Tusked males, male dimorphism and nesting behavior in a subsocial afrotropical wasp, Synagris cornuta, and weapons and dimorphism in the genus (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 528-557

  Longair, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allometry; Fighting; Male dimorphism; Progressive provisioning; Weapons

Indexed keywords

DIMORPHISM; MALE BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; WASP;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

AFRAMOMUM; BROSME BROSME; COLEOPTERA; CORNUTA; EUMENINAE; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; RHIPIPHORIDAE; SYNAGRIS CORNUTA; VESPIDAE; ZINGIBERACEAE;

EID: 11344275947     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/E-38.1     Document Type: Article

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