Wolbachia in the invasive European paper wasp Polistes dominulus

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 269-273

  Stahlhut, J K ^a   Liebert, A E ^b   Starks, P T ^b   Dapporto, L ^c   Jaenike, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infection prevalence; Invasion biology; Polistes dominulus; Wolbachia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; DNA; INVASIVE SPECIES; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL INSECT; SYMBIONT; WASP;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

POLISTES DOMINULUS; WOLBACHIA;

EID: 33746573839     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-006-0868-7     Document Type: Article

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