Worker reproductive competition affects division of labor in a primitively social paperwasp (Polistes instabilis)

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-20

  Molina, Y ^a   O'Donnell, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Foraging; Polistes instabilis; Polyethism; Social evolution; Social organization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; EVOLUTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE POTENTIAL; SELF ORGANIZATION; WASP; WORKER CASTE;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; POLISTES INSTABILIS; POLISTINAE;

EID: 60149084659     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1027-0     Document Type: Article

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