Robust long-term social memories in a paper wasp

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 18, 2008, Pages

  Sheehan, Michael J ^a   Tibbetts, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FACE; HISTOLOGY; LETTER; MEMORY; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; WASP;

ANIMALS; FACE; MEMORY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; WASPS;

HEXAPODA; POLISTES FUSCATUS; POLISTINAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 52049086007     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.032     Document Type: Letter

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