Nest site may be significant in the first model predicting relatedness (which is, because λ = 0, equivalent to an ordinary least squares model) because this trait is phylogenetically correlated with colony size and highly conserved in the genera Vespula and Dolichovespula .
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Colony size is linked to paternity frequency and paternity skew in yellowjacket wasps and hornets.
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