Lack of kin discrimination during wasp colony fission

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 172-176

  Solís, Carlos R ^a   Hughes, Colin R ^a,b   Klingler, Ceal J ^a   Strassmann, Joan E ^a   Queller, David C ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Kin recognition; Kin selection; Parachartergus; Relatedness; Swarming; Wasps

Indexed keywords

COLONY FISSION; KIN DISCRIMINATION; WASP COLONY;

HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0031945173     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/9.2.172     Document Type: Article

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