Kin Recognition: Knowing Who's Boss in Wasp Colonies

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Jackson, Duncan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WASP;

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

POLISTINAE;

EID: 34447283552     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.05.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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