Variable investments in nests and worker production by the foundresses of Polistes chinensis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-41

  Kudô, Kazuyuki ^a,b  

^a KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Foundresses; Oral secretion; Polistes chinensis; Preemergence nests; Resource allocation; Worker size

Indexed keywords

POLISTES CHINENSIS;

EID: 0033934092     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101640070022     Document Type: Article

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