Colony Defense Behavior of the Primitively Eusocial Wasp,Mischocyttarus cerberusis Related to Age
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Colony Defense Behavior of the Primitively Eusocial Wasp, Mischocyttarus cerberus is Related to Age
The colony defense behavior of the wasp Mischocyttarus cerberus Richards (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) was studied to verify whether there were different reactions of wasps of different ages and hierarchical positions during attacks of ants. Detailed nest mapping was first performed, then the wasps were marked and were divided in four distinct categories: queens, older workers, younger workers and ma...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Insect Science
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1536-2442
DOI: 10.1673/031.010.13601