Stripes display in hover-wasps (Vespidae: Stenogastrinae): A socially costly status badge

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1233-1239

  Beani, L ^a   Turillazzi, S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; PARISCHNOGASTER MELLYI; STENOGASTRINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0033062511     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1101     Document Type: Article

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