A polygynous nest of Vespula pensylvanica from California with a discussion of possible factors influencing the evolution of polygyny in Vespula

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 401-410

  Ratnieks, F L W ^a,b   Vetter, R S ^a   Visscher, P K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

polygyny; Vespidae; Vespula pensylvanica

Indexed keywords

VESPIDAE; VESPULA; VESPULA PENSYLVANICA;

EID: 0030467331     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01258412     Document Type: Article

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