Polistes dominulus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) invading North America: Some hypotheses for its rapid spread

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 155-157

  Cervo, R ^a   Zacchi, F ^a   Turillazzi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptability; Colonization; Geographic distribution; Polistes

Indexed keywords

COLONIZATION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DIET; RANGE EXPANSION; WASP;

NORTH AMERICA;

HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES DOMINULUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034086778     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001694     Document Type: Article

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