Worker policing in the common wasp Vespula vulgaris is not aimed at improving colony hygiene

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 399-402

  Helantera H ^a,d   Tofilski, A ^b   Wenseleers, T ^c   Ratnieks, F L W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common wasp; Egg viability; Vespula vulgaris; Worker policing; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

HATCHING; HYGIENE; QUEEN; WASP; WORKER POLICING;

INSECTA; VESPULA VULGARIS;

EID: 33845691998     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-005-0885-6     Document Type: Article

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