Amino acid composition of the protein in preemergence nests of Polistes (Polistes) riparius, and its similarity to the consubgeneric wasp, P. (P.) chinensis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 75-77

  Kudo K ^a   Hozumi, S ^b   Yamamoto, H ^a   Yamane, S ^a  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Nest construction; Oral secretion; Polistes chinensis; Polistes riparius; Preemergence nests; Social wasps

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTES CHINENSIS; POLISTES RIPARIUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034531877     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101640070003     Document Type: Article

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4. The evolution of exocrine gland function in wasps
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6. Physiological ecology of nest construction and protein flow in preemergence colonies of Polistes chinensis (Hymenoptera Vespidae): Effects of rainfall and microclimates
7. Amino acid composition of the protein in pre-emergence nests of a paper wasp Polistes chinensis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)
8. Chemical composition of the nest walls, and nesting behaviour, of Ropalidia (Icarielia) opifex van der Vecht, 1962 (Hymenoptera: Vespidac), a Southeast Asian social wasp with translucent nest
9. The nature of wasp nest paper
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11. Ultrastructural and chemical examination of paper and pedicel from laboratory and field nests of the social wasp Polistes metricus Say
12. Evolution of nest architecture
13. Bionomic comparison of Polistes biglumis (Hymenoptera, Vespidac) at different localities in Hokkaido, northern Japan, with reference to its probable adaptation to cold climate
14. Comparison of investment in nest construction by the foundresses of consubgeneric Polistes wasps, Polistes (Polistes) riparius and P. (P.) chinensis (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)