Selection for individual recognition and the evolution of polymorphic identity signals in polistes paper wasps

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 570-577

  Sheehan, M J ^a   Tibbetts, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal communication; Badge of status; Individual recognition; Negative frequency dependent selection; Phenotypic polymorphism; Polistes; Quality signal; Recognition system

Indexed keywords

COLOR; FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; RECOGNITION; SIGNALING; WASP;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; INDIVIDUALITY; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; RECOGNITION; WASP;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; INDIVIDUALITY; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENTATION; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELECTION, GENETIC; WASPS;

ANIMALIA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES FUSCATUS; POLISTES METRICUS; POLISTINAE;

EID: 77749254729     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01923.x     Document Type: Article

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