Odour and visual cues utilised by German yellowjackets (Vespula germanica) while relocating protein or carbohydrate resources

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 393-397

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

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CARBOHYDRATE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; ODOR; OLFACTORY CUE; PROTEIN; VISUAL CUE; WASP;

VESPIDAE; VESPULA GERMANICA;

EID: 33846236510     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO06029     Document Type: Article

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