Effects of human presence on two social wasp species

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-19

  Curtis, Tracy R ^a   Stamp, Nancy E ^a  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural response; Polistes dominulus; Polistes fuscatus; Productivity

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; INVASIVE SPECIES; PRODUCTIVITY; SOCIAL INSECT; WASP;

POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS;

EID: 33646473885     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2006.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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