Cargando...

Dispersal of first “workers” in social wasps: Causes and implications of an alternative reproductive strategy

Many “workers” in north temperate colonies of the eusocial paper wasp Polistes fuscatus disappear within a few days of eclosion. We provide evidence that these females are pursuing an alternative reproductive strategy, i.e., dispersing to overwinter and become nest foundresses the following spring,...

Descrición completa

Gardado en:
Detalles Bibliográficos
Main Authors: Reeve, H. Kern, Peters, John M., Nonacs, Peter, Starks, Philip T.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: The National Academy of Sciences 1998
Assuntos:
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC24889/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9811870
Tags: Engadir etiqueta
Sen Etiquetas, Sexa o primeiro en etiquetar este rexistro!