How long do Vespula germanica wasps search for a food source that is no longer available?

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 591-600

  Lozada, Mariana ^a   D'Adamo, Paola ^a  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Association; Foraging behavior; Memory extinction; Yellow jackets

Indexed keywords

VESPULA GERMANICA;

EID: 33751342921     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-006-9045-0     Document Type: Article

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