RAPD markers suggest genotypic effects on forager specialization in a eusocial wasp

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 83-88

  O'Donnell, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Genotypic effects; Hymenoptera; Polybia aequatorialis; Random amplified polymorphic DNA

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLYBIA; POLYBIA AEQUATORIALIS; VESPIDAE;

DIVISION OF LABOUR; EUSOCIAL WASP; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; WASP;

EID: 0029666908     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050220     Document Type: Article

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