Use of terrestrial chemical trails for nest orientation in an open nesting wasp, Dolichovespula saxonica F.

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-294

  Steinmetz, I ^a   Schmolz, E ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemical nest orientation; Dolichovespula; Nest odour; Terrestrial trail; Vespidae

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; NEST; OLFACTORY CUE; ORIENTATION; WASP;

DOLICHOVESPULA; DOLICHOVESPULA SAXONICA; HYMENOPTERA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0043286868     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0673-5     Document Type: Article

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