Social parasitism of Polistes dominulus by Polistes nimphus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 101-108

  Cervo, R ^a   Stemmer, C ^b   Castle, W ^c   Queller, D ^c   Strassmann, J E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interspecific facultative temporary parasitism; Polistes; Social parasitism; Social wasps

Indexed keywords

INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; MORPHOMETRY; PARASITISM; SOCIAL PARASITISM;

APOIDEA; BOMBUS (GENUS); FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES NIMPHUS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 2642581895     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-003-0717-x     Document Type: Article

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