Nest odor dynamics in the social wasp Vespula vulgaris

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 414-418

  Steinmetz, Inge ^a   Schmolz, Erik ^a,b  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UMWELTBUNDESAMT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; NEST; ODOR; SOCIAL INSECT; WASP;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTATION; FORAGING; FOREIGN WORKER; INSECT SOCIETY; NESTING; NONHUMAN; ODOR; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TEMPERATURE; WASP;

ANIMALS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ODORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 27644457725     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-005-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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