have moved. Second, we tested whether the effect of
daughters on usurpation success is due to familiarity with the queen or to
genetic relatedness. Aggressive
behavior during these usurpation attempts was observed to determine if the
presence of familiar or related workers influenced the aggressive response
toward either the resident queen or the queen attempting usurpation.” An
investigation was carried out to examine whether
workers of S. invicta can assist their mothers in colony usurpations. The first
hypothesis tested was whether queens of S.
invicta are better able to usurp colonies to which their daughters have
moved. The second hypothesis tested
whether the effect of daughters on usurpation success is due to familiarity
with the queen or to genetic relatedness. Aggressiveness during these usurpation attempts was mesured to determine if the presence of familiar or related
workers influenced the aggressive response toward either the resident queen
or the queen attempting ussurpation.
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* Blue highlighted text indicates that it has been
appropriated from the original paragraph with a change in the order of the
words or phrases.
