Foraging behavior and dominance hierarchy in colonies of the neotropical social wasp Polistes ferreri (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) in different stages of development

Sociobiology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 293-303

  De Souza, André Rodrigues ^a   Rodrigues, Isabella Lopes ^a   Rocha, Junia V Assunção ^a   Reis, Walkiria A Acácio ^a   Lopes, Juliane F S ^a   Prezoto, Fabio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climatic factors; Foraging behavior; Nesting behavior; Social wasps

Indexed keywords

HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES; VESPIDAE;

EID: 52249091788     PISSN: 03616525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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