Physiological and genomic mechanisms of social organization in wasps (family: Vespidae)

Advances in Insect Physiology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2015, Pages 95-130

  Jandt, Jennifer M ^a   Toth, Amy L ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caste; Development; Eusociality; Maternal behaviour; Nutrition; Polistes; Reproduction; Wasp

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925938323     PISSN: 00652806     EISSN: 22136800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/bs.aiip.2015.01.003     Document Type: Chapter

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