Habitually used hibernation sites of paper wasps are marked with venom and cuticular peptides

Current Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2006, Pages

  Turillazzi, S ^a   Dapporto, L ^b   Pansolli, C ^a   Boulay, R ^a   Dani, F R ^a   Moneti, G ^a   Pieraccini, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PEPTIDE; PHEROMONE; WASP VENOM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; HIBERNATION; HISTOLOGY; LETTER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CUES; HIBERNATION; PEPTIDES; PHEROMONES; WASP VENOMS; WASPS;

POLISTINAE;

EID: 33746012885     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.06.050     Document Type: Letter

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