Age, sex, and dominance-related mushroom body plasticity in the paperwasp Mischocyttarus mastigophorus

Developmental Neurobiology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 950-959

  Molina, Yamile ^a   O'Donnell, Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Dominance behavior; Mushroom bodies; Sex differences; Social insects

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTENNA; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; INSECT DEVELOPMENT; INSECT SOCIETY; MALE; MATING; MUSHROOM BODY; NESTING; NEUROPIL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; INDIVIDUALITY; MUSHROOM BODIES; NEUROANATOMY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WASPS;

EID: 44849103355     PISSN: 19328451     EISSN: 1932846X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20633     Document Type: Article

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