Initial stage of nest construction in a neotropical swarm-founding wasp, Polybia paulista (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Sociobiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-235

  Itô, Yosiaki ^a   Noll, Fernando Barbosa ^b   Zucchi, Ronaldo ^b  

^a Okinawa University   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Envelope; Nest construction; Polistinae; Polybia paulista; Swarming

Indexed keywords

NEST CONSTRUCTION; SWARMING; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; POLYBIA PAULISTA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031393716     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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