Early male production is not linked to a reproductive strategy in the Japanese paper wasp, Polistes chinensis antennalis (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 119-121

  Tsuchida, Koji ^a   Saigo, Takaharu ^a   Tsujita, Sumiko ^a   Takeuchi, Kazuki ^a  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diploid male; Early male; Microsatellite; Paper wasp; Polistes chinensis antennalis

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; POLISTES; POLISTES CHINENSIS ANTENNALIS; POLISTES FUSCATUS PALLIPES; VESPIDAE;

EID: 1342311919     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-003-0109-8     Document Type: Article

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