Mating and reproduction in the wasp Vespula germanica

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 497-502

  Goodisman, Michael A D ^a,b,d   Matthews, Robert W ^c   Crozier, Ross H ^a,b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA microsatellites; Polyandry; Relatedness; Social insects; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

INTRODUCED SPECIES; MATING BEHAVIOR; POLYANDRY; QUEEN; RELATEDNESS; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INSECT; WASP;

AUSTRALIA;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; VESPIDAE; VESPULA GERMANICA;

EID: 0036589856     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0470-6     Document Type: Article

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