Mating structure and male production in Vespa analis and Vespa simillima (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)

Entomological Science

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-229

  Takahashi, Jun Ichi ^a,b,e   Inomata, Yutaka ^c   Martin, Stephen J ^d  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAMAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tokachi Subprefectural Office   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mating number; Microsatellites; Relatedness; Vespa analis; Vespa simillima; Worker reproduction

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; VESPA; VESPA ANALIS; VESPIDAE;

EID: 34548264144     PISSN: 13438786     EISSN: 14798298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8298.2007.00217.x     Document Type: Article

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