A quantitative threshold for nest-mate recognition in a paper social wasp

Biology Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 459-461

  Cini, Alessandro ^a   Gioli, Letizia ^a   Cervo, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Nest mate recognition; Social parasitism; Social wasps

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON;

AGGRESSION; CUTICLE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYDROCARBON; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MATE RECOGNITION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMIOCHEMICAL; SOCIAL INSECT; WASP;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL CUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INSECT SOCIETY; MATE CHOICE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NEST PREDATION; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECOGNITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WASP;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS;

EID: 67749133631     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2009.0140     Document Type: Article

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