Colony social structure in native and invasive populations of the social wasp Vespula pensylvanica

Biological Invasions

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 283-294

  Hanna, Cause ^a   Cook, Erin D ^b   Thompson, Ariel R ^b   Dare, Lyndzey E ^b   Palaski, Amanda L ^b   Foote, David ^c   Goodisman, Michael A D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA microsatellite; Eusocial insect; Polyandry; Polygyny; Social evolution; Supercolony

Indexed keywords

COLONY STRUCTURE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INVASIVE SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; QUEEN; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WASP;

EID: 84892424050     PISSN: 13873547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10530-013-0517-9     Document Type: Article

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