Proximate factors of single female founding in the paper wasp polistes gallicus l.

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-182

  Pratte, M ^a   Gervet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PAUL SABATIER   (France)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviour; Haplometrosis; Multiple foundress association; Paper wasps; Polistes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030858962     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1997.9522896     Document Type: Article

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