Social dominance molds cuticular and egg chemical blends in a paper wasp

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Dapporto, Leonardo ^a   Romana Dani, Francesca ^a   Turillazzi, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LETTER; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WASP;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HYDROCARBONS; OVUM; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WASPS;

FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTINAE;

EID: 34250809825     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.05.002     Document Type: Letter

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