Brood patterns in wasp combs: The influence of brood on egg-laying and building by adults

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 27-44

  Karsai, István ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Brood pattern; Building behaviour; Egg laying; Polistes dominulus; Wasps

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS PALLIPES; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031005538     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.1997.9522900     Document Type: Article

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