The disappearance of subordinate foundresses in paper wasps: Eviction by nestmates or reproductive strategy?

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 77, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1928-1933

  Gamboa, George J ^a   Savoyard, Janet L ^a   Panek, Laura M ^a  

^a OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLONY; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES FUSCATUS; POLISTINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0033507704     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/z99-176     Document Type: Article

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