Interpopulation variation in status signalling in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 205-209

  Green, Jonathan P ^a   Field, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Europe; Polistes dominulus; RHP; Signalling; Status badge; Variation

Indexed keywords

CONTEST COMPETITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; FIGHTING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC DRIFT; GENETIC VARIATION; INTERPOPULATION VARIATION; INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITION; SIGNALING; WASP;

EUROPE;

POLISTES DOMINULUS; POLISTINAE;

EID: 78650190631     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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