Dominance and polyethism in the eusocial wasp Mischocyttarus mastigophorus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 327-331

  O'Donnell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Division of labor; Eusocial wasp; Foraging; Social insects; Task partitioning; Task specialization

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; EUSOCIALITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LABOR DIVISION; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; MISCHOCYTTARUS MASTIGOPHORUS; POLISTINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031688314     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050498     Document Type: Article

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