Colony productivity of the paper wasp Polistes snelleni: Comparison between cool-temperate and warm-temperate populations

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 259-265

  Inagawa, K ^a   Kojima, J ^a   Sayama, K ^b   Tsuchida, K ^c  

^a IBARAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Climatic conditions; Colony productivity; Old nests; Paper wasps; Polistes

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION; SEX RATIO; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WASP;

HOKKAIDO; HONSHU; JAPAN;

HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES SNELLENI; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0034818095     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001775     Document Type: Article

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