Sexual interactions and nestmate recognition in invasive populations of Polistes dominulus wasps

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 457-463

  Liebert, A E ^a   Wilson Rich, N ^b   Johnson, C E ^b   Starks, P T ^b  

^a FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Diploid males; Hymenoptera; Paper wasps; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; GENETIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INVASIVE SPECIES; NESTMATE RECOGNITION; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL INSECT; WASP;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTINAE;

EID: 77957762057     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-010-0105-2     Document Type: Article

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