Gravity orientation in social wasp comb cells (Vespinae) and the possible role of embedded minerals

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 333-342

  Ishay, Jacob S ^a   Barkay, Zahava ^a   Eliaz, Noam ^a   Plotkin, Marian ^a   Volynchik, Stanislav ^a   Bergman, David J ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bio ferrography; Hafnium; Infrared; Oriental hornet; Titanium; Vespinae; Zirconium

Indexed keywords

FERRITE; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

FERRITE; GRAVITY FIELD; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HAFNIUM; INFRARED IMAGERY; MAGNETIC METHOD; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SENSORY SYSTEM; SOCIAL INSECT; THERMOREGULATION; TITANIUM; WASP; ZIRCONIUM;

ARTICLE; COMB; GRAVITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NESTING; NONHUMAN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASP;

ANIMALS; GRAVITATION; MINERALS; NESTING BEHAVIOR; ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASPS;

HEXAPODA; VESPA ORIENTALIS; VESPIDAE; VESPINAE;

EID: 41049108812     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-007-0334-z     Document Type: Article

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