Social organization in experimentally assembled colonies of Ropalidia marginata: Comparison of introduced and natal wasps

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-146

  Arathi, H S ^a   Shakarad, M ^a,c   Gadagkar, R ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Evolution of eusociality; Kin recognition; Kin selection; Ropalidia marginata; Social organization; Task specialization

Indexed keywords

ROPALIDIA MARGINATA;

EID: 0030923277     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050036     Document Type: Article

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