Rank and epicuticular hydrocarbons in different populations of the paper wasp Polistes dominulus (Christ) (Hymenoptera, Vespidae)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-286

  Dapporto, L ^a,b   Theodora, P ^a   Spacchini, C ^a   Pieraccini, G ^a   Turillazzi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epicuticular hydrocarbons; Fertility signal; Geographical variations; Nestmate recognition; Polistes dominulus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ECOLOGY; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; SOCIAL STATUS; WASP;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS PALLIPES; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4143107205     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0738-0     Document Type: Article

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