Observations on the winter aggregates of two polistine paper wasps (Hymenoptera Vespidae Polistinae)

Tropical Zoology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-4

  Gonzalez J A ^a   Nascimento, F S ^b   Gayubo, S F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hymenoptera; Polistes; Trophallaxis; Vespidae; Winter aggregates

Indexed keywords

POLISTES FERRERI; POLISTES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0036699068     PISSN: 03946975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03946975.2002.10531162     Document Type: Article

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