Dominance interactions in young adult paper wasp (Polistes dominulus) foundresses: A playlike behavior?

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 120, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 394-400

  Dapporto, Leonardo ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^b   Palagi, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autumnal aggregations; Dominance behavior; Playlike behavior; Polistes dominulus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; HIBERNATION; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TIME; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HIBERNATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TIME FACTORS; WASPS;

EID: 33751432263     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.120.4.394     Document Type: Article

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