Recognition and social dominance in Polistes wasps

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-59

  Pratte, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; POLISTES; POLISTES GALLICUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0030886584     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02767326     Document Type: Article

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