Recognition of a paper wasp social parasite by its host: Evidence for a visual signal reducing host aggressiveness

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 683-688

  Ortolani, I ^a   Zechini, L ^a   Turillazzi, S ^a   Cervo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cuticular hydrocarbon; Nestmate recognition; Paper wasp; Polistes sulcifer; Social parasitism; Visual signal

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CHEMICAL CUE; CONSPECIFIC; CUTICLE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HONEST SIGNALING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYDROCARBON; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; SIGNAL; SOCIAL INSECT; SOCIAL PARASITISM; SPECIALIZATION; VISUAL CUE; WASP; WORKER CASTE;

HEXAPODA; POLISTES; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTES SULCIFER; POLISTINAE;

EID: 77956619918     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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