Opportunistic discrimination of alien eggs by social wasps (Polistes biglumis, Hymenoptera Vespidae): A defense against social parasitism?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 402-406

  Lorenzi, M C ^a   Filippone, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brood recognition; Egg discrimination; Polistes; Social parasitism; Social wasps

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BROOD PARASITISM; EGG REJECTION; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES; POLISTES BIGLUMIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0033783936     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650000251     Document Type: Article

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