Polistes japonicus (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) queens monopolize ovipositing but are not the most active aggressor in dominant-subordinate interactions

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 519-529

  Ishikawa, Y ^a   Yamada, Y Y ^a   Matsuura, M ^a   Tsukada, M ^a   Tsuchida, K ^b  

^a MIE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal wagging; Dominance behavior; Dominance hierarchy; Polistinae; Social insects

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COLONY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DOMINANCE; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; OVIPOSITION; QUEEN; SOCIAL INSECT; WASP; WORKER CASTE;

HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; POLISTES JAPONICUS; POLISTINAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 80052574192     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-011-0173-y     Document Type: Article

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