Male production in parachartergus colobopterus, a neotropical, swarm-founding wasp

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 161-174

  Henshaw, M T ^a   Strassmann, J E ^a   Quach, S Q ^a   Queller, D C ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflicts of interest; Microsatellite; Vespidae; Worker policing

Indexed keywords

MALE; OFFSPRING PRODUCTION; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; PARACHARTERGUS COLOBOPTERUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034210925     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2000.9522811     Document Type: Article

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