Nest hydrocarbons as cues for philopatry in a paper wasp

Ethology

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 469-477

  Sumana, A ^a   Liebert, Aviva E ^a   Berry, Anne S ^b   Switz, Ghislaine T ^a   Orians, Colin M ^a   Starks, Philip T ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OBERLIN COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CUE; HYDROCARBON; NEST SITE; PHILOPATRY; WASP;

ANIMALIA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS PALLIPES; VESPIDAE;

EID: 18744409858     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2005.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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