Hard working nurses rather than over-aged nurses permit Ropalidia marginata to respond to the loss of young individuals

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 306-307

  Agrahari, M ^a   Gadagkar, R ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU CENTRE FOR ADVANCED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Age polyethism; Division of labor; Eusociality; Ropalidia marginata; Social wasps

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; EUSOCIALITY; LABOR DIVISION; POLYETHISM; WASP;

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; ROPALIDIA; ROPALIDIA MARGINATA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 4344587732     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-004-0750-4     Document Type: Article

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