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Table 2 Relatedness (± SEM) estimates for V. maculifrons and V. squamosa.

From: Genetic structure and breeding system in a social wasp and its social parasite

Relatedness

V. maculifrons

V. squamosa

Nestmate workers

0.373 ± 0.009 ***

0.357 ± 0.019 ***

Queens to their male mates

0.014 ± 0.010

0.016 ± 0.020

Among males mated to single queens

0.023 ± 0.014

0.053 ± 0.024 *

  1. Estimate differs significantly from zero at the 0.05 (*) or 0.001 (***) level.