Size and composition of swarming colonies in Provespa anomala (Hymenoptera, Vespidae), a nocturnal social wasp

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 219-223

  Matsuura, M ^a  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Annual colony; Colony size; Nocturnal wasp; Provespa; Swarm founding

Indexed keywords

COLONY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; WASP;

INDONESIA;

HYMENOPTERA; PROVESPA ANOMALA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0032794114     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000400050137     Document Type: Article

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