Kin structure and colony male reproduction in the hornet Vespa crabro (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 43-47

  Takahashi, Jun Ichi ^a   Nakamura, Jun ^b   Akimoto, Shin Ichi ^a   Hasegawa, Eisuke ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mating frequency; Microsatellites; Relatedness; Vespa crabro; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; VESPA; VESPA CRABRO; VESPIDAE;

EID: 1342333361     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-003-0105-z     Document Type: Article

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