Regulation of nest construction behaviour in Polybia occidentalis

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 473-488

  Jeanne L, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYBIA OCCIDENTALIS; VESPIDAE; HYMENOPTERA;

NEST CONSTRUCTION; WASP;

EID: 0030222864     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0191     Document Type: Article

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