The nest as fortress: Defensive behavior of Polybia emaciata, a mud-nesting eusocial wasp

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  O'Donnell, Sean ^a   Jeanne, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYBIA EMACIATA; POLYBIA OCCIDENTALIS; VERTEBRATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 2942681212     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/2.1.3     Document Type: Article

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