Factors affecting the acceptance of alien conspecifics on nests of the primitively eusocial wasp, Ropalidia marginata (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 343-353

  Arathi, H S ^a   Shakarad, Mallikarjun ^a,b   Gadagkar, Raghavendra ^a,c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Conspecific acceptance; Hymenoptera; Primitively eusocial wasps; Ropalidia marginata; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; ROPALIDIA; ROPALIDIA MARGINATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0030850769     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765602     Document Type: Article

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