Dominance hierarchy in colonies of Belonogaster juncea juncea (Vespidae, Polistinae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-163

  Tindo, M ^a,b   Dejean, A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Cameroon)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 13   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

Author keywords

Belonogaster; Dominance hierarchy; Linearity; Polistinae

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COLONY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; WASP;

BELONOGASTER JUNCEA; HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034095549     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001695     Document Type: Article

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