Chemical nestmate recognition in a stenogastrine wasp, liostenogaster flavolineata (hymenoptera vespidae)

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 351-363

  Cervo, R ^a   Dani, F R ^a   Zanetti, P ^a   Turillazzi, S ^a,c   Massolo, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^c CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cuticular lipids; Nestmate recognition; Stenogastrine wasps

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; WASP;

HYMENOPTERA; LIOSTENOGASTER FLAVOLINEATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0036973299     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2002.9522736     Document Type: Article

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