Do hornets have zombie workers?

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 735-742

  Foster, Kevin R ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a   Raybould, Alan F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conflict; Diploid males; DNA microsatellites; Male production; Queen pheromone; Vespa crabro

Indexed keywords

DIPLOIDY; KINSHIP; MICROSATELLITE DNA; PHEROMONE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; DIPLOIDY; FEMALE; GENETICS, POPULATION; GREAT BRITAIN; INBREEDING; MALE; OVARY; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; VARIATION (GENETICS); WASPS;

DOLICHOVESPULA ARENARIA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034122197     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-294X.2000.00920.x     Document Type: Article

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